Week 2: Reading notes

Computer Hardware Wikipedia page:

• Important to note that a very small part of the computer hardware produced (0.2% in 2003) is for personal computers - hardware is a much bigger picture than we tend to think.
• This article was a good, basic review of the main components of a PC.

Moore's Law:

• Concept stating that the number of transistors on a circuit increases exponentially, doubling approximately every two years.
  
• Moore's law has since been applied to many other digital capacities, including memory and processing speed.
  
• This concept can also be thought of as a self-fulfilling prophecy, as many companies have set Morre's law as a goal and increased production in order to meet it.
  
• Moore's law gives us an interesting perspective on the incredible rate of growth in this field.

Computer History Museum:

• Appropriately located in Mountain View, CA - home to Google and the heart of Silicon Valley
• Interesting exhibits, many of which are available online - I enjoyed "Selling the Computer Revolution"
  
• This would be a great resource to use with today's young people, who may have little to no knowledge of the history of computing