3. Introduction
The twenty-first century has seen a technological revolution. Several highly commercial and widely
used technologies from the early 2000s have completely vanished, and other ones have replaced them.
In 2021, many latest technologies will emerge, particularly in the fields of computer science and
engineering. These latest technologies are only going to get better in 2021, and they may even make it
into the hands of the average individual.
These are the key trends or latest technologies to look at whether you’re a recent computer science
graduate or a seasoned IT professional. And how these innovations are upending the established quo at
work and on college campuses.
4. Artificial intelligence
Machine code that mimics human
and animal intelligence is at the
heart of artificial intelligence (AI).
Professionals in artificial
intelligence (AI) create algorithms
and programme machines to do
human-like activities. Artificial
intelligence (AI) is already widely
used to detect credit card fraud,
identify disease outbreaks, and
improve satellite navigation.
5. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society forecasts that numerous AI concepts
will be extensively implemented in 2021 in their annual technology prediction report. Reliability and safety
for intelligent autonomous systems, AI for digital manufacturing, and trustworthy and explainable AI and
machine learning are all purported AI breakthroughs.
As of 2020, computer and information research scientists earned a median annual pay of $126,830, with the
Bureau of Labor Statistics expecting much-faster-than-average growth for the profession from 2019 through
2029.
Machine learning engineers make an average yearly pay of $112,840, according to PayScale, with late-career
professionals earning an average annual salary of $162,000 as of June 2021. A bachelor’s degree is required
for entry-level AI positions, while a master’s or Ph.D. leads to the best job chances in artificial intelligence.
6. 5G Technology
The convergence of new
technologies and products is
creating a quantum leap forward in
transforming industries and world
economies, profoundly affecting
everyone. Technologies like
robotics, artificial intelligence,
self-driving cars, and smart homes
and cities will have a massive
impact on everyone’s lives. 5G is
the lead technology enabling these
transformations.
7. The next cellular evolution, 5G, has design specifications that overcome many 4G limitations. 5G is also
designed to support future technology innovations. It can support millions of devices connected continuously
to a high performing mobile network with 100 percent reliably, at a greatly-reduced cost.
The 5G specifications define a set of requirements including network performance and security parameters,
the minimum number of device connections and overall energy requirements.
5G design requirements also specify a guarantee of nearly 100 percent uptime and ultra-consistent network
services. Self-driving cars and trucks, health services, traffic orchestration, energy power-grid management
and others that directly impact public safety rely on the integrity of 5G networks.
8. Quantum Computing
An ordinary computer chip uses
bits. These are like tiny switches,
that can either be in the off
position – represented by a zero –
or in the on position – represented
by a one. Every app you use,
website you visit and photograph
you take is ultimately made up of
millions of these bits in some
combination of ones and zeroes.
9. This works great for most things, but it doesn’t reflect the way the universe actually works. In nature, things
aren’t just on or off. They’re uncertain. And even our best supercomputers aren’t very good at dealing with
uncertainty. That’s a problem.
That's because, over the last century, physicists have discovered when you go down to a really small scale,
weird things start to happen. They’ve developed a whole new field of science to try and explain them. It’s
called quantum mechanics.
Quantum mechanics is the foundation of physics, which underlies chemistry, which is the foundation of
biology. So for scientists to accurately simulate any of those things, they need a better way of making
calculations that can handle uncertainty. Enter, quantum computers.
10. How do quantum computers work?
Instead of bits, quantum computers use qubits. Rather than just being on or off, qubits can also be in what’s
called ‘superposition’ – where they’re both on and off at the same time, or somewhere on a spectrum between
the two.
Take a coin. If you flip it, it can either be heads or tails. But if you spin it – it’s got a chance of landing on
heads, and a chance of landing on tails. Until you measure it, by stopping the coin, it can be either.
Superposition is like a spinning coin, and it’s one of the things that makes quantum computers so powerful. A
qubit allows for uncertainty
11. Cloud Computing
What is cloud computing? It is
basically a delivery of different
kinds of on-demand services with
the use of the Internet. It could be
any resource, including
applications, data storage, servers,
software, or databases.
12. Cloud computing allows users to access online services as long as there is an available internet connection.
The user does not need to be physically present in a specific location or own a costly infrastructure to keep
files. Rather than holding a proprietary hard drive or local storage, cloud-based storage saves the company a
remote database.
You can also observe this with your mobile phones. Instead of storing pictures on your device, you can store
these in cloud-based storage and freely access them when you connect to the Internet.