(Optional) Describe the information and communication contexts of technology and engineering.
Description should include
• ways of gathering, organizing, and reporting data so it is useful to people
• ways communication technology involves using technical equipment in the forms of symbols and signals, including coding and/or programming.
Process/Skill Questions:
• How have computers changed the way information is gathered?
• Who has made significant contributions to computer engineering?
• What significant innovations have contributed to computer technology in history?
• What are the historical precursors that lead to the emergence of computing?
• What lead to the universal use of computers?
• How do global positioning system (GPS) and geographic information system (GIS) technologies improve daily lives?
• What is symbol-based coding called?
• What does syntax mean?
• Why does syntax matter when coding?
• What are some information and communication related occupations?