12 Questions
Which device was introduced to the public in 1975, considered one of the first personal computers?
Personal Computer
In what year did Intel introduce the first microprocessor chip?
1971
What separates Artificial intelligence from information science according to the text?
Evolution of Man
Which format was agreed upon by MCA and Phillips for encoding videodiscs in 1974?
Optical Laserdisc
What is described as a PC that is not designed for portability and offers more storage and power than portable versions?
Desktop Computer
When did the Library of Congress develop LC MARC, a machine-readable code?
1969
What term is used interchangeably with Information Age in the text?
Digital Revolution
Who proposed the theory of the Information Age?
James R. Messenger
Which invention is NOT part of the timeline mentioned in the history of the Information Age?
Internet Search Engine
What was the significant contribution mentioned to have been made by Samuel Johnson?
Standardization of English Spelling
Who invented the printing press with movable metal type?
Johannes Gutenberg
Which technology was associated with the invention of the electronic amplifying tube (triode)?
Telegraph
Study Notes
The Development of Information Technology
- 1957: Planar transistor was developed by Jean Hoerni
- 1958: The first integrated circuit was developed
- 1960s: The Library of Congress developed LC MARC (Machine Readable Code)
- 1969: The UNIX operating system was developed, which could handle multitasking
- 1971: Intel introduced the first microprocessor chip
- 1972: The Optical Laserdisc was developed by Phillips and MCA
- 1974: MCA and Phillips agreed on a standard videodisc encoding format
- 1975: The Altair microcomputer kit was released, marking the first personal computers for the public
- 1977: RadioShack introduced the first complete personal computer
The Information Age
- The Information Age is defined as a period starting in the last quarter of the 20th century, when information became effortlessly accessible through publication and computer networks
- Also known as the Digital Age and New Media Age
- Associated with the development of computers
History of Information Age
- 3000 BC: The Sumerian writing system used pictographs to represent words
- 2900 BC: The beginning of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing
- 1300 BC: Tortoise shell and Oracle bone writing were used
- 500 BC: The papyrus roll was used
- 220 BC: Chinese small seal writing was developed
- 100 AD: The book (Parchment Codex) was developed
- 105 AD: Woodblock printing and paper were developed
- 1455: Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press using movable metal type
- 1755: Samuel Johnson's dictionary standardized English spelling
- 1802: The Library of Congress was established
- 1824: Research on persistence of vision was published
- 1830s: The first viable design for a digital computer was developed
- 1837: The invention of the telegraph in Great Britain and the United States
- 1861: Motion pictures were projected onto a screen
- 1876: The Dewey decimal system was introduced
- 1877: Eadweard Muybridge demonstrated high-speed photography
- 1899: The first magnetic recordings were released
- 1902: Motion picture special effects were used
- 1906: Lee DeForest invented the electronic amplifying tube (triode)
- 1923: The television camera tube was invented by Zvorkyn
- 1926: The first practical sound movie
- 1939: Regularly scheduled television broadcasting began in the US
- 1940s: The beginning of information science as a discipline
- 1945: Vannevar Bush foresaw the invention of hypertext
- 1946: The ENIAC Computer was developed (generally recognized as the world's first computer)
- 1948: The birth of field-of-information theory proposed by Claude E. Shannon
Types of Computers
- Personal Computer (PC): A single-user instrument, first known as microcomputers
- Desktop Computer: A PC that is not designed for portability, offering more storage, power, and versatility than portable versions
- Laptops: Portable computers that integrate desktop capabilities
This lesson covers the definition of Information Age, the history of Information Age, and factors to consider when checking website sources. It aims to help students understand the significance of information accessibility and management through computers and networks.
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