Trends in IT: Population Growth, Search Engines, and Future Tech, Slides of Learning processes

Download Trends in IT: Population Growth, Search Engines, and Future Tech and more Slides Learning processes in PDF only on Docsity! Modern Trends in Information Technology docsity.com Trends Shaping the Future  World’s Population Doubles in 40 Years  Developed Countries Population Living Longer  Undeveloped Countries Faster Birth Rate  Global Economy More Integrated  Economy and Society Dominated by Technology Applications  Pace of Technology Development Increasing at a Faster Rate  Source: World Future Society docsity.com Speed and Power Growth  Processing Speed  2 times every 18 months  Storage Space  2 times ever 9 months  Fiber Optics  2 times every 6 months  Internet Traffic  2 times every 12 months Source: U. S. News and World Report docsity.com Wireless Phones to Increase  125 million cell phone subscribers in India, or three times the number of landlines in the country. By 2010, half of the nation's 1.1 billion people will be connected by cell phone. (The Washington Post Newspaper October 2006) docsity.com Privacy – A Thing of the Past  Sensor networks, robots and biological chips would leave network management, health care and many household tasks to machines. Every moment of your life would be preserved on video. docsity.com Internet Statistics  “Sex” is the Number 1 Search Term Workers Spend 21 Hours at Work and 9.5 Hours at Work on Internet Each Week  32.6 % of Workers Have No Objective While Surfing the Internet  31 % of Employers Restrict Internet Use  82 % of Businesses Believe Internet Use Should Be Monitored (Business Week Magazine 2006) docsity.com IT Trends  Security technologies, including biometrics  “Intelligent" machines and robots that respond to human needs and patterns  Source: Harvard Business School Cyberposium docsity.com Source: [http://www.ict.tuwien.ac.at/skripten/Penzhorn] article by Dr. W. Z. Penzhorn Iris-scan 6.32% Keystroke-scan 0.41% Facial-scan 15.70% Hand-scan 10.60% Signature-scan 2.75% Voice-scan 4.38% Finger-scan 49.75% Middleware 10.09% Biometrics Market Share docsity.com Hands-Free Remote Control “Increase Volume” “Change to Channel 3” “Record” Remembers Favorite Channels Remembers 54 Different Voice Commands Recognizes 4 Voices docsity.com Bill Gates Introduces the Tablet PC May change the way that notes are taken docsity.com Future Movie Watching Connects (wireless) to any video source – PC, DVD, TV and so forth Uses two AA batteries and sells for $499 – Available Now docsity.com Moore’s Law  In 1965, when Intel was developing the first microprocessor, company cofounder Gordon Moore predicted that the number of transistors on a microprocessor would double approximately every 18 months. To date, Moore's law has proven remarkably accurate. In 2003, Moore predicted that his law will last until at least 2013. Speed to exceed 98 GHz by 2013. docsity.com IT Trends USA Government may add taxes on Internet trade. Current moratorium to expire. Look for possible E-Tax system by 2008. docsity.com Phones 2013  Phones will be low-powered, lightweight, ear- mounted, and equipped with one follow-you phone number. It will connect to the Net via the PDA. docsity.com PDA Agent ID 2013  By using new scanning technology that verifies the user's thumb-print, the PDA will open doors to cars, homes, and offices. It will secure access to your personal databases, such as online medical records, and guarantee their privacy. docsity.com Laptop 2013  The laptop with voice recognition will make keyboards obsolete and a rollout LCD screen permits the monitor to scroll. docsity.com Computers 2013  Computer displays and TV monitors are replaced by one lightweight, flat LCD panel that can be placed on a desk or hung on a wall. Your PDA pulls up your personal desktop configuration for work or for play. docsity.com Seating 2013  Chairs will be made of a gel that conforms to your body shape and will be matched to human tissue to provide a subtle massaging.  People will be able to heat and cool their chair and change its configurations for perching, lounging, and sitting.  docsity.com Connectivity 2013 Most electrical appliances connected to Web - machine to machine communication. Washing machine using too much water—message sent electronically to Maytag that a repair is needed. docsity.com Cable 2013  Television will contain a hard disk to record shows—1 terabyte of space to store hundreds of hours of high-definition programming.  Shows can be seen when you want to see them—not just when they are transmitted.  Entertainment sold as a pay-per-view fee or as a monthly subscription. docsity.com