
The information revolution
Communications
• monitors - for displaying the output of computer and video
systems
• printers - for producing a permanent copy of output from
computer systems
• loudspeakers - for reproducing the output from audio systems
• wires, optic fibres, and broadcast devices - for use in
telecommunications systems.
The IT revolution
The growth in electronics over the past quarter century has been
phenomenal. What we have seen is not an evolution in technology,
but a revolution. Our society, our businesses, our homes, and our
leisure activities, are being transformed.
Modern electronics is based upon the
microprocessor,
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