Prospective Reflections on Computers and Technology

The millennium era is the season for information technology, internet and computers. They become the parts and parcel of our daily life. We cannot dream of living without them. In order to honor them, I provide in this article, various prospective reflections on computers and technology.

Here they are:

• Technology is ruled by two types of people: those who manage what they do not understand and those who understand what they do not manage.
• Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
• The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.
• Information Technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can meaningfully talk about one without talking about the other.
• Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they are basically good and smart and if you give them tools, they will do wonderful things with them.
• Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem and a big idea turn into an innovation.
• The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.
• I think it’s fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we’ve ever created. They are tools of communication, they are tools of creativity and they can be shaped by their user.
• Treat your password like a toothbrush. Don’t let anybody else use it and get a new one every six months.
• The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. I am talking about an organic computer – about biological substances that can function like a semiconductor.
• Computing is not about computers anymore. It is about living.
• With all the abundance we have of computers and computing, what is scarce is human attention and time.
• The new information technology – internet and email – have practically eliminated the physical costs of communications.
• Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
• By the time we get to the 2040s, we’ll be able to multiply human intelligence a billion-fold. That will be a profound change that’s singular in nature. Computers are going to keep getting smaller and smaller. Ultimately, they will go inside our bodies and brains and make us healthier and smarter.

Summing up, those are quite a few reflections on computers and technology that speak boldly on their prospects, importance and efficiency.

Source by Rosina S Khan