Homework


 * HOMEWORK:**

Read Who was Charles and answer the following question:

1. Babbage designed his mechanical computer in 1834. Why did it take electronics to make a practical computing machine?

2. The computer came from research by the U.S. Army to better fight wars. Should the U.S. spend money researching how to fight and kill better?

3. The Internet is blurring the lines between computing and communications. Is this a good thing? What are the positive and negative aspects of this technology?