Question

2. Does the Internet facilitate democracy?

3. What does Sherry Turkle mean when she says that the computer is a medium for self-discovery and self-expression?

4. What is virtual reality (VR)?

5. What is artificial intelligence (AI)? Describe some implications of recent developments in the field of AI for our sense of self.

7. What is ambient intelligence (AmI)? What implications does AmI have for concerns involving individual freedom and autonomy, as well as for privacy and security?

10. What are nanocomputers? What kinds of architectures could future nanocomputers have?

Answer 1

2. Does the Internet facilitate democracy?

This is actually a debae topic. The answer is based on the users and the impact they have about internet.According to me it provides greater freedom to express. Everyone has ability to challenge and criticize. So Internet facilitate democracy.

4. What is virtual reality (VR)?

An Artificial environment created by software. The user can use data goggles, sensor suits, data gloves or helmets to feel reality.

5. What is artificial intelligence (AI)? Describe some implications of recent developments in the field of AI for our sense of self.

AI is making computer systems that simulate human intelligence. In other words AI is a field of trying to make computers behave like humans.

• Field where AI is used
• Prediction of weather
• Increased relaxation time: Robotic vacuum cleaners can detect walls and other objects to vacuum around.
• Safe transport: Self-parking cars and driverless train.
• Better Personal safety: Modern home alarm systems.
• Enhanced medical care: Robotic surgery assistants

7. What is ambient intelligence (AmI)? What implications does AmI have for concerns involving individual freedom and autonomy, as well as for privacy and security?

AmI brings intelligence to our daily atmosphere and makes those environments sensitive and responsive to us.

A good example of Ambient Intelligence is that a man is commanding the TV to be brighter by his gestures, however the TV is already in the brightest level, then the lights in the room become reduced and the windows get closed to make TV appear brighter.

It protects from accidents, personalized 24/7 shopping experience in physical stores similar to online shopping and better health care, more privacy ad security.

10. What are nanocomputers? What kinds of architectures could future nanocomputers have?

The computer whose physical dimensions are microscopic. Nanocomputing is part of the emerging field of nanotechnology.

The architecture is based on the field they are used. For example future nanocomputer architectures will be formed from non-volatile reconfigurable, locally-connected hardware engages that combine processing and memory. This architecture models more closely than any existing computer architecture that of the human brain, with its vastly superior computing power.