Tomorrow’s Technology
and You
Chapter 2
Inside the Box
© 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Slide 1
Chapter 2
Objectives
What can we learn from Apple?
How can we minimize the negative effect of computers on the
environment?
What is likely in the future of computer CPU and memory and
what might be the ramifications?
(Note that we are not covering the Hardware basics portion of this
chapter – use it as a resource if you need explanations of basics in
work on later chapters)
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Slide 2
What can we learn from Apple? (pages 37-38)
First successful ‘PC’ in late 70’s
“Apple 2”
what was the secret of success?
“Macintosh” in 1984
what was special about it?
why did it not prevail over the
IBM/Microsoft PC?
What is Apple doing today?
What can we learn from Steve
Jobs’ experience?
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Slide 3
Chapter 2
Objectives
What can we learn from Apple?
How can we minimize the negative effect of computers on the
environment?
What is likely in the future of computer CPU and memory and
what might be the ramifications?
(Note that we are not covering the Hardware basics portion of this
chapter – use it as a resource if you need explanations of basics in
work on later chapters)
© 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.
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Environmental Impact (pp 48-49)
What are the problems?
What can we do?
Recycle waste products - such as?
Send bits, not paper – how?
 Recycle old computers
 Reuse / Dispose - what will you do? Why?
Security issues and Solutions
 What are the problems? What do you plan to do?
Use laptop, not desktop – or is this good advice?
What else can we do?
© 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Slide 5
Chapter 2
Objectives
What can we learn from Apple?
How can we minimize the negative effect of computers on the
environment?
What is likely in the future of computer CPU and memory and
what might be the ramifications?
(Note that we are not covering the Hardware basics portion of this
chapter – use it as a resource if you need explanations of basics in
work on later chapters)
© 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.
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The Future of CPU & RAM (pp 58-59)
How ‘big’ are computers today?
How is ‘size’ of CPU/RAM measured?
Why does it matter?
What is typical for home/business?
Will the recent pace of advance continue?
 How? (What technologies have promise?)
So what?
 Are they likely to be more reliable also?
What might be the result?
 Are they likely to be more ubiquitous?
 Where are they likely to appear where they
are not used today?
 What are the potential benefits and risks?
Slide 7
Chapter 2
In-Class Activity
Go to the ‘In-class discussion - Week 2’ Forum,
and use the Reply to post as follows:
Change header to your first name (or nickname)
In the body of the post, tell us the following about
your home computer, (or the one in front of you, if you
prefer)
Size of RAM
Speed of CPU
Your analysis – is this too small? OK? Bigger than needed?
– and why do you say this?
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