Technology Evolution

Eight decades of computing history. Start from the beginning and build your way to a full picture of how modern systems emerged.

3 hours68 eventsNo prior knowledge neededFree, no account

Timeline

68 events

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Connections

How events caused each other

Click any node to see what it built on and what it enabled. Solid lines are direct causes, dashed lines are related events.

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Guided Paths

5 topics

Each path walks you through one topic from the beginning. No prior knowledge needed. Pick the subject that interests you most.

1

How the Internet Works

6 events · 45 minutes

2

AI: From Turing to Transformers

8 events · 60 minutes

3

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences

7 events · 90 minutes

4

Software Development: Waterfall to DevOps

6 events · 75 minutes

5

Standards Bodies: How Technology Gets Standardised

6 events · 40 minutes

Test Yourself

5 quizzes

Short quizzes to check what stuck. Each one matches a guided path above.

Networking Fundamentals Quiz
Networking
10m5q60pts
AI History Challenge
AI/ML
15m5q50pts
Cybersecurity Essentials
Security
12m4q40pts
Software Engineering Evolution
Software
12m5q50pts
Standards and Governance Quiz
Standards
10m5q50pts

Standards and references

Aligned to the following curriculum objectives.

  1. 1ACM/IEEE Computing Curricula 2023, historical context strand
  2. 2BCS Core Body of Knowledge, technology evolution domain
  3. 3QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Computing (2022)
  4. 4UK Digital Skills Framework, foundational digital literacy