In today’s day and age no one can seem to live without their
smart phone or computer. We have been beyond spoiled by the advancements of
technology. We easily have a working computer at our fingertips all hours of
the day. There are so many different options when shopping for a new phone, tablet,
laptop or even a PC. It can be confusing know which type of computer to go with
that will suit your needs. Do you need something that costs a little more or
something that costs less?
To think that computer came into existence in 1937 blows my
mind. Although the early day computers were super simple in functionality only having
a switch that was essentially on and off is crazy. Not to mention the size of a
computer in the early 1900’s took up an entire room.
By the 1940’s engineers learned about Moore’s Law which allowed
them to shrink computers into smaller spaces. Year over year computer got smaller
and smaller then by 1970 a computer was able to fit in a singular device. From
there computers continued to shrink more and more. Roll into the 1980s-1990s and schools now had
computer available for their students to utilize. These computers were much
bigger than the ones we use today but they were able to allow students to
access the web via dial up and type school papers.
Why do we rely so heavily on computers for our every day
lives? When I think of this question I instantly say, “Work smarter not harder.”
Computers have come into our lives and have simplified so many things for us. We
have computers at our fingertips when we are out and about. Rewind 20 years ago
and the technology has advanced so much.
References
https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/
Vahid, F., & Lysecky, S. (2019). Computing technology
for all. zyBooks.
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