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Assignment on New Technologies (Essay)

Assignment on New Technologies

The world of information technology is constantly changing. New technologies are invented almost daily.

Tell the story of a new information technology invented during the past 30 years. You may present inventors’ stories. You should explain the relation to information technology. Examples of information technologies invented during the past 30 years include:

• Viber; Amazon; Netflix; Twitter; YouTube; MySpace; WebVR; Google; Flickr; Smartphone; Linux; PayPal; Wikipedia; Skype; fiber optics; cloud computing; HTML5; 4G or 5G Networks; Smartboard; 3-D Printer; Instagram; Pinterest; Auto-tune; Cochlear Implants; Snapchat; Bluetooth; lab-on-a-chip technology; a lab on fiber; Apple Watch; Second Life; IMVU; multi-core processor; flat panel display; solid-state drive; BitLocker technology; e-readers; laser microphone; robot vacuum; radar and laser detectors; Uber; see also textbooks and recent news. A good source for personal computers related information is PC World.

1. Limit your written answer to a maximum of 350 words; after the text, including the sources you used for your research. The written assignment (Essay) portion of your mark is 2%.
2. Prepare a 3-5-minute presentation. The presentation portion of your mark is 3%.

3. It is a group activity and makes a group of two (2) students. You can work individually if you do not find a suitable partner. However, each student has to submit the assignment and powerpoint presentation individually but have to mention the name of your partner in the submitted documents.

Submit the assignment and the presentation by uploading your files on CCMS (Moodle) to each student individually. If needed, you may submit only a link to the presentation. A submission of a presentation file is not required. You may present without any presentation documents.

Answer 1

Change is the only constant. Same applies to New Technologies emerging day by day in the Information Technology Sector.Technological Advancement has brought many revolutionary changes to the mankind like robots being used by people and lot of industries worldwide for different purposes like cleaning and managing of radioactive waste.Without technological advancements, our lives would not have been simpler and faster. The modernisation that the world is witnessing today has all been possible because of the technological developments in different fields. Some of the major technologies that have come up in the past few years are :-

1. Artificial Intelligence
2. Blockchain
3. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
4. Cognitive Cloud Computing
5. DevOps
6. Big Data
7. RPA (Robotic Process Automation)
8. Data Science

One more new technology is Internet Of Things(IOT).Now What does that mean?

Internet of things refers to the connection of objects to each other and to humans through the Internet.The devices are embedded with sensors and softwares to connect and exchange data with other devices over the internet. It was first used in 1982 by Coca Cola in its vending machine.It was first internet connected appliance.But Cisco Systems estimated that IOT was born in 2008-2009 as its use increased in the markert.

The term "Internet of things" was coined by Kevin Ashton of Procter & Gamble in 1999.

Nowadays, many companies from different sectors or sectors are adopting this technology to simplify, improve, automate and control different processes.Some of the  major practical applications of IOT are:-

• Wearables- Virtual glasses, fitness bands to monitor for example calorie expenditure and heart beats, or GPS tracking belts, are just some examples of wearable devices that we have been using for some time now.
• Traffic Monitoring- When we use our mobile phones as sensors, which collect and share data from our vehicles through applications such as Google Maps, we are using the IOT to inform us and at the same time contribute to traffic monitoring, showing the conditions of the different routes and improving the information on the different routes to the same destination, distance, estimated time of arrival.
• Agriculture- Through the implementation of IoT sensors, a significant amount of data can be obtained on the state and stages of the soil.