Convergence

In terms of technology, convergence is when technology is created which could not exist unless previous technologies came before it. Or technologies coming together to perform a similar task.

My first thought when this topic was brought up was modern day cell phones. These items could not exist if landline phones did not exist, or wireless, or the internet, or digital photography. And that's only naming a few of the technologies which reside within the default cellular phone.

The characteristics of this happening are usually data throughput, access, computational speed, and memory usage.

-Data Throughput: The measure of how many units of information can be processed in a given amount of time to a determined location.

-Access: How an individual is able to obtain this technology and be able to use it.

-Computational Speed: How fast information can be processed in an amount of time. Moore's law can apply to this section which states that every 2 years computational speed will double.

-Memory Usage: The computers ability to both store information and obtain information at one moment and then get rid of it or place it back in storage the next moment.