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Why computers matter to you

Why computers matter to you. Computer fluency. What does it mean to be computer fluent?. Savvy computer users & consumers. Avoid hackers & viruses Protect privacy Use Internet wisely Avoid online annoyances Maintain, upgrade, & troubleshoot Smart consumer More sought after by employers

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Why computers matter to you

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  1. Why computers matter to you

  2. Computer fluency • What does it mean to be computer fluent?

  3. Savvy computer users & consumers • Avoid hackers & viruses • Protect privacy • Use Internet wisely • Avoid online annoyances • Maintain, upgrade, & troubleshoot • Smart consumer • More sought after by employers • Integrate latest technology • More active & aware participant in society

  4. Computer fluency • http://www.cs.clemson.edu/~cashiel/WishIKnew.doc

  5. Business Retail Shipping Ranching & farming Arts Medical field Law enforcement Legal fields Education The sciences Sports Computer gaming Computers at home Textiles Computers at work

  6. Computers in Business • Point of Sale Terminals • Tracking merchandise • Data mining

  7. Computers in Farmingand Ranching • Assist in managing complex farming business and information systems • RFID tags track and record animals in case of diseases • Computerized sensors and equipment activation protect crops

  8. Virtual dance Computers in the Arts • Virtual art

  9. Virtual reality in medical applications Patient simulator Da Vinci Surgical System Computers in the Medical Field

  10. Computers in Law Enforcement • Computer forensics

  11. Computers in the Legal Fields • Surveillance cameras • Forensic animation

  12. Computers in Education • Computers in the classroom • Distance education • Computerized research • The Internet

  13. Computers and the Sciences • Supercomputers • Archeology • Meteorology

  14. Computers in Sports • Training • Timing and scorekeeping • Data storage and statistics • “Smartballs” sense when soccer goals are scored

  15. Computer Gaming Careers • Programming • 3D animation

  16. Computers at Home • Robotics • Smart appliances Internet-connected refrigerator Robomower

  17. Computers in Textiles • Smart fabrics with computerized chips woven into the fabric • Smart fabrics made with nanoparticles

  18. Other benefits of computers • Tasks more efficient • Communication • Automobiles • Tools for disabled • Identification • Tracking devices

  19. Challenges • Government surveillance • Employee surveillance • Email monitoring • Data mining • Spam • Music downloading • Copying software • others

  20. Negative Impact of Computers • Loss of human interaction? • Digital divide • Quality of life • Overall, are computers beneficial or harmful?

  21. Loss of Skills & Judgment I have a spelling checker. It came with my PC. It plainly marks four my revue, Miss steaks aye can knot sea. Eye ran this poem threw it, I’m sure your pleased to no. It’s letter perfect in it’s weigh, My checker tolled me sew.

  22. In class exercise: • Open up Microsoft Word • go to Tools • then Thesaurus • look up the word “fool”…

  23. Famous Predictions • “My personal desire would be to prohibit entirely the use of alternating currents. They are unnecessary as they are dangerous.” - - Thomas Edison, 1899 • “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” - - Thomas J. Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943 • “Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.” - - Popular Mechanics, 1949 • “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.” - - Ken Olson, president of DEC, 1977 • “The US will have 220,000 computers by the year 2000.” - - official forecast by RCA Corp., 1966 (actual number was close to 100 million)

  24. Can We Trust Computers? • Billing errors • Credit report errors • Database errors • SW glitches • The Therac-25

  25. Leads us to the question: Are we too dependent on computers?

  26. Technology of tomorrow • Nanoscience • Biomedical chip implants • Artificial intelligence • RFID • Biometrics

  27. 5.4nm Nanoscience • Molecules and nanostructures • Nanomachines Four-α-helix protein scaffold Fluid flow inside Nanomachines

  28. Biomedical Chip Implants • Technological solutions to physical problems • Identity chips Retinal Implants VeriChip

  29. Artificial Intelligence • Robots • Neurons vs. Microchips

  30. RFID • Many uses: toll collection, cattle, pet implants, airline baggage tracking, building access, passports and driver’s licenses

  31. Biometrics • Fingerprint to get onto a computer system • USCs work-out center • Supermarkets • Logan Airport • School libraries & lunchrooms

  32. Other New Technology • Small chips that contains information • Wearware • Flying sensors/computers • Biological devices

  33. How Much is a Byte?

  34. How many songs can fit on my iPod?

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