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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451879103321

Autore

Jesshope C. R

Titolo

Microprocessor and peak oil [[electronic resource] ] : discontinuities in our civilisation / / C.R. Jesshope

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-280-95860-X

9786610958603

90-485-0563-1

1-4294-5459-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (24 p.)

Disciplina

605

Soggetti

Technology - Social aspects

Computer engineering

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This lecture will explore the challenges of working in an exponentially changing world from the perspective of a computer engineer and architect. The benefits and problems associated with exponential change in computer systems will be illustrated by also exploring current events that follow the exactly the same trends. The challenges of introducing concurrency into our computer chips is the main topic of the lecture but both the growth of technology and our use of oil have been significant events in our society, appearing to be discontinuous but in fact following a predictable and challenging