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Temporada 3
Fecha de emisión
Ene 11, 1982
"Don't expect the computer revolution to happen tomorrow, it's going on all around us." Chris Serle, Ian McNaught-Davis and Gill Nevill begin their exploration of the world of
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"Don't expect the computer revolution to happen tomorrow, it's going on all around us." Chris Serle, Ian McNaught-Davis and Gill Nevill begin their exploration of the world of Information Science and ask: "What can computers do for us? Who is using them now, and where is this technology likely to lead?"
Fecha de emisión
Ene 18, 1982
Even the most elaborate and sophisticated computer programs are made up of only a few types of relatively simple steps. The art of computer programming lies in combining these into ever more complex combinations.
Even the most elaborate and sophisticated computer programs are made up of only a few types of relatively simple steps. The art of computer programming lies in combining these into ever more complex combinations.
Fecha de emisión
Ene 25, 1982
The difficulty of communicating with computers is that they are machines and we are people. The common language we share can turn out to be a lot more like English than we might expect.
The difficulty of communicating with computers is that they are machines and we are people. The common language we share can turn out to be a lot more like English than we might expect.
Fecha de emisión
Feb 01, 1982
Storing information is what the great majority of computers are used for. But how much can they hold, and how can the stored information be easily retrieved?
Storing information is what the great majority of computers are used for. But how much can they hold, and how can the stored information be easily retrieved?
Fecha de emisión
Feb 08, 1982
The greatest public impact of information technology is likely to be in the provision of new means of communication.
The greatest public impact of information technology is likely to be in the provision of new means of communication.
Fecha de emisión
Feb 15, 1982
For many people games, with their elaborate visual displays, are the most commonly encountered aspect of computer technology. But generating sound and pictures from a computer is no different to manipulating text.
For many people games, with their elaborate visual displays, are the most commonly encountered aspect of computer technology. But generating sound and pictures from a computer is no different to manipulating text.
Fecha de emisión
Feb 22, 1982
Training space-shuttle pilots, or testing bridges to destruction, is normally too costly or too dangerous to do on the real thing. But by giving a computer an exact description of how a
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Training space-shuttle pilots, or testing bridges to destruction, is normally too costly or too dangerous to do on the real thing. But by giving a computer an exact description of how a complicated system behaves, it can mimic anything from the British economy to the world's weather.
Fecha de emisión
Mar 01, 1982
In spite of years of investment in the development of intelligent machines, computer scientists are still a long way from equalling human thought, let alone surpassing it. The future, however, may yet present us with great surprises.
In spite of years of investment in the development of intelligent machines, computer scientists are still a long way from equalling human thought, let alone surpassing it. The future, however, may yet present us with great surprises.
Fecha de emisión
Mar 08, 1982
By far the greatest number of computers with which we will come into contact in the future will be invisible. They will be the microprocessors built into many of our domestic appliances,
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By far the greatest number of computers with which we will come into contact in the future will be invisible. They will be the microprocessors built into many of our domestic appliances, replacing many of the mechanical systems that we use today, with greatly improved reliability, flexibility, and at low cost.
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The Computer Programme: Things to Come
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Fecha de emisión
Mar 15, 1982
Information technology has the power to change the face of our society completely by taking over the work of a large majority of the population. But will this be allowed to happen, and
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Information technology has the power to change the face of our society completely by taking over the work of a large majority of the population. But will this be allowed to happen, and which aspects of our economic life are most likely to be affected?
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