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1. Open Google Chrome and search for at least three (3) technological developments and/or innovations
from 2017 to present, which are related to human-computer interaction. Then, provide answers for the
following items for each development/innovation in the answer sheet:
a. Title of the technology/innovation (2 points)
Semiconductor chip
Smartphone
Quantum Computing
b. Image of the technology/innovation (3 points)

c. Enumerate the features of the technology/innovation and explain how the feature satisfies
various human capabilities. (Essay: 10 points)
Semiconductor chip
The semiconductor chip. The electric circuit with many components such as
transistors and wiring opened the door to the evolution of the laptop, followed
by the smartphone and tablet. A semiconductor chip is an electric circuit with
many components such as transistors and wiring formed on
a semiconductor wafer. An electronic device comprising numerous these
components is called “integrated circuit (IC)”. The layout of the components is
patterned on a photomask (reticle) by computer and projected onto
a semiconductor wafer in the manufacturing processes described below.
Semiconductor chips replaced the tubes, managing machines faster, cheaper,
and more efficiently. Advances in design and size led us to light and sleek
modern phones and smart equipment in a range of industries.

Smartphone
The typical old phones can call and text and while it can get your message across, a
smartphone also allows you multiple ways of communicating with your staff, customers and
suppliers. A phone is no longer limited to just calling, text or direct message these days. One
of the advantages of smartphone is it also gives you access to your email, video calling, video
conferencing and photo sharing can be done immediately too. It is normal now to be able to
chair a staff meeting from anywhere as long as you have a mobile data service on your
phone! There is also an abundance of social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and
LinkedIn, that enable you to remain connected indefinitely. Smartphones developed from the
earliest devices for communication. It has therefore been built to primarily strengthen the way
people interact with each other. The development of technology for smartphones modernized
communications.

Quantum computing
Quantum computing is a rapidly-emerging technology that harnesses the laws of quantum
mechanics to solve problems too complex for classical computers. Today, IBM Quantum
makes real quantum hardware -- a tool scientists only began to imagine three decades ago --
available to thousands of developers. Our engineers deliver ever-more-powerful
superconducting quantum processors at regular intervals, building toward the quantum
computing speed and capacity necessary to change the world. These machines are very
different from the classical computers that have been around for more than half a century.
Here's a primer on this transformative technology. Building a functional quantum computer
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requires holding an object in a superposition state long enough to carry out various processes on
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 them.Unfortunately, once a superposition meets with materials that are part of a measured system,
it loses its in-between state in what's known docoherence and becomes a boring old classical bit.

d. Explain the connection of the interactive interface of the technology/innovation with different
aspects of human performance, such as cognitive capability, ergonomics capability, and HCI
principles. (Essay: 10 points)
e. References in APA Style Citation format. (5 points)
https://blog.tkelevator.com/ten-technological-advances-changing-the-world-and-how-
we-live-in-it/
https://www.makeuseof.com/why-semiconductors-important/
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/semiconductor.asp
https://www.ibm.com/topics/quantum-computing#:~:text=Quantum%20computing%20is
%20a%20rapidly,available%20to%20thousands%20of%20developers.

GRADING RUBRIC (Essay):

Criteria Performance Indicator Points
Content The correct subjects and/or ideas were included and studied.
Relevance The ideas and principles mentioned were relevant to human factors in HCI.
Organization The ideas were presented in an organized manner.
TOTAL

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