Task 4. option 2.
Task compare human systems to digital systems.
If I wanted to make a computer as human as possible what would I need to do? What would I need to include in my computer? How could I use what the computer already has?
Inside your computer – Bettina Bair | TED-Ed
View the video above and record in a table the features of a computer. Think about human systems and relate them to computer systems.
What features do we have?
Eyes- to see the outside world
Ears to hear the outside world
Brain to interpret what we see and hear
Physical feeling to transmit information to our brain about outside conditions
| Human | What does it do? | Computer systems | What does it do? |
| Muscular system | Helps our body move by contracting and relaxing | Robotics uses hydraulics and mechanical systems | Allows the movement of limbs. |
| Skeletal system | Provides a structure for the muscles to move and holds our body upright. Protects our soft insides. | Hardware
|
Is the physical parts of the computer |
| Brain – command centre | Sends signals from our brain to muscles to move them
Our brain interprets the signals from our senses |
Central processing unit
|
Fetching instructions from memory and executing them |
| Nervous system | Transmits signals to and from the brain | networks | Transmits data to and from peripheral devices and other computers. |
| Senses
Sight- eyes Hearing- ears Feeling- hands, skin, feet Smell- nose
|
Brain interprets information received by structures in the eyes.
Sends signals from our senses to our brain |
Inputs
Mouse Keyboard Camera
|
Provides commands for the cpu to execute.
Is an interface for human operators to interact with CPU/ database. |
| voice | Makes sounds
Used for communication |
Outputs
Screen Printer
|
Provides information from the CPU /data base to human operators |
| memory | Stores data | memory | Stores data |
| discourse | Provides information to tell the brain how to respond in a set of circumstances. | software | The programs that tell the CPU what to do in a set of circumstances. |
In looking at a human and computer system there are some similarities. We can label a human body with labels we would ordinarily put on a computer and vice versa
Are there any systems that humans have that computers do not have?
Digestive system
Circulatory system
Reproductive system
Emotional responses
Why do we have them but computers do not? This is not a simple question and does not have only one answer. It starts a conversation on what it means to be human and the possible multiple futures of artificial intelligence.
Depending on the age of the students an interesting video is below
The Turing test: Can a computer pass for a human? – Alex Gendler
As a final thinking point view the video below.
The newest robots 2021 | Incredible and technologically advanced robots
Robotics has developed incredibly over the years from simple mechanical devices to programmable robots that can speak, interact with their environment, and do a variety of tasks. The robots in this video show how advanced robotics and computers have become.
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