Blown to Bits Chapter1 Answers

Questions:

1.) Classify what makes a "Bit"
2.)Compare physical and digital processes needed to accomplish a task
3.)State how you feel about the idea of things such as SSN, Medical Information and Birth Records stored forever unless there are policies to get ride of it.
4.) Determine whether or not the rapidly advancing technology is good for humans.

Answers:

1. Bits are the zeros and ones that make up all digital programs a pictures and messages.
2. Physical processes require more work and physical labor and may need to be repeated over and over. Digital processes require more thought than labor and once done can be use over and over, it doesn't need to be made again as with most physical processes.
3. I think that in some ways it could be useful; but for the most part I think it is a waste of space to keep it all, yet a waste of time to delete it all.
4. I think that it is good because it can make our lives better and make use more connected and it keeps the economy up. On the other hand it causes tons of waste and also by the time you learn half of the things you can do with your devices, the device is three generations old.