Computer History
Touchscreens became common around this time.
What is around 2007? (Could also answer 2000's)
The physical parts of a computer or other equipment that can be touched.
What is hardware?
A type of computing that uses a network of remote servers hosted on the internet to store, manage, and process data. Examples include streaming music from Spotify or using Google Drive to backup photos.
What is Cloud Computing?
This type of law protects writers and artists from having their work stolen.
What is copyright law?
This technology helps us compute mathematical computations, write computer code, and auto-pilot cars.
What is Artificial Intelligence?
The IBM 5100 (the world's first portable computer) became common around this time.
What is 1975? (Could also answer 1970's)
A set of instructions or programs that tell a computer what to do.
What is software?
This is the name for computing devices embedded in everyday objects. Examples include a Ring doorbell and a smart watch.
What is the Internet of Things?
This law prevents companies from collecting certain information from children under the age of 13.
What is COPPA?
These types of employees will be necessary in the future to design systems, test code created by AI, and update code to new versions.
What are computer scientists? (Will also accept STEM careers)
This way to interact with a computer using visual elements like icons and buttons instead of text commands became common in the early 1990's.
What is a Graphical User Interface (or GUI)?
The device that connects all of the physical components of a computer together.
What is a motherboard?
This type of computing doesn't require an internet connection and gives you more control, but has higher upfront costs.
What is physical computing?
These are a set of standards that guide how people behave, and are based on values and respect for others.
What are ethics?
This feature of AI can help increase productivity, reduce costs and minimize errors. It can also help take over repetitive and boring tasks.
What is automation?
This type on input device has been used since the 1940's, but became more common in the 1960's and 1970's.
What is a keyboard?
The software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripherals. Examples are Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS.
What is an operating system?
This is a potential drawback to IoT devices because we don't always know what information is being collected on us or who is using it.
What is privacy or security concerns? (Will also accept data collection).
An example of this is training AI systems using only one demographic of people.
What is bias?
These types of computers will enable faster processing, allowing for more complex problems.
What are Quantum Computers?
The first computer to use this type of code was the Z1 in 1936. It only used 0's and 1's.
What is binary?
A piece of hardware that connects to a computer to send or receive information.
What is a peripheral device?
This type of computing will allow businesses to scale their computing power as they grow, but requires an internet connection and a monthly cost.
What is cloud computing?
This type of law helps encourage people to create because they know their original ideas will be protected.
What are copyright laws?
AI will help this area of focus by analyzing large amounts of data, identifying potential threats, and creating more secure network systems.
What is cybersecurity?