INFO TECHNOLOGY

Nowadays we can easily process and access huge amounts of information, even located in very remote places; if this happens, it is because there is a science and a technology that have made it possible.

Integrated circuit technology was developed in response to the need to find a way to automate the assembly of electronic components in a single material. So initially, the goal was not miniaturization, but soon the advantages and possible applications began to be glimpsed. The Electronic Engineers in collaboration with the Physical Engineers used the Apollo space program as a springboard to advance the miniaturization of electronic devices.

Miniaturization is associated with some other advantages, basically, by reducing the size of transistors and other components by half, the speed is doubled, since the electrons have to travel fewer distances, at the same time this leads to less energy consumption and the power dissipated by each transistor decreases. Miniaturization has some other advantages associated with it, basically, by reducing the size of transistors and other components by half, the speed is doubled, since the electrons have to travel fewer distances, at the same time this leads to less power consumption and the power dissipated by each transistor decreases.

Information Technology Applications

From Electron to Electronics

Due to their small size and mass, electrons respond easily to external stimuli such as electric, magnetic fields, etc., which can be achieved in a controlled way through the use of voltage sources. In this way we can tame the electron, guide it and move it at will, thus giving birth to electronics, which after an unprecedented development of miniaturization techniques reached microelectronics.

Data Storage Devices

There has been a discovery that has revolutionized the field of digital storage, the Giant magnetoresistance which is a quantum mechanical effect, which works through a large electrical response to a small magnetic input that is only revealed in nanometric materials, which has been transcendental for the progress of computing. Thanks to this it has been possible to build large capacity hard drives.

DNA to

store data

Recently, ways of using molecules or groups of molecules to store data have been explored, if there is one tempting molecule as a molecular memory device it is DNA. Google is currently investigating the possibility of concentrating the information of billions of DNA web pages, all of which could fit into a cube of a few hundred microns, the size of a grain of fine sand.

The Computer of the Future

The calculation power of a quantum computer would be infinitely superior to that of current computers. We went from a binary logic to a multivalued one. For practical purposes, the calculations would be done as if we had several computers working simultaneously. Quantum mechanics is the branch of physics that studies nature at small spatial scales, as well as its interactions with electromagnetic radiation, in terms of observable quantities. It is based on the observation that all forms of energy are released in discrete atomic and subatomic units called quanta.

Information Transmission

Currently, nano-photonics is the science that tries to tame light using artifacts on the nanoscale; Thanks to it, it has been possible to manufacture nano-structured mirrors, which act as distributors, guiding light without the need to first convert it into electricity. In this way, our data does not need to leave the great optical highway and face a low-speed interchange, before moving on to another optical route.

Internet and Access to Information for All

If we want there to be no digital divide, we must develop the means so that underdeveloped countries also have coverage or an accessible Internet signal, on the other hand, if we want access to information to be for everyone, a cheap interface is necessary or free and at the same time intuitive and not excessively complex.

Digital Traces

The sum of the digital traces of millions of people on the planet represents an immense amount of data, the study of which allows us to analyze trends and draw very valuable conclusions with different applications. These and other analyzes are the objective of the so-called Big Data, a tool based on algorithms that analyze large volumes of data to draw conclusions and predictions.

Machines That Talk To Each Other

When the Internet was born, it connected people through machines; now a significant percentage of the network of networks traffic connects machines that talk to each other to perform certain tasks, without the need for the human being as an intermediary. It is what is called the internet of things, the world of the automotive industry, mobility itself will be one of the great beneficiaries of this connectivity.

Machines That Think

Intelligence, a term with multiple definitions and meanings, although intuitively we all know what we mean when we talk about "being intelligent". It is easier to define the concept of artificial intelligence, which is the kind of intelligence exhibited by machines.

Collective Information

The term Big Data is beginning to be very popular nowadays. Every minute humanity performs 700,000 searches on Google. If we add to this the geographical location of the origin of the data, the information derived from purchases made by the human being, which also leaves traces either through credit cards or online purchases, this makes possible the massive analysis of these using algorithms. Our digital traces on the internet are inevitable and contribute to generating valuable data that supports Big Data.

Large Volumes of Data

The availability of large volumes of data, on almost every aspect of our lives, institutions and cultures, has fueled the hope of solving many of the world's problems; this avalanche of data continues to grow, the appearance of technologies such as Google Glass, an augmented reality display device in the form of glasses, equipped with photo, video and microphone cameras, encourages people to document and archive almost any detail of our daily lives.

A Socioscope

The term Big Data is beginning to be very popular nowadays. Every minute humanity performs 700,000 searches on Google. If we add to this the geographical location of the origin of the data, the information derived from purchases made by the human being, which also leaves traces either through credit cards or online purchases, this makes possible the massive analysis of these using algorithms. Our digital traces on the internet are inevitable and contribute to generating valuable data that supports Big Data.

Web 2.0

In web 1.0 we were mere consumers of information, published on a web page by a professional webmaster. With web 2.0 we are also generators of information and not just consumers. In this era we are all architects of information, since we all contribute to creating content in that network of networks. The Internet has brought about a true democratization of knowledge, another of the elements necessary to achieve exponential growth.

Internet

of Things

It refers to machines that talk to each other, often without the need to use the human being as an intermediary. The refrigerator, the television, the coffee machine, the future autonomous vehicle capable of driving without a driver, are no longer isolated entities; everyone has gone from the world of offline to online; through sensors and different devices, they collect information and send it to the Internet, while responding to the environment based on the information they receive from the Internet, forming the Internet of things.

Big Data Challenges

Big Data optimizes processes, to identify interdependencies and make informed decisions. So then, volume, speed, variety and accuracy are the four great challenges:

Unprecedented volume of data means we need huge computing and storage capabilities.

The speed at which the data must be processed must be constantly increased.

Variety The volumes of data handled by Big Data mostly respond to unstructured and varied content that is difficult to organize and analyze.

Accuracy of the data adds another difficulty and added challenge because the data is not always complete or overly representative.

Contributions of Digital Restructuring

Fast and diverse information, queries today are most likely to be made to Google or Wikipedia as a first resource. It may not give us the best or definitive answer, but it sure gives us the fastest.

Big Data the Oil of the 21st Century

Big Data is the oil of the 21st century because the information itself is a commodity. It informs about the behavior that a community adopts, through their consultations and consumption, this is the information that allows us to find out what is happening if they are reacting to a security problem, public health or an imminent catastrophe, etc., and thus know what needs do they need to satisfy?

Sensors Inside and Outside the Body

The Genome in the Cloud

Big Data is the oil of the 21st century because the information itself is a commodity. It informs about the behavior that a community adopts, through their consultations and consumption, this is the information that allows us to find out what is happening if they are reacting to a security problem, public health or an imminent catastrophe, etc., and thus know what needs do they need to satisfy?