Rachel Thomas
Composition I
3 December 2015
A Step in the Right Direction with Computer Science
In the hospital, a mother of 3 is found to have a pre-cancerous tumor lurking in her pancreases that could have progressed to a deadly stage if not removed promptly. Through the use of the hospital’s robotic surgical system, it was able to successfully remove the tumor allowing this mother to return home to her family. This was made possible because of the advances in computer science; Computer science is the scientific and useful way to deal with computation and its applications. The study of computer science itself studies various conditions of the use of programming languages, complex systems and artificial intelligence. Human–computer interaction considers the challenges in making computers useful, usable, and universally accessible to humans. In today’s world, as technology is rapidly perfected, society as a whole needs to incorporate the latest advances in technology that make one’s life more efficient, convenient, and useful in their everyday lives.
For example, the blending of inventive innovations with scientific discoveries relating to the brain opens better approaches for taking care of data, treating sicknesses, and perhaps making robots with human qualities. Over the past century, we have aided our vision and hearing with lenses and amplifiers. “During the next century, we will probably replace eyes and ears with light and sound detectors and computer chips that send
Just as the steam engine and efficient coal production kicked off the Industrial Revolution, cognitive enhancements will transform the modern era.
Breaking the potential technologies into separate categories based on interface and body part effected. The first of these technologies will be the advancements that are the foundations for brain reprogramming. While this sounds more like a mad scientist’s story, in fact, possible to reprogram a person’s brain on a limited scale currently. We see scientists from the University of Western Australia working on this to help people with certain neurological and psychiatric disorders develop a brain chemistry that helps relieve problems within its circuitry. While this study is ongoing it has shown very promising
Technologies are forever changing, some of the biggest breakthroughs in technologies occurred in world war one. Miller (2004), former consultant physician states that because of the time and money governments spent on science
Having knowledge of computer science is helpful nowadays and it can be useful in almost everything. Because of computer science, websites are programmed to give search results so quickly; characters on a video game are able to move, tiny screen on a phone can allow someone to browse a web, or even shopping online: many people can feel confident their credit card number will not be stolen. Computer science in nowadays is the most important skill of the 21st century. Nevertheless, it is not widely taught. Many students do not know about computer science. In high school “too many of them are learning English, art history, or ethnic or gender studies, and not enough in technology” (Schulzke). With such a high job growing market and being one of the most important skill in the 21st century, computer science should be mandatory in high school.
The brain the powerhouse of the human body once marveled for its complexity is now up renovation as well. The installation of microchips and nanotechnology will improve intelligence allowing the brain to process in collaboration with a technology and function as a high-speed computer better memory and processing skills. Communicate like never before, allowing people to connect via brain waves. Also altering the mood of a person to reduce stress and balance hormones to assists in a content living more comfortable living.
technology taking a turn, many new inventions have come into existence that can help many
People use computers daily; from fuel injection in cars to fire detectors, and the more obvious results of computing such as cell phones and laptops. The implications of this, however, far exceed what might be expected. In exploring computer science a number of questions are raised; questions of what makes up knowledge in a computer, of what the essential characteristics of a computer are, and of what the ramifications of computing are. Moreover, in analyzing computer science it is evident that philosophy not only lends itself to questions raised, such as where computational knowledge comes from or what makes up a computer, but also to the ethical dilemmas computing creates. Epistemology can be found in computing within concepts of machine learning and artificial intelligence. How computers arrive at knowledge, and whether this knowledge is can be tackled by epistemology. Similarly, many parallels exist between computing and metaphysics. What the essence of a computer is, and how the user interacts with this are metaphysical questions. Computers and computer software often arrive at ethical issues. This is the focus of computer ethics.
A thirty-three-year-old Asian man, called a genius with a master’s degree in computer science, was sitting on a comfortable wooden chair in his own room, staring at his laptop, and continued typing “cheap flights.” As the search result came out, he unthinkingly clicked one by one, visiting each website labelled Google-branded ads. Ultimately, he got a good deal from OneTravel.com with 15 percent off. He thought he was smart by choosing the stickiest websites, but he didn’t know his search alternatives were set by a Big Salesman, namely Google. The more he clicked, the more he increased Google’s advertising profits.
How could you be reading this paper right now without programs like Windows and Word that this document was made on? Technology is a fundamental part of our everyday lives, meaning the people who program computers have significant jobs. Although it is essential that computers are built from scratch, people are needed to transform these computers from complex machines that users need a college diploma to the user-friendly interfaces we see today. In order to become and remain a computer programmer, a student could go to college and obtain a degree or self-teach himself.
Human Computer Interaction we are all familiar with, a trait characteristic of all humankind that emerged in the early 1980s that started embracing computer science and human factors that would interact with computer. There has been study of how the users of computers utilize them to complete tasks in the environment they will finally be used in. Human Computer Interaction is not just designed for one user and then another user comes along to use it. When been created an HCI system it would have to be considering how the users will interact with computer devices. Human Computer Interaction all aspects have been included in the tasks to be completed, in the technology that will be used by the user (e.g. input/output), how they will interact with the system. Therefore, human computer interaction has become increasingly popular and is important to our society. Over one hundred years ago before, the word "computer" started to appear in our dictionary people didn’t even know what a computer is. Now Human Computer Interaction has expanded rapidly and steadily over three decades. Until the late 1970s, the only humans who interacted with computers were information technology professionals and dedicated hobbyists. This changed disruptively with the emergence of personal computing in the later 1970s. Personal computing, including both personal software (productivity applications, such as text editors and spreadsheets, and interactive computer games) and personal computer platforms
In this stage, I have watched an introductory video about computer science and what a computer scientist does in general. According to this video, computer science is a certain way to impact the world. This course will provide more information about computer science and why it is important to know.
Ever since I was a grade schooler, I actually enjoyed experimenting with Linux terminal coding and programming on my computer. I can’t forget the very first moment that a simple program I developed started to work correctly. The beauty of computer science and computer engineering lies in the notion that even with the numerous innovations in the field, there does exist plenty of room for improvement. Watching and following the latest trends in the area of embedded systems, robotics, security and other related fields, I became conscious of the fact that these would be the focus of the present century.
The amount of women achieving a degree in computer science is decreasing due to to common stereotypes women believe about computer science and the experiences they have while studying computer science. According to the National Center for Women & Information Technology only “17% of 2014 Computer Science and Information Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients were female”(NCWIT Fact Sheet). Computer Science is mainly a male dominated field. There are many factors that come into play when a woman decides to become a computer science major. With the lack of encouragement women get there needs to be a strong surrounding of powerful role models and mentors that women have access to. Interviewing Rebecca Wright, Professor in the Department of Computer Science in Rutgers New Brunswick and the director of DIMACS (Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science), gave me insight on how important it is to have realistic role models in a young woman 's life. Young girls must ignore the common stereotypes they hear about women in the STEM field. There is plenty of advice to come to help girls understand their importance in computer science.
Today, computerized mechanism and ICT (information and communication technology) have a significant impact on human life process. What was on the top of the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is now performing a vital role in each human life. Due to the swift growth in the technology industry and hardware and software development computerized systems and machines are used on an everyday basis by almost everyone, even people from different fields which are not related to computing. Major sectors such as aviation, healthcare, banking and education adopted computer technology to improve productivity and efficiency. Interaction between human and machine occurs in user interface and the communication mode between user and a computer
In today’s society, there is a wide range of computer use. Almost everywhere you go today you are required to have some sort of basic understanding of how a computer is operated. In my report, I am going to tell you how computers are used in the field of medicine. There is a wide variety of use and need for a computer in the medical field. Their uses include storing patient related data, scanning and imaging the body, and assisting speedy communications. Some of the main points I will be discussing is why Health Care Professionals use computers, where computers are used in the Health Care System , and Computer Assisted Surgery.