Question

The simple concept of personal computing, hatched by several Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and permeating almost all of modern society, remains perhaps the most important technological idea of the last 50 years.
a. True
b. False

Answer 1

Answer:

True

Explanation:

The advent of personal computing brought about by the implementation of several technologies including MOSFET, semiconductors, microchip and integrated circuits has revolutionized life in at a very high rate of change where traditional ways of doing things rapidly change and for the first time power was easily reachable by accessing a personal computer.

1. The computer personal computer brought about word processing, where there are very limited errors in individually printed documents and the time to produce a quality document was reduced

2. Email - With the advent of personal computers email, the information and communication time were lowered and it resulted in changes in commerce

3. Video conferencing - It was possible to have video conferencing with people and make decisions regarding direction can be made real time from very distant locations, which improved business reaction time

4. The mouse- The concept of having a graphic user interface improved computer interaction for people with limited programming skills.