Blog Post 3

Computers are built so uniquely and complex... it takes a true genius to build one, a bigger one to understand one and an even bigger one to make them even better. RAMs, ROMS, CPUs, they all sound like medical terms or just jargon to me. This chapter, I had the hardest time with. It's not easy to get someone with NO computer experience, such as myself, to understand the concept of what goes into the computer, as well as the millions of parts, how they work together, why they work together, and how to get them working together yourself. It blew my mind how much work goes into a simple word processing program, much less something as complicated as the internet itself. I could barely keep up and have an newfound respect for all computer majors. Thank you, computer majors, for making the internet possible and for making my life easier by doing all the hard technical work for me. I'd just opt to live like the 16th century if it weren't for you.

Blog Post 2

The concept of artificial intelligence is one we covered very briefly and recently in this course, and it was one of the hardest concepts for me to grasp. The thought that one day computers can be as efficient and even surpass humans in their knowledge and efficiency scares me quite a bit. It reminds me of that Will Smith movie, where people used robots in their every day life as second members of the family, and one day the intelligence tower controlling them turned evil, making all the robots turn on their masters. Computers sometimes know too much and knowing one day there will be a time when they will be more ingenuous and cunning then we are... well, that is a scary thought. To me at least, that is. Many people eagerly await it, like robots or artificial intelligence will be the savior to mankind, but I truly think our dependence on artificial intelligence will surely be our downfall.

Blog Post 1

I had some of the WORST issues with this class because of the eBook we had to use. For me, I am the classic college student: I love to be able to pull out my book and look something up instantly. However, during this course, I had to secure internet access on a computer that accepted the eBook, look things up and read for hours on end in some coffee shop or on campus and then try to remember the internet work I read. I love to be able to refer to a book in person, hold the book, anyone can access it at any time and I know I can use it, even if the power is out or the internet is down. Call me old fashioned but that sincerely was one of my biggest pet peeves... I guess I'm old fashioned.