Module 0203: OS, App and the web

Tak Auyeung, Ph.D.

October 28, 2009
1 About this module
2 The traditional way
 2.1 The lowest level: hardware
 2.2 Hardware specific drivers
 2.3 Operating system
 2.4 Applications
3 Problems with the traditional way
4 Where are we heading?
 4.1 The network
 4.2 Moore’s law
 4.3 Display technology
 4.4 Web scripting technology
5 The future
 5.1 End user’s view
 5.2 Where is my app?
 5.3 Where is my data?
 5.4 Which much do I pay?
 5.5 Who do I pay?
 5.6 Do I “control” my own computers?
 5.7 What about privacy and security?