Monday, September 15, 2008

Computer Technology Advancement

With technology advancing as fast as it is at the present, it is a question we don't have a new mass-marketed gadget appearance every few minutes. Personal computers, once predicted to be owned up by a mere handful of individuals, are everywhere today. If you're a student, a personal computer is virtually a requirement. Accompanying the ever-increasing fame of the personal computer is a plethora of gadgets and technology advancement. Though it may not be every few minutes, it looks as though every couple of months we hear about a computer with more storage space or a new device that one can plug in to their computer.

A few devices that appear on the market are either completely superfluous or not so accessible to the entirety of the population, whether it is because of their cost or their limited supply. The pricy devices are reserved to those who can afford them, until some brand-new gadget replaces them and the price of these machines decreases, a lot like any new technology that appears on the market. Those gadgets, which are unnecessary, are not overly practical and the market for these creations is comprised mainly of those with an affinity for such devices. Innovations like webcams, while they are surely fun to play with, are basically unnecessary as they have no bearing on the actual operation of the computer and are used largely for leisure computer activities.

The more purposeful advancements in computer technology center on those, which increase the computers power to manage certain tasks and those, which increase the storage space of the computer. Many personal computer owners find themselves craving more space to store songs or various other files and often wishing that their computer were faster. Though many computers produced today have a excessive storage space, that is, it is nearly impossible to fill a personal computer to capacity, these types of advancements permit a much speedier and more efficient functioning computer.

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