Inwhatwaysdoyoumakeuseofme(thecomputer)?Brainstorming:abacuscalculatorhugecomputerPClaptopPDArobotPutthefollowingfamilymembersofmeintheorderoftheirages.robot,calculator,hugecomputer,abacus,PC,PDA,laptopabacuscalculatorhugecomputerPClaptopPDArobotWho’snext?1.WhenwasIborn?2.Whowasmyrealfather?Skimming:Mydevelopment:calculatingmachineanalyticalmachineuniversalmachinePClaptop(Icould________difficultsums.)(Icould“think”________andproduceananswer________thananyperson.)(Icould______anydifficult____________problem.)simplifylogicallyquickersolvemathematicalhugecomputerReadthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.What’stheChinesemeaningof“technologicalrevolution”and“artificialintelligence”?2.Wherewasmymemorystored?3.Whataremynewapplications?4.What’smyfeelingnow?Whatismygoal?Mygoalistoprovidehumanswithalifeofhighquality.Discussion:HaveItotallyachievedmygoal?DoIprovideyouwithalifeofhighquality?Couldyougivesomeexamplestoexplain?Interview:Ascientistisdoingaresearchonthedevelopmentofthecomputer.Supposeyouwereacomputer.He/Shewantstointerviewyou.Makeaninterviewwithyourpartner.Oneactsasthescientist,andtheotherthecomputer.Homework:1.Lookformoreinformationaboutthedevelopmentofthecomputer.YoucangotothelibraryorsurftheInternet.2.Thinkabouttherelationshipbetweenthecomputerandthehumanbeings.
