Structure of Digital Computing

Some Discussion Questions for Book Clubs

Here is a list of some questions that can be discussed at book clubs.

You can find the tables and figures in Structure here.

Here is a goodread's bookshelf that contains many of the books referenced in Structure of Digital Computing, as well as some related books.

Here is an overview of the five eras of computing:

1. Mainframe Era:
When: 1965-1985
Bottleneck: computer cycles
Becoming commoditized: NA

2. PC Era:
When: 1980-2000
Bottleneck: application software
Becoming commoditized: computer cycles

3. Web Era:
When: 1995-2015
Bottleneck: network bandwidth
Becoming commoditized: application software

4. Device Era:
When: 2005-2025
Bottleneck: data
Becoming commoditized: network bandwidth

5. Data Era:
When: 2015-2035
Bottleneck: actionable information
Becoming commoditized: data