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Emerging Technology

6.01 Understand emerging technologies.

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Emerging Technology

Definition:• Technology based on new ideas that are in

development and testing• Testing is used to determine if products give the

intended results.• If so, products can be mass-produced.

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Virtual RealityDefinition:• Technology that allows the user to interact with an environment that exists only on a computer• Three-dimensional space is widely used in virtual reality.

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Fourth Generation Cellular Communication

Definition:• A type of technology commonly used in mobile devices• Compared to 3G:• Accesses the Internet faster• Offers high-definition video and high-quality voice• Offers improved data rates on wireless channels

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Cyber Warfare

Definition:• Any use of the Internet for malicious reasons• Worldwide concern• Financial strain:• Cost in personnel• Cost in time• Cost in resources

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Robotics

Definition:• Branch of technology that deals with the manufacture and application of robots and the computer systems that control them• Used to perform tasks that are dangerous to people

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Touch Screen Computing

Definition:• A type of display screen that has a touch sensitive panel covering the screen• The user points at objects on the screen and activates them with his finger.

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Developing Technologies

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Artificial Intelligence

Definition:• The science and engineering of intelligent machines that can be used to solve problems• It extends beyond the imitation of human thinking to solve problems that humans cannot.

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Biometric Authentication

Definition:• The process of using unique physical or behavioral traits to confirm the identity of a person

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Physiological Biometrics

Definition:• Identification of a person using physical traits

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Behavioral Biometrics

Definition:• Identification of a person’s behavioral traits

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Home Media Server

Definition:• A small personal computer for the home• Dedicated to storing digital media• Videos/movies• Audio/music• Picture files

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HTML Version 5

Definition:• The latest version of the code used to develop web pages• Predicted Advantages• Streamlining webpage elements• Embedding graphics and multimedia• Faster, more efficient environment

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Nanotechnology

Definition:• A multidisciplinary science that explores how matter can be manipulated at the molecular and atomic level• Involves the building of tiny machines that might be used to create tiny robots that can perform tasks humans cannot

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Web 3.0

Definition:• An Internet browser that will make it possible for a user to find multiple results from one search• The browser interprets complex search statements, searches all possible results, and organizes the results.


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