At first I got nervous reading the wiki about computer hardware. I didn't know what any of the terms meant. I had heard of them before, but as far as defining them, I was clueless. I felt much better when it got to the part about other peripherals, especially the input section on gaming devices. I finally knew what was being discussed. In fact, there wasn't another word after that section that I didn't already know. what an informative wiki!
I can see how there is some confusion with Moore's Law. Presumably, the more you add to something, the limited amount of space is left. He did have a point that at some point they could make larger chips but, again, at some point the chip would have to be too large. At that point, I think Moore's Law could expire.
Now, the video summed up everything it took like an hour to read in like 2 1/2 minutes and I think I understood it better because the words weren't terribly dull and real life examples were given.
The website gave more visual examples of the growing capabilities of chips that put Moore's Law into yet another perspective (The Silicone Engine). I also liked the timeline of computer history from 1939-1994.
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