History of Information Technology
Summary
TLDRThis video explores the evolution of information and communication technology, from the Sumerians' invention of writing to modern digital technology. It covers the development of numbering systems, the alphabet, the printing press, mechanical calculators, and the binary system. The video also delves into the digital revolution, starting with the creation of ENIAC and progressing through the invention of the transistor, integrated circuits, microprocessors, and personal computers. It highlights the advancements in software, operating systems, and communication networks, including the internet and mobile telephony, emphasizing the transition to a digital and connected world.
Takeaways
- π The history of information and communication technology (ICT) began with the invention of writing by the Sumerians around 3300 BCE, which enabled the recording and transportation of information.
- π’ The Sumerians also developed one of the earliest numbering systems based on 60, which is still used today for timekeeping and angle measurements.
- π€ The Phoenicians invented the alphabet around 1500 BCE, which led to the development of modern alphabets.
- π Johannes Gutenberg's printing press in 1450 revolutionized mass communication by making books more accessible.
- π‘ The invention of the electric telegraph by Samuel Morse in 1837 marked the beginning of telecommunication systems.
- π Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone in 1876 further advanced communication technology by enabling speech transmission over electrical signals.
- πΊ The development of television technology was a significant milestone, with the first fully functional electronic television system being produced by Philo Farnsworth in 1927.
- π» The construction of ENIAC in 1943 at the University of Pennsylvania was a major step in the digital revolution, as it was the first general-purpose electronic computer.
- π The creation of ARPANET in 1969 by the U.S. military laid the groundwork for the modern internet, which was further developed with the invention of HTTP and HTML in 1989.
- π± The evolution of mobile communication standards from 1G to 5G has dramatically increased the speed and capabilities of wireless communication, enabling new applications like the Internet of Things (IoT).
Q & A
What is considered the beginning of information and communication technology?
-The beginning of information and communication technology is marked by the invention of writing by the Sumerians around 3300 years before Jesus Christ, which allowed communication and information to be recorded on a physical medium and transported in space and time.
What was the significance of the Sumerians' numbering system?
-The Sumerians invented one of the first numbering systems, which was additive and had a base equal to 60. This base 60 is still used today for measuring angles in degrees and for counting time in minutes and seconds.
How did the Babylonians improve upon the Sumerians' numbering system?
-The Babylonians improved the numbering system by introducing the concept of positional notation for the first time, using an empty space to represent zero, which laid the groundwork for the decimal system used by Indian scholars and later by Arab and Muslim scholars.
What was the Phoenicians' contribution to information technology?
-The Phoenicians invented the alphabet around 1500 years before Jesus Christ, which led to the development of various modern alphabets used today.
How did Johannes Gutenberg's invention revolutionize communication?
-Johannes Gutenberg developed the printing process in 1450 A.D., which initiated the era of mass communication. His invention allowed for the mass production of books, such as the Gutenberg Bible, making information more accessible.
What was the first calculating machine, and who invented it?
-The first calculating machine was presented by the French physicist and mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1645. It was a mechanical calculator that could perform addition and subtraction directly and multiplication and division through repetition.
Who invented the binary number system, and what was its initial perceived use?
-The binary number system was invented by the German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in 1689. Initially, it was seen as a theoretical invention with no practical applications, aside from Leibniz finding theological symbolism in his binary digits.
What was the significance of Samuel Morse's invention of the electric telegraph?
-Samuel Morse's invention of the electric telegraph in 1837 allowed for the first time the use of electrical signals to communicate information remotely, marking the birth of the first telecommunication system.
How did the invention of the transistor impact the development of computers?
-The invention of the transistor in 1948 by John Bardeen and Walter Brattain led to a significant leap in technology. Transistors replaced vacuum tubes and electromechanical switches, paving the way for the miniaturization of electronic circuits and increasing computing speed, which was crucial for the development of computers.
What was the first programmable numerical calculator, and when was it constructed?
-The first programmable numerical calculator was the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), which was constructed in 1943 and put into service in 1945 at the University of Pennsylvania.
What is the significance of the invention of the microprocessor?
-The invention of the microprocessor in 1971 by Intel marked a pivotal moment in the development of personal computers and mobile phones. It allowed for the integration of an entire CPU on a single silicon chip, leading to the creation of smaller, more powerful, and energy-efficient devices.
Outlines
π Early Beginnings of ICT
This paragraph delves into the ancient origins of information and communication technology (ICT), challenging the misconception that it began in the 20th century. It traces back to the Sumerians, around 3300 BCE, who invented writing, marking the first step in ICT by allowing communication and information recording on physical media. The Sumerians also developed one of the earliest numbering systems, base 60, which is still used today for timekeeping and angle measurements. The Babylonians improved upon this with a positional numbering system, introducing the concept of place value and the use of an empty space to represent zero. The Phoenicians are credited with inventing the alphabet around 1500 BCE, which evolved into modern alphabets. The paragraph then leaps forward to the 15th century with Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in 1450, initiating mass communication, and the development of the mechanical calculator by Pascal in 1645, which was a precursor to modern computing. It also mentions Leibniz's invention of the binary number system in 1689, which laid the foundation for digital technology.
π‘ Advancements in Communication and Image Technology
The second paragraph highlights significant advancements in communication and image technology. It starts with the contributions of various inventors and scholars, including Ibn al-Hatem's 11th-century work on image projection and the 19th-century developments in photography by Nipes, Daguerre, and Talbot. The invention of the photographic roll film by Eastman in 1885 democratized photography. The paragraph then describes the technological revolution at the turn of the 20th century, with Marconi's 1901 radio transmission, Baird's mechanical television in 1925, and Farnsworth's electronic television system in 1927. It emphasizes the 1943 construction of the first programmable numerical calculators in the USA, marking the beginning of the digital revolution, which would profoundly impact various sectors of society.
πΎ The Digital Revolution and Microprocessor Evolution
This paragraph focuses on the evolution of computing technology, starting with the ENIAC, an electronic numerical integrator and computer, in 1943. It discusses the development of the transistor in 1948, which led to the first transistorized computer, TRADIC, in 1954. The invention of integrated circuits in 1958 by Texas Instruments revolutionized electronics by allowing complex circuits on a small surface, paving the way for the IBM 360 in 1965. The paragraph details the progression to large-scale integrated circuits (VLSI) and the birth of the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, in 1971. It also covers the development of personal computers, such as the Apple II and the IBM PC, and the emergence of mobile phones, culminating in the first iPhone in 2007. The paragraph underscores the importance of software development alongside hardware, mentioning the creation of various programming languages and operating systems that facilitated complex software creation and its portability across different machines.
π The Explosion of Internet and Mobile Technology
The fourth paragraph discusses the rapid growth of internet and mobile technology. It begins with the creation of ARPANET in 1969, which led to the concept of the internet. The paragraph details the development of the HTTP protocol and HTML by Berners-Lee in 1989, which enabled easy document sharing and publishing on the internet. It then covers the birth of the global World Wide Web in 1992 and the emergence of search engines and browsers to aid information search. The paragraph also highlights the evolution of mobile communication standards from 1G to 5G, with each generation offering increased capabilities and speeds, culminating in 5G's potential for the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine communications.
π The Digital Transformation and Data Utilization
The final paragraph emphasizes the digital transformation affecting nearly every aspect of modern life. It discusses the process of data collection, transformation into information, construction of knowledge, and the wise use of acquired knowledge. The paragraph also touches on the role of data centers and cloud services, which provide essential IT resources and services to companies that may not be able to afford or maintain such infrastructure themselves. It concludes by illustrating the life of information as a pyramid, starting with data at the base and building up to the application of knowledge at the peak.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
π‘Writing
π‘Numeral System
π‘Positional Numbering
π‘Alphabet
π‘Printing Press
π‘Binary Number System
π‘Electric Telegraph
π‘Microprocessor
π‘Internet
π‘Digital Revolution
Highlights
Information and communications technology origins predate the 20th century, with early forms emerging as soon as humans sought non-verbal communication methods.
Sumerians invented writing around 3300 BCE, marking the birth of communication and information technology on physical media.
The Sumerians also created one of the first numbering systems, a base-60 system still used today in measuring angles and time.
Babylonians improved upon the Sumerian numbering system by introducing positional notation and a representation for zero.
Phoenicians invented the alphabet around 1500 BCE, which led to the development of modern alphabets.
Johannes Gutenberg's printing press in 1450 revolutionized mass communication by making books widely available.
Blaise Pascal's mechanical calculator in 1645 was an early step towards modern computing, capable of basic arithmetic operations.
Leibniz's binary number system in 1689 laid the foundation for modern digital technology, despite initial lack of practical applications.
Samuel Morse's electric telegraph in 1837 was the first telecommunication system, using Morse code to transmit messages.
Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone in 1876 enabled the transmission of speech over electrical signals.
Photographic processes were developed in the early 19th century, with George Eastman's roll film in 1885 making photography accessible.
The 20th century marked a technological revolution in ICT, with Guglielmo Marconi's radio transmission in 1901.
Philo Farnsworth's electronic television system in 1927 was a significant milestone in the development of modern television.
The ENIAC, the first programmable numerical calculator, was built in 1943, introducing binary coding in computing.
The invention of the transistor in 1948 by Bardeen and Brattain led to miniaturization and increased computing speed.
Integrated circuits, developed in 1958, allowed for complex electronic circuits on small surfaces, paving the way for modern computers.
The Intel 4004 microprocessor in 1971 was a key development in the creation of personal computers and mobile phones.
The Apple II in 1977 and IBM PC in 1981 were early examples of personal computers that became widely used.
Software development, including programming languages and compilers, has been crucial to the advancement of ICT.
The creation of operating systems like Unix, DOS, and Windows facilitated the use of computers and networks.
ARPANET, the first computer network, was developed in 1969 and led to the concept of the Internet.
The World Wide Web, invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, made information sharing accessible to the general public.
Mobile communication has evolved from 1G in 1980 to 5G, which began rolling out in 2019, offering high-speed internet and IoT capabilities.
Data centers and cloud services have become essential for hosting and managing data, reducing the need for physical infrastructure.
The life cycle of information is often depicted as a pyramid, starting from data collection to the application of knowledge.
Transcripts
welcome to penlight click
today the history of information
technology
in this video we will review the
important stages of the advancement of
information and communications
technology
they have punctuated the life of human
beings from the beginning of history
until now
many people believe that information and
communications technology originated in
the 20th century
in fact it was born as soon as human
beings sought to communicate with each
other to exchange messages with means
other than language and to memorize
information on a physical medium
transportable or not let's take a trip
back in time at about 3 300 years before
jesus christ among the sumerians
we find the invention of writing it gave
birth to communication and information
technology to its recording on a
physical medium and to its transport in
space and in time
this is the beginning of history
this writing was not alphabetical at the
beginning
it was first logographic
then syllabic
the need to count everyone's possessions
to measure angles and that of
astronomical calculation
prompted the sumerians to invent the
first numbering system almost at the
same time
this system was additive and had a base
equal to 60. this base 60 is used until
today for the measurement of the angles
in degrees and to count the time in
minutes and in seconds
later around 2000 years before jesus
christ their heirs the babylonians
improve the system
they introduce the position for the
first time in the representation of a
number in addition to the two basic
symbols
the nail
and the chevron
the positional numeration was born
the zero being represented by an empty
space
this positional numbering system will be
used in the 10-digit decimal
representation by indian scholars then
by arab and muslim scholars more than
2700 years later
if we progress in time
at about 1500 years before jesus christ
we find among the phoenicians the
invention of the alphabet
from this alphabet are issued the
different current modern alphabets
let's jump 20 centuries ahead in 1450
a.d
in germany
in the city of mainz gutenberg has just
developed the printing process
and so with this invention began the era
of mass communication
in 1454 the first book the bible known
as gutenberg's bible was printed
two centuries after gutenberg
in 1645 in france
the physicist mathematician pascal
presented his mechanical calculator
considered to be the first calculating
machine
it allowed to add and to subtract two
numbers in a direct way and do
multiplication and division by
repetitions
shortly after pascal's machine
in 1689
the german mathematician leibniz
invented the binary number system
this system uses only the characters 1
and 0 to do the arithmetic calculation
mathematicians often invent calculation
systems
which at first glance are useless
apart from leibniz finding theological
symbolism in his binary digits no one
saw any practical applications
until the birth of modern digital
technology two and a half centuries
later in the 20th century
that which will constitute as we will
see later in this video the fundamental
element of information representation
its saving in memory and its
communications
it was in the year 1837 that the
application for the first time in the
usa of electrical signals to communicate
information remotely
this was the invention of the electric
telegraph by morse an artist painter
he had developed an ingenious coding of
the latin alphabet into short and long
electric impulses
it was the birth of the first
telecommunication system
some time later the scottish american
physicist and engineer bell uses the
electrical signal to transmit speech
he invented the telephone in boston in
1876
and created the bell telephone company
in 1877
which later became a tnt american
telephone and telegraph
many people from different countries
have contributed to the development of
image technology over the centuries
among them the polymath ibn al-hatem
born in baghdad he carried out in the
11th century in egypt the projection of
images on a wall of a dark room through
a hole
at the beginning of the 19th century
chemists and engineers such as nipes in
1820 in france and daguerre in 1835 in
france ii talbot in 1839 in england
developed photographic processes for the
chemical fixation of images on a
sensitive plate using darkroom devices
but the invention of the photographic
roll film as negative by eastman in 1885
in the usa boosted photography which
became accessible to everyone after
making paper film he switched to
celluloid in 1889 which he used for his
first camera named the codec
with the beginning of the 20th century
starts a technological revolution in all
fields
particularly in the field of information
and communications technology
in 1901
the italian engineer marconi made the
first radio transmission between canada
and england
in 1925
the scottish engineer baird using a
mechanical image decomposition disc
invented in 1885 by the german
technician nipkow
he made the first transmission of moving
images
but thanks to the use of the cathode ray
tube invented in 1887 by the german
physicist braun which permits the
development of television
the first fully functional and complete
electronic television system
with receiver and camera was produced by
the inventor farnsworth in the usa in
1927.
the modern era begins in 1943 with the
construction in the usa of the first
programmable numerical calculators
this type of calculator uses binary
coding for the first time
this year was the starting point of the
digital revolution which will spread
quickly in a few decades to all areas of
life
industry and all its forms
civil and military
science
telecommunications
education
medicine
management
audio-visual and media
economy and finance
commerce
arts and crafts
strategy civil and military
making
prediction and future projection
calculations
services
social communications
etc
we are going to list some important
stages in this development which
continues to accelerate
the first major event therefore was the
construction of the eniac electronic
numerical integrator and computer for
military purposes by mouchley and eckert
at the university of pennsylvania which
began in 1943
and it was put into service in 1945.
aniak used wiring rewiring and switches
for programming
at the start it had a simple ram memory
of only 20 binary words 10 bits each
made up of electronic vacuum tube
registers
it used about a total of 18 000 vacuum
tubes and occupied more than 93 square
meters and it weighed 30 tons
it was later added a 100 words memory
built with magnetic cores
due to its innovative electronic and
digital technology it is 1000 times
faster than the electromechanical
computers that came before it
indeed it calculated a ballistic
trajectory in 30 seconds where a human
calculation by hand required 20 hours
in 1945 the mathematician von neumann
proposed a general architecture for
building computers
this has a central processing unit cpu
which contains an arithmetic and logic
unit aloo a control unit cu and
registers for the instruction after
instruction execution of a program
loaded in a ram random access memory
after its transfer with the data from an
external non-volatile secondary mass
memory called today hard disk
very quickly technology made a
qualitative leap thanks to the invention
of the transistor by brettane and
bardeen in 1948
this small and faster semiconductor
device replaced the vacuum tube
electromechanical switches magnetic
cores
it paves the way for the miniaturization
of electronic circuits by considerably
increasing their performance in
computing speed
thus the tradic for transistor digital
computer was the first transistorized
computer it was built in the usa in 1954
subsequently the integration of several
transistors on a semiconductor silicon
chip makes it possible to manufacture
complex electronic logic circuits on a
small surface it gave birth in 1958 to
integrated circuits in the workshops of
texas instruments
this process of miniaturization more and
more small will integrate on a small
surface more and more complex functions
for the processing of information
the small size of integrated circuits
their weight and reduced energy
consumption compared to discrete
transistors prompted their use in
computers starting from 1962.
one of the first computer using
integrated circuits known as solid logic
technology put on the market in 1965
was the ibm 360.
at its beginnings it could already
execute up to 34 000 instructions per
second with a memory of 8 to 64
kilobytes
its performance was increased in 1967 to
16 million instructions per second with
a main memory of up to 8 megabytes
but the crucial step of miniaturization
came with the manufacture of large-scale
integrated circuits vlsi
today an integrated circuit with the
size of a postage stamp can contain over
a billion transistors
they can integrate an entire cpu on a
single silicon chip later even an
internal ram memory called cache memory
and a graphics processor
hence the first microprocessor in
history the 4004 was born in 1971 in the
workshops of the firm intel
its performances seem modest today with
its 3000 integrated transistors it
executes 60 000 operations per second
today 2021 the latest intel core i9
processor integrates around 4 billion
transistors
it has 24 megabytes of cache memory with
frequencies up to 5 gigahertz capable of
performing billions of operations per
second
this gives it great graphics power for
games and virtual reality without
slowing down
the invention of the microprocessor made
it possible to start the development
process of personal computers and later
that of mobile phones
there was the apple ii in 1977
the ibm compatible pc in 1981
epson's first x80 laptop in 1981.2
the pocket mobile phone in 1992
and finally smartphones with the first
apple iphone in 2007.
the extraordinary development of
information technology is due not only
to the technology of the hardware but to
the development of the software too
software is made up of programs a
program is a series of instructions
executed instruction after instruction
by the central processing unit cpu as we
have already seen in the architecture of
von neumann
an instruction defines a task which can
be a logic test
a calculation
a printing of an alphanumeric word or an
information transfer
a graphic action on pixels
the generation of a sound or of a
movement
advances in algorithmics the invention
of high-level programming languages and
the programs called compilers and
interpreters that translate them into
binary machine language the only
understood by the central processing
unit of a computer have facilitated
writing complex software and its
transportability from one machine to
another
the first three programming languages
were developed in the 1950s fortran for
formula translator specialized in
scientific calculations lisp for list
processor specialized in processing
lists cobol for common business-oriented
language specialized in the programming
of management applications
many more powerful languages will emerge
later such as pascal in 1970 see in 1972
c
plus in 1985 java in 1985 2 and python
in 1991.
in parallel with the progress in the
hardware the progress in the software
and applications programming never
ceased until today
in the area of operating systems unix
was created by a t and t in the 1970s at
the bell labs research center
an important step was taken by the
creation by microsoft of dos disc
operating system for pcs in 1981
followed by windows in 1985 then linux
in 1991
the operating systems intended for
smartphones and touchscreen tablets
first and which subsequently extended to
all connected objects computers
televisions and even automobiles
appeared with apple's ios revealed with
the iphone in 2007 and google android in
2008.
the third element that has boosted
information technology is also progress
in remote communication systems and
networks
at the beginning as we have seen the
networks were wired
then wireless and next spatial with the
satellites of telecommunications
the first computer network arpanet for
advanced research projects agency
network was designed at the university
by scientists for the u.s military
it was connected in 1969 and had only
four nodes
the concept of internet was born with
the idea of connecting several networks
of arpanet type together
this type of connection was named
interneting in 1972 by khan which later
became the internet
khan and surf are considered to be the
inventors of the internet tcp ip
protocol
internet engineering task force
published in 1983 the specifications of
dns domain name system
dns translates the domain names in
letters to ip address in numbers which
is used across networks
in 1984 four students from uc berkeley
university implemented the first dns
server
dns severs eliminate the need for humans
to remember ip addresses
what made the internet a media for all
audiences was the invention in 1989 of
http hypertext transfer protocol as well
as html hypertext markup language by the
british engineer researcher berners-lee
working at cern in switzerland
this protocol and this language firstly
allow academics and researchers located
anywhere in the world to easily publish
on the internet consult and share a
document
just a short while later this new way to
write and publish becomes available to
almost everyone
it is the birth of the web
before this invention one could send
files by email but not consult a single
reference copy stored in a given place
available to all
the global world wide web abbreviated
www was born in 1992
to aid the search for information in
documents stored on the web it was
necessary to create search engine
browsers such as netscape in 1994
internet explorer in 1995 yahoo in 1995
2 google in 1998 mozilla firefox in 2002
all the five were born in the usa
today all secure transactions across the
web are done using the https protocol
which was first introduced in 1994 for
nate escape navigator
but for the general public it is the
arrival of personal mobile phones which
revolutionized the world of
communications
analog 1g was launched in japan in 1980
2g with the digital gsm standard in 1991
in finland 3g for the first time in
japan in 2001.
using the umts standard it transmits
telephone voice digital data video and
television through the internet
4g in 2009 in sweden with its lte
standard it allows internet access ip
telephony game services high-definition
mobile television and video conferencing
and finally 5g began to roll out around
the world in 2019
it offers higher download speeds up to
10 gigabits per second
this makes new applications possible
including the internet of things called
iot and machine-to-machine
communications
we end this video with three important
notes
today almost everything is becoming
digital and connected
starting from the collection of data
then link data to obtain information
then process the information to make it
usable then store the results locally or
through the cloud finally comes its
exchange
and its use
data centers on the cloud in addition to
hosting servers and websites of all
kinds offer it services to companies
that cannot buy expensive equipment and
that require a very high level of
logistics administration and maintenance
personnel that are expensive too
the life of information is sometimes
represented in a pyramid
at the base we have the data then their
transformation into information then the
construction of knowledge with the
information and finally the use wise or
not of the acquired knowledge
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