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Computers

Published on Mar 17, 2016

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Question #1
What is your artifact?
The COmputer.

Question #2
What is the purpose of your artifact?
It allows people to give it directions, and it will perform those directions in a short amount of time.

Question #3
Who invented your artifact and when was it invented?
It was invented by Charles babbage in 1822.

Question #4
How was it used when originally invented (what is the history)? How is it used today?
The computer’s first use was actually to be test equipment for engineers. Today, it is used to play games, look up information, check social media, or to watch videos.

Question #5
What are some of the innovations (improvements) that this product has undergone since its original invention?
In 1941, the first calculating computer was created so that people could type in numbers and get answers, like a calculator. In 1960, the first computer with a graphic display was invented, along with the first computer game. In 1985, the first computer with add-ons was created, so that people could use things such as piano keyboards and connect them to their computer.

Question #5
Which of these areas of technology best classifies the artifact?
I think A, Information and communication, does because the computer can be used to look up information, and it can also be used for communication, if you want to E-mail somebody.

Question #7
How has this product impacted society and the environment in a positive way?
It has impacted society in a positive way because it has made people’s lives easier if they want to do something fast and efficiently.

Question #8
How has this product impacted society and the environment in a negative way?
Sometimes people can hack into computers and get some of your personal information.

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Question#9

Science:
Figuring out why the computer would work and how it would work.

Technology:

Making technological enhancements to the computer and its parts.

Engineering:

Figuring out how to build the computer and actually building it.

Math:

Making all the measurements and computing everything.

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Question #10
Find a quote about the invention or one of its innovations from the original inventor or one of the engineers who innovated the technological artifact. (If it is too old - Just find a quote about your artifact.)

""''Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding.''
- Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

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Citations:
#1 http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=5&sid=d1a1da02-dffe-40d4...
#2 http://www.gizmag.com/go/1288/
#3
http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1939
#4
http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1985
#5
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_computers.html
#6
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/mybib.php

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10 Awesome facts about the computer!

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#1: The first computer mouse, constructed in 1964, was made out of wood. (By doug engelbart)
#2: Over 6,000 new computer viruses occur at least every month.
#3: The first electro-mechanical computer was developed in 1939.

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#4: The average human being blinks 20 times a minute - but only 7 times a minute when using a computer.
#5: 20% of online viruses are released by organized crime units
#6: The first hard drive was created in 1979 and could hold 5 Megabites of data.

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#7: The nvidia geforce 6800 ultra video card contains 222 million transistors
#8: In the 1980's, an Ibm computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft flight simulator.

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#9: There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the internet.
#10: E-mail has been around for longer then the world-wide web.

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Citations for the ten facts:
Facts 1-7:
http://geekofreak.com/2013/01/12-interesting-computer-facts.html
Facts 8-10:
http://www.computerknow.org/2014/01/interesting-facts-about-computers.html

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Question #1What is your artifact?The COmputer.

Question #2What is the purpose of your artifact?It allows people to give it directions, and it will perform those directions in a short amount of time.

Question #3Who invented your artifact and when was it invented?It was invented by Charles babbage in 1822.

Question #4How was it used when originally invented (what is the history)? How is it used today?The computer’s first use was actually to be test equipment for engineers. Today, it is used to play games, look up information, check social media, or to watch videos.

Question #5Which of these areas of technology best classifies the artifact?I think A, Information and communication, does because the computer can be used to look up information, and it can also be used for communication, if you want to E-mail somebody.

Question #7How has this product impacted society and the environment in a positive way?It has impacted society in a positive way because it has made people’s lives easier if they want to do something fast and efficiently.

Question #8How has this product impacted society and the environment in a negative way?Sometimes people can hack into computers and get some of your personal information.

Question#9Science:Figuring out why the computer would work and how it would work.Technology:Making technological enhancements to the computer and its parts.Engineering:Figuring out how to build the computer and actually building it.Math:Making all the measurements and computing everything.

10 Awesome facts about the computer!

#1: The first computer mouse, constructed in 1964, was made out of wood. (By doug engelbart) #2: Over 6,000 new computer viruses occur at least every month.#3: The first electro-mechanical computer was developed in 1939.

#4: The average human being blinks 20 times a minute - but only 7 times a minute when using a computer.#5: 20% of online viruses are released by organized crime units#6: The first hard drive was created in 1979 and could hold 5 Megabites of data.

#7: The nvidia geforce 6800 ultra video card contains 222 million transistors#8: In the 1980's, an Ibm computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft flight simulator.

#9: There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the internet.#10: E-mail has been around for longer then the world-wide web.

Citations for the ten facts:Facts 1-7:http://geekofreak.com/2013/01/12-interesting-computer-facts.htmlFacts 8-10:http://www.computerknow.org/2014/01/interesting-facts-about-computers.html

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Question #1
What is your artifact?
The COmputer.

Question #2
What is the purpose of your artifact?
It allows people to give it directions, and it will perform those directions in a short amount of time.

Question #3
Who invented your artifact and when was it invented?
It was invented by Charles babbage in 1822.

Question #4
How was it used when originally invented (what is the history)? How is it used today?
The computer’s first use was actually to be test equipment for engineers. Today, it is used to play games, look up information, check social media, or to watch videos.

Question #5
Which of these areas of technology best classifies the artifact?
I think A, Information and communication, does because the computer can be used to look up information, and it can also be used for communication, if you want to E-mail somebody.

Question #7
How has this product impacted society and the environment in a positive way?
It has impacted society in a positive way because it has made people’s lives easier if they want to do something fast and efficiently.

Question #8
How has this product impacted society and the environment in a negative way?
Sometimes people can hack into computers and get some of your personal information.

#1: The first computer mouse, constructed in 1964, was made out of wood. (By doug engelbart)
#2: Over 6,000 new computer viruses occur at least every month.
#3: The first electro-mechanical computer was developed in 1939.

#4: The average human being blinks 20 times a minute - but only 7 times a minute when using a computer.
#5: 20% of online viruses are released by organized crime units
#6: The first hard drive was created in 1979 and could hold 5 Megabites of data.

#7: The nvidia geforce 6800 ultra video card contains 222 million transistors
#8: In the 1980's, an Ibm computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft flight simulator.

#9: There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the internet.
#10: E-mail has been around for longer then the world-wide web.

Citations for the ten facts:
Facts 1-7:
http://geekofreak.com/2013/01/12-interesting-computer-facts.html
Facts 8-10:
http://www.computerknow.org/2014/01/interesting-facts-about-computers.html