1 Computers: From novelty to commonplace
Timings This is the first section of this unit. It should take you around one hour to complete. The theme of this section is the development of digital technologies, from the physically large and highly expensive equipment of the 1950s to the omnipresent networks and computer-based devices upon which our digital lives are founded today. In this section I will:
- compare the development of the computer to the development of the telephone
- describe some of the digital technologies that form an integral part of many of our lives
- introduce the term information society.
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