technology

In order to get you thinking about the technologies we will be studying in this course and how they have evolved, your first assignment is to write a short research paper discussing the key milestones in the evolution of one of the technologies from the list below.

In particular, your report should identify the four most important developments or “milestones” in the evolution of the technology and explain why these developments were critical.

Your report should run about 750–900 words. Text must be Times New Roman, double spaced, and 12pt font. One inch margins are required.

Choose a technology from this list:

cable TV

communication satellites TV (video) display


data storage


cell phones

computers


the internet


web browsers


video games

recorded music

home video


social media

distributed computing