Assignment Modern Computing Architecture
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Student NameStudent NumberTasksWeek 1The text discusses the elements of modern computing architecture however is largely silent on the individuals who played a role in its development. Find and summarise a resource that describes ONE such individual. The individual should have had a significant influence on the development of computers and/or components of modern computing architecture.Title: John McCarthy: Computer scientist and the father of AIReference: Childs, M., 2017.John McCarthy: Computer scientist known as the father of AI. [online] The Independent. Available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-mccarthy-computer-scientist-known-as-the-father-of-ai-6255307.html [Accessed 26 Sep. 2017].Summary:
The article discusses the role of an individual in development of modern computer architecture. The article describes the contribution of John Mccarthy in development of a programming language called LISP that forms the basis of Artificial intelligence. I chose this article as it describes in brief the different contribution of this computer scientists in the field of science and computers. McCarthy developed and invested the LISP programming language, which is still considered as a backbone of modern technology. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this article is that, it gives the insight about the fact that McCarthy coined the term artificial intelligence. Furthermore, he was responsible for developing the time sharing process. He further researched in the fieldof human level artificial Intelligence and reasoning using the common sense. McCarthy shared his works and ideas with masses. The concept of time sharing in networking enabled the users in sharing the data by linking to a main or the central computer. The various works and contribution of Mccarthy helped in the evolution of internet as well. I found this article useful as it not only discusses the contribution of Mccarthy in developing modern computer architecture, but also gives a detailed idea and insight about his works in the field of computing. McCarthy should be credited for laying the foundation of cloud computing by discovering the use and effectivenessof time sharing and networking. Cloud computing is one of the integral parts of modern world and for this; a bit of credit goes to McCarthy as well. Week 2The text discusses the components and activities of operating systems however is largely silent on the individuals who played a role in their development. Find and summarise a resource that describes ONEsuch individual. The individual should have had a significant influence on the writing or development of operating systems.Title : Development of Linux and Reference: Operating-system.org.,2017.History of the Linux Kernel. [online] Available at:http://www.operating-system.org/betriebssystem/_english/bs-linux.htm [Accessed 26 Sep. 2017].Summary:The article discusses the contribution of Linus Torvalds in development of Linux operating system, which is one of the most widely used operating systems of the recent times. The article in an interesting way reveals the dedication and strong will ofTorvalds in development of an operating system. I chose this article as it summarises quite specifically the life of Torvalds and his idea behind the development of a whole operating system, with an initial aim of modifying an already developed operating system. Linus as a student used MINIX operating system in his university. The article discusses how Linus found the terminal emulator program of MINIX unacceptable and hence embarked on modifying some of its features. He started programming his own drivers for further accessing the internet and upload or download files over internet. The source code of MINIX was open source and any modification on the source code was bound to license terms. Therefore, Linus started developing the system from the scratch and developed a more advanced operating system than
MINIX. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this article is that, it properly conveyedthe dedication of Linus in development of the linux operating system. As this operating system had some features of MINIX, it was named as Linux. Although Linux had some features of MINIX, it was developed from scratch. The Linux operating system is one of the most widely used operating systems. I found this articlehelpful as it provided a clear idea of the then development of Linux operating system by Linus Torvalds.
Week 3The Internet didn’t just appear – it was an evolution from earlier networks. Find and summarise a resource that describes ONEof the networks that led to the development of the modern Internet. Title: NSFNET -- National Science Foundation Network and Reference: .com.,2017.NSFNET, National Science Foundation Network. [online] Available at:https://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_nsfnet.htm [Accessed 26 Sep. 2017].Summary:The article discusses the evolution of modern network from earlier networks. One such network is national science foundation network. The national Science Foundation built this network in order to establish a connection among the supercomputers. I chose this article as it discusses in brief the different aspect and the gradual evolution of this network that led the foundation of modern internet as well. The major aim of developing this network was replacing the ARPNET in connecting the supercomputers of science departments in the universities. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this article is that, it describes the evolution of the NFSNET from a network with a speed as slow as 56kbps to a speed of 1.5mbps. Although the network was built for research purposes, the demand for making the network public increased considerably. This resulted in allowing the commercial use of this network as well. With growth on NFSNET in commercial network, the traffic increased in the network to 12 billion packets.I found this article useful as it discusses the entire scenario of development of NFSNET replacing the ARPNET, which formed the basis of the modern computer internet. The main idea behind development of the NFSNET to establish connection among the supercomputers but its extensive popularity and ease of access made it oneof the most popular networks. NFSNET was dissolved in the year 1995 going back toits core usage as a network to be used for research purposes only. Nevertheless, this network formed the backbone of the modern computer internet. Week 4Ethernet is an example of a Layer Two (L2) data link protocol that is discussed in the text. Find and summarise a resource that describes the features and uses of ONE other L2 protocol that is not discussed in the text (i.e. NOT Ethernet).Title: IEEE 802.5 Token RingReference: Ecomputernotes.com.,2017.IEEE 802.5 Token Ring. [online] Available at: http://ecomputernotes.com/computernetworkingnotes/communication-networks/what-is-ieee-8025-protocol [Accessed 26 Sep. 2017].Summary:The article discusses one of the layer two data link protocol, the token ring protocol. The article discusses the functionality and working principal of token rings, which is a
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