1. Technology Today

2. The first computers were very large and could do very few functions compared to computers today.

3. The invention of the microchip made it possible to build smaller more powerful computers.
The first integrated circuit on a single chip of silicon
Process information quickly

4. Computers have changed rapidly since their invention.
An early model PC
Personal Computers today

5. Bill Gates Founder of Microsoft
His company creates software, or programs that tell computers what to do.
This PowerPoint was made using some of the software his company created.

6. The Internet
Allows people to communicate through , social networks, and instant messaging.
Referred to as the World Wide Web, because you can communicate with anyone in any country.

7. Businesses have been able to decrease the cost of communication various social media.

8. Consumers benefit as well
By comparing prices at the touch of a button
By comparing the quality of products through customer reviews

9. Biotechnology helps develop new medicines and healthier plants and animals.

10. Energy from the sun is a renewable resource.

11. Energy from water is a renewable resource.

12. Energy from wind is a renewable resource.

13. And you thought micro was small!

14. What can nanotechnology do?

15. Nanomachines might be able to repair damaged cells or organs.