midterm Flashcards
study of the natural world by collecting data through a systematic process called the scientific method
science
where we apply science to create devices that can solve problems and do tasks
technology
mutually drive each other’s progress
relationship of science and technology
difference
aim
internal to the scientific method (production of knowledge and understanding
science
all technologies that collectively facilitate construction and maintenance of information system
information technology
external to its own development (made to solve the practical problems of the day)
technology
all technologies that collectively facilitate construction and maintenance of information system
technology
in a form of statement/number/picture
data
“give/fact”
datum
scientific, technological and engineering disciplines and managerial techniques used in information handling
unesco definition of it
- 1st public wide packet-switched computer network & allows multiple computers to communicate on a single network
- one of the first computer networks to
implement TCP/IP protocol suite
arpanet
earliest age of IT
premechanical age
1st start to see the connections between our current technology and its ancestors
mechanical age
close to some technologies that resemble our modern-day technology
beginnings of telecommunication
electromechanical age
what we currently live in
electronic age
1st high-speed, digital computer capable of solving full range of computing problems
eniac
1st large-scale automatic digital Computer
mark 1
1 of most popular platforms of communication being built.
telephone
set of “dots and dashes” and/or “sounds”
morse code
meaning of “What Hath God Wrought”
(See What God Has Done!)
long- distance communication by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations
telegraphs
3 machines created during this era
- Locomotive Power Engine
- Old Sewing Machine
- Old Typewriter
automatic mechanical calculator for polynomial functions
difference engine
