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Technology And Technology : The Possibility Of Modern Computers

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Computers were designed to make human function easier and more convenient. The capabilities of modern computers go above and beyond their original expectations and have constantly provided intelligence, convenience, and entertainment to people and businesses. The rate at which technology is increasing is interesting to some and scary to others. The speed and accuracy of machines has enhanced the world as we know it. People are constantly searching for ways to make computers better, but humanity has still not reached the full capability of technology. There is no way to tell if people will ever reach full technological capability, or if we even want to venture that far, but technology has no known limit, so humanity will work continuously to make new discoveries that change the way we look at the world.
In order for computers to enhance human capability, people needed to first design a way for computers to receive input and retain it. The first example of a human designed device that could retain input dates back to approximately 3000 BC (Abdallah). A device called an Abacus was used to count and contained several rows of beads on a sliding metal wire that were moved to count and perform mathematics (Abdallah). Today computers rely on more complicated technology referred to as hardware. The form of hardware that allows a computer to perceive information is called an input device. Keyboards, touchpads, microphones, scanners, and cameras all fall into the category of input devices. Although these devices have different functionality, they all serve one purpose; receiving information (Abdallah). These devices are the computer equivalent to human eyes and ears. One technological achievement in input, that has been very popular recently, is touchscreen. This huge step in computer convenience disposes of buttons and allows a user to touch the screen to select items shown. Despite all of the recent advancements in technology, input devices are useless without a user. Another disadvantage of input devices is the complexity of the language barrier. This problem has been around since the dawn of humanity, but is very apparent in the field of technology because having unlimited range of communication is useless without

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