Digital Technology

• Who was Ada Lovelace and what did she do?

  She was the first computer programmer and the first person to realise that computers can do more than just calculate numbers
• Who was James Gosling and what did he do?


  He was the first person to develop the Java programming language.
• Who was Admiral Grace Hopper and what did she do?

  She was the first person to devise the first commercial electronic computer.
• Who was Alan Turing and what did he do?

  He was the first person to develop the computational theory upon which modern computing is based.
• Who is Steve Jobs and what did he do?


  He was the first person to commoditise computing and developed smartphones and hand-held devices.
• Who was Sir Tim Berners-Lee and what did he do?


  He was the creator of the World Wide Web.
• What are three advantages of Industrial Robots?

  They're more efficient, more profitable for the company and work longer hours than people.
• What are three disadvantages of Industrial Robots?

  High installation costs, restricted use especially with complex tasks, loss of medium/lowered skilled roles.
• What are three advantages of Autonomous Robots?

  They can work constantly 24/7, They create a number of highly skilled new roles and they work of a consistent standard.
• What are three disadvantages of Autonomous Robots?

  They tend to be expensive to buy, potential for software or sensors to fail, potential for robot to fail or make unexpected decisions.
• What are three advantages of Autonomous Vehicles?

  Fewer accidents, Able to continue other tasks while driving and they reduce emissions/improved air quality.
• What are three disadvantages of Autonomous Vehicles?

  Ethical attitudes to the Koboyashi Maru situation, possibility of cars being hacked, software malfunction could lead to accident.
• What are Autonomous Robots?

  Autonomous robots are intellectual machines which can complete tasks on their own, without specific human control nor intervention.
• What are Autonomous Vehicles?

  Autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars, are vehicles which can sense its environment and move safely without much human input, if at all.
• What are Industrial Robots?

  A robot used in manufacturing, they're automated, programmable and can move on a three or more axis.
• What is e-mailing?


  Formal communication, should be formal and avoid using slang.
• What is instant messaging?

  More casual than email, important to be aware of context and use appropriate language. Be respectful of working hours.
• What are Blogs?


  Used for sharing opinions and experiences, important to respect others opinions and avoid using offensive language.
• What is Video Conferencing?


  Used for remote meetings, important to be punctual and prepared for a meeting.
• What are Social Networking Websites and Apps?

  Used for connecting with others, important to be aware of social norms and expected behaviour. Also important to be respectful of others privacy and avoid sharing sensitive information.
• What does it mean by the term optical storage?

  It uses laser technology which are projected onto CD/DVD or Blu-Ray to write info.
• What is an external hard-drive and how much can it store?

  A secondary storage device which can back-up a home computer system. Stores 320MB-18TB.
• What is a CD/DVD and how much can it store?

  A secondary storage device which can store multimedia files. Stores 650MB(CD), 96B(DVD) and 50GB (Blu-Ray)
• What is a flash drive and how much can it store?

  A secondary storage device which can move relatively small files from place to place.

  Stores 26B-2TB.
• What is lossy compression?

  Compression technique that sacrifices some data to reduce file size.
• Name 3 Aspects of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

  Be processed lawfully, fairly and openly in relation to individuals.

  Be collected for specific, clear and lawful purposes and not processed further in a way not conductive to these purposes.

  Be sufficient, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to how data is processed.
• What does it mean by the term B2B?


  Business-to-Business
• What is meant by the term EDI?


  A process that uses paperless methods of exchanging business documents electronically.
• What is the Grandfather-Father-Son method?


  Grandfather - A full machine backup performed monthly and held offsite.

  Father - A backup performed weekly and is held onsite.

  Son - A differential backup performed daily or smaller intervals (e.g hourly)
• What is digital data?

  Data used by computers stored in binary codes of 0s and 1s.
• What is an example of digital data?

  Sampling is an example of digital data where hardware, such as a microphone, measures the sound level several times per second and records this as binary digits.
• What is Analogue Data?

  Data that is physically represented, usually presented as a wave.
• What is an example of Analogue Data?

  Our voices which travels through the air in sound waves.
• What is a Digital-Analogue Converter?

  An electronic circuit for converting a digital signal to an analogue signal.
• What is an example of a Digital-Analogue converter?

  Sound sampling for computer storage.
• What is an Analogue-Digital Converter?

  An electronic circuit that converts continuous signals into discrete digital numbers.
• What is an example of an Analogue-Digital converter?

  An exchange of digital data back into sound in order to play it through headphones or loudspeakers.