Technology Essays

It is very typical and practical in an office to have a fax machine. Every time you walk in to an office, you may see one of these machines but have you ever wondered how they work? Have you ever thought, how can a machine transfer information from one phone …

Chapter 1 1. What is the most important difference between a computer and a calculator A calculator can only process numerical data, which means, it can only work with numbers, but a computer can process alphanumerical data, such as numbers, letters, graphics, pictures, video, audio files and much more. A …

Introduction Operational amplifiers (“op-amp”) are high gain electronic voltage amplifiers, which are the significant building blocks for most electronic circuits. In addition to this, they are still the most widely used microelectronic devices nowadays, being used in vast applications for industrial and individual users. The aim of this experiment is …

Read the three scenarios below, and then answer the questions that follow each scenario. 1. You are the network administrator for a new company that has 10 users and plans to add five more users within a year. The files need to be accessed by all 10 users and each …

Technology impresses itself as the years go by. Mobile computing is one of the most rapidly used devices in the world. Mobile computing consists of many devices such as cell phones, laptops, PDAs, tablets, and Ipads. Consumers and businesses around the world rely on these devices daily. Mobile computing has …

INTRODUCTION Many kids these days have cell phones. You often see teenagers talking on their phones, or, just as often, texting. It became a part of everyday life, and a part of our society. Many teenagers and pre-teens get cell phones as early as possible as, sometimes younger than age …

A conducting plastic has been used to create a new memory technology which has the potential to store a mega bit of data in a millimeter- square device-10 times denser than current magnetic memories. This device is cheap and fast, but cannot be rewritten, so would only be suitable for …

To help counter terrorism, many countries are planning the development of computer systems that track large numbers of their citizens and their actions. Clearly this has privacy implications. Discuss the ethics of developing this type of system. Ethics is a concern of humans who have freedom of choice. Ethics is …

Technological convergence is when technologies currently in use are combined or improved to form newer technologies. The internet is one example of technological convergence. It has brought together the radio, games, books, television and much more. In the past, each entertainment medium had to be played on a specific device. …

1865 Rotary printing press (web) • In 1865, William Bullock invented a printing press that could feed paper on a continuous roll and print both sides of the paper at once. Used first by the Philadelphia Ledger, the machine would become an American standard. 1866 Urinal (restroom version) • A …