A STUDY OF THE GROWTH AND EVOLUTION OF PERSONAL COMPUTER DEVICES THROUGHOUT THE PC AGE

View/ open
Author
Abbott, Ryan, Alexander
Date
2017-04Type
Dissertation
Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Both of my parents have worked in the computer industry most of their lives so I probably have them to thank for my interest in computers. I have always been lucky enough to have had the benefit of numerous computerised devices and functions – for me the Internet has always been there, as have mobile communications – and yet I knew nothing about how they came about.
This study aims to address this by looking at the development and evolution of a range of devices which we are all now very familiar with. As I gathered available literature on this subject I became aware that most of these focused on a single device or aspect of computing and made only casual references to outside factors which influenced their development. As a result, a major objective of this study was to bring together the progression of specific device groups and what I have called “Other Relevant IT Developments” to form a more complete picture of what influenced what.
The main body of this study is presented in 3 chapters. Chapter 5 provides a historical narrative of my two main device groupings – PCs & Laptops and Mobile Phones & Tablets – along with a section on Other IT Developments. Chapter 6 consists of an analysis of the facts presented in Chapter 5, whereas Chapter 7 summarises the current use of devices using secondary and my own primary research data.
Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, subject and abstract.
-
Home is where the hardware is: Young people, the domestic environment, and 'access' to new technologies
Facer, K; Furlong, J; Sutherland, R (RoutledgeFalmer, London, 2008-10-17)This article was developed from an ESRC funded research project (1998-2000) entitled 'ScreenPlay' conducted by researchers from Bristol, Cardiff and University of Wales Newport universities. This opening chapter to the ... -
Economic Granularity Interval in Decision Tree Algorithm Standardization from an Open Innovation Perspective: Towards a Platform for Sustainable Matching
Li, Tao; Ma, Lei; Liu, Zheng; Liang, Kaitong (MDPI, 2020-11-16)In the context of the application of artificial intelligence in an intellectual property trading platform, the number of demanders and suppliers that exchange scarce resources is growing continuously. Improvement of ... -
Evolution of design considerations in complex craniofacial reconstruction using patient-specific implants
Peel, Sean; Bhatia, Satyajeet; Eggbeer, Dominic; Morris, Daniel S.; Hayhurst, Caroline (SAGE Publishing, 2017)Previously published evidence has established major clinical benefits from using Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), and Additive Manufacturing (AM) to produce patient-specific devices. These ...