Portfolio Proposal Candidate Name: Kyra Gould Title of Piece: Rome Reborn: What are the effects of virtual reality on education? Area of Impact: Education News Item: “Ancient Rome brought back to life”BBC News 12 June 2007http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6743991.stm Does the topic relate to ITGS? Yes Is the area of impact one that has not been addressed in a previous portfolio piece? Yes Does the article raise one or more social or ethical issues related to an IT system? Yes Is the problem clear? Yes Can you think of two viable solutions? Yes Do you have access to a range of resources on this topic? Yes Approved: ________________________________ Date: ___________
November 23, 2007
November 2, 2007
History of Computers
The history of computers is a topic that covers millenia, dating back to the 30,000-20,000 BCE, when humans carved tally marks into bones. A bone was discovered from around the year 8500 BCE with prime numbers carved into it. The next major milestone was around 1900 or 1800 BCE, with the creation of the first place-value number system. The real first computer was invented between 1000 and 500 BCE: the abacus. Though it was simply a line-and-pebble system, the abacus was the first real calculating mechanism.
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