Ada Lovelace
- first computer programmer to realise computers can do more than calculate numbers
- first computer programmer
- wrote the Analytical Engine
- inspected the Babbage new machine
James Gosling
- developed Java program language
- developed a version of emacs
- developed Java into a language program for TV, computers, phones
- one of the most popular programming in the world
Admiral Grace Hopper
- devised the first commercial electronic computer
- was given the associate professor title in 1943 and joined the Navy
- background in mathematics
- learnt to program Mark 1
- received national technology medal in 1991
Alan Turning
- developed computational theory upon which modern computing started
- 1946 wrote a paper on computable numbers discussing the Turning Machine
- WW2 decrypted German messages
- developed the Automatic Computing Engine
Steve Jobs
- commoditised computing and developed smart phones
- established Apple in 1976
- £1.2 billion
- released MacBook etc
- second largest music retailer
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
- inventor of the WWW
- 1994 it was established
- 1989 hypertext document system used to create the internet
- allow research and share results
Industrial Robots
A robot used in manufacturing. They are automatic, programmable and can move on three or more axes
- Benefits
• efficient
• high quality
• work longer hours
- Drawbacks
• high installation cost
• loss of jobs
• restricted to simple tasks
Industrial Robots Uses
- welding = putting car panels together
- painting = spray paint on a car
- packaging = placing goods in a box
- assembly = putting pieces of a toy or car together
Autonomous Robots
Intellectual machines which can complete tasks on their own, without specific human control nor intervention
- Benefits
• work 24/7
• do not fall ill
• work at a constant standard
• creates high skilled roles
• work in dangerous situations
- Drawbacks
• expensive
• software could fail
• loss of jobs
Autonomous Robots Uses
- robocleaner = go around your house and clean
- robomower = mows your garden and doesn’t go of the path
- Automated Guided Vehicles = towing, fork truck or heavy load carrier designed for lifting things
- delivery drones = deliver packages to certain people in the building or neighbourhood
- medic robots = use surgical equipment to perform operations
Impact of Autonomous Robots
- loss of lower skilled jobs
- increases high paying/skilled jobs
- can work in unattractive places
- undertake boring jobs
- reduction in labour costs
- more leisure time for humans
Autonomous Vehicles
A self-driving car, a vehicle that has a sense of its environment and move safely without human input
- Benefits
• fewer accidents
• fewer traffic jams
• lower insurance costs
• no danger of drunk drivers
- Drawbacks
• cars can be hacked
• loss of driving skill
• job losses
• ethical issues
5 Levels of Autonomous Vehicles
- driver assistance
- part automation
- conditional automation
- high automation
- full automation
Autonomous Vehicle Uses
- traditional cars = customer buys or leases a car and uses it to commute
- shared AV = users pay a fee for each use or a subscription which allows them access to a range of AV
- logistics vehicles = allow safer delivery of goods 24/7
Impact of Autonomous Vehicles
- reduce travel time
- more productivity for humans
- those who are disabled can drive places
- safer than people on the wheel
- cheaper compared to public transport
- jobs disappear
- police will be reduced
Virtual Reality
Use of computer technology to create a simulated environment via head mounted displays
- Benefits
• reduced risk of accident
• innovative and interesting
• simplifies complex problems
• done remotely
- Drawbacks
• isolating due to time spent in world
• expensive
Virtual Reality Uses
- ability to collaborate using VR with a workforce to work in a interactive world
- data visualisation is also exciting use of VR where data is displayed digitally
- used in aircrafts, medicine and military industry ability to train in 3D
Augmented Reality
Allows virtual objects to be overlaid in the real world environmental in real time
- Benefits
• best of both worlds
• virtual communication using virtual information
• supports business activities to show products in your room or on your face
- Drawbacks
• privacy and security risks by collecting personal information
• can promote dangerous behaviour accidents happen in the real world
• installing and maintaining AR software and hardware can be costly
Augmented Reality Uses
- to see furniture in your home
- gaming
- navigation systems to see routes
- military use it to see statistics in their helmets
- see info on places without having to search it up
Artificial Intelligence
Ability for computers systems to simulate a function normally undertaken by people, such as learning and solving simple and complex problems
Machine Learning
This is the process of using mathematical models from data to help computers systems learn without further direct instruction from people
AI & Machine Learning Uses
- retail = maximise stocks
- healthcare = detect cancer via the processing of images as well as other applications
- customer service = in a wide range of industries use the chat programs to respond to customers questions
- banking = detect fraud
- sales & marketing = personalised offers like a Tesco club card
AI & Machine Learning
- Benefits
• faster decisions
• available 24/7
• helps with repetition
• makes jobs easier - Drawbacks
• high production cost
• no emotions
• takes the risk instead of people
• unemployment
• makes people lazy
Internet Enable Hardware Including the Internet of Things
Refers to the network of physical objects or things embedded with sensors, software and connectivity to exchange data with their devices or systems over the internet
- voice assistant
- smart bulbs
- smart watches
- smart phones
