Establish the rapid pace of technological evolution and assess prior knowledge of major tech buzzwords.
Introduction and quote by Edsger Dijkstra.
Checklist of basic digital literacy required.
Diagnostic test covering AI, Big Data, IoT, Cloud, and Blockchain.
Which term describes data sets that are so large and complex (high volume, velocity, and variety) that traditional data processing tools cannot analyze them?
Concept: big-data
An intuitive explanation of how technologies evolve.
Visual overview of the technologies covered in the chapter.
Emerging technologies do not exist in isolation; they connect, overlap, and amplify one another to shape our digital future.
Concepts
Understand how machines simulate human cognition, process language, and interact with the physical and simulated world.
Understand the characteristics of Big Data (the 5 Vs) and how data analytics extracts value from it.
Understand how physical objects connect to the internet, communicate via sensors, and build smart environments.
Differentiate between the service-oriented models of Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and the application-specific architecture of Grid Computing.
Understand the decentralized, append-only nature of blockchains and their real-world applications beyond digital currency.
Synthesize and assess knowledge across all emerging trends.