I'm not entirely certain if we are to blog about these readings, but to be on the safe side, I shall at least speak a few words about the topic.
My apologies to everyone who is reading this; I am a bit sarcastic and condescending at the moment, and the content of these articles is not alien to me due to past experiences with programming and computer information science courses.
Personal Computer Hardware (Wikipedia)
The article just covers all of the basic parts of a computer and what they do. I honestly can't find anything else to say on the article. Yes, it is important to know what is in your machine, but beyond the basic facts, there is not much else I need to say.
Moore's Law (Wikipedia)
This article was a bit more interesting to me, although a bit redundant. Moore's Law explains the trend of technology upgrading at the rate it has been every two years, as that is the time it takes for "the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit" to double, allowing the capabilities of computers to rise at an exponential rate. The most interesting point here was the note on how companies set the rate of long term research and development upon the law. This does raise a question: is it possible to advance faster than Moore's Law predicts?
Computer History Museum
As interesting as this site is, I am not certain what to say about it. While it would be interesting to physically see these relics of computing, it is difficult to appreciate them when you only can see the pictures and read what is posted on the blurb next to them.
Hi Anthony,
ReplyDeleteThe question of whether technology could advance faster than Moore's Law suggests is interesting to me, too. I wonder if corporations follow that timeline because of manufacturing costs, or if they're actually going as fast as they can?
As previously mentioned, I do have to wonder if Moore's law is followed due to costs, or if the release of that technology is just a self-fulfilled prophecy. We always hear about computers that are more advanced than what is on the market, so we know the capabilities are there, but whether or not they are released openly or affordable is the question (which brings us back to the note on Moore's law about the affordability of the transistors).
ReplyDeleteAlways need to love a full circle like that. . .