ICOM 4215 Homework 2
Fall 2012

Today: Aug 31, 2012

Due date: Sept 7, 2012

Points: 10 points

Group homework – one per group

Submission:

· Via email.

· Subject on the email: Homework 2 ICOM 4215, students will lose 5 points if the subject is changed

· Send the email to nayda.santiago@ece.uprm.edu

· Submit by 1:30pm on the due date

Presentation: 10 min presentation. Do not exceed time.

1) Read the articles
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/08/hype-cycles/

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=2124315

2) In approx 600 words answer the following questions in the form of a essay:

a) What is the importance of this news?

b) Does it affect the computer architecture world? Its paradigms?

c) How do you imagine future computers under this new piece of news?

3) Present your answers in the classroom. One student per group will present.