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Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
COSC1078 Introduction to Information Technology
Lecture 23
Future of ITJames Harland
Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
Introduction to IT
1-4 Introduction, Images, Audio, Video
5-6 Computer Fundamentals Assignment 1, WebLearn Test 1
7 Review
8 Operating Systems WebLearn Test 2
9 Operating Systems Assignment 2
10 Internet
11 Internet Security WebLearn Test 3
12 Future of IT Assignment 3
Peer and Self Assessment
Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
Overview
Questions?
Assignment 3
Mock Exam
Future of IT
Questions?
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Intro to IT Schedule
Week Lecture 1 Lecture 2
12 Future of IT Review by request
Various topics requested
13 Mock Exam Wednesday 2nd June
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Next Lecture Requests
Logic gates Hexadecimal to/from binary conversions Process vs. program Floating point Network layers Encryption Internet architecture Machine cycle
Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
Mock Exam
10.30-1.00 on Wednesday 2rd June in 12.08.02 Bring your own paper, pens, etc. No calculators allowed Answers will be available from me when you leave
Schedule:
10.30 Access to room 10.45 Reading time commences 11.00 Writing time commences 1.00 Exam concludes
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Assignment 3
Review
(re-) answer What is IT? questions from Tutorial 1
Identify difficult parts of the course
Suggest new questions
Include favourites from Assignments 1 and 2
Reflect
Answer reflection questions from tutorials
Research
Write about a particular IT topic of your choice
(5-6 paragraphs)
Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
What is IT?
Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
Future of IT
RMIT School of CS & IT
Four main research areas
Distributed Systems and Networking Distributed Software Engineering Architecture Information Storage, Analysis and Retrieval Intelligent Systems
Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
Distributed SE Architecture
Component-based software architecture Verification of safety-critical systems Adaptive distributed software systems and
configuration Concurrent and parallel programming
languages Grid and cloud architecture and platforms
Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
Distributed Systems and Networking Supply chains, middleware, web servers,
load balancing Service-oriented architectures, web services SCADA systems (infrastructure) Security protocols, fingerprint identification Mobile computing, especially mobile phones
Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
Information Storage, Analysis and Retrieval Search engines (zettair – google it! ) Genomic databases Compression Image retrieval Music retrieval Pattern matching Document management
Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
Intelligent Systems
Agent-oriented programming and design Agent reasoning Modelling complex systems (climate change) Reasoning and logics Evolutionary computation Machine learning Data mining Evolutionary Art
Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
Robot Mine Clearance in Vietnam UNICEF: up to 70 million unexploded land
mines in the world 42,000 Vietnamese killed in past 35 years One district: 300 children killed, 58 lost
limbs or blinded RMIT has two campuses in Vietnam (Hanoi,
Ho Chi Minh City) What can robots do to help?
Lecture 23: Future of IT Intro to IT
Robot Mine Clearance in Vietnam iRobot www.irobot.com US-based company Make robot vacuum cleaners Extensive experience with US military
robots 1 Australian employee (based in Sydney) Reviewing proposal about Vietnam mines
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Conclusion
Work on Assignment 3
Don’t forget the mock exam!