Faster Than a Speeding Bullet
v The rate-of-change in information technology is
unprecedented
v To give perspective, a college education has an
“expected useful lifetime” of 55 years
o Electronic computers are 53 years old
o ARPANet came on-line 30 years ago
o The term “PC,” as in personal computer, is less than 20
years old
o WWW has been “visible” less than 5 years
v How do you prepare?  Learn the fundamentals!