TechSpeak By Sankalp

  ELECTRIC CARS                 This article is about battery-electric cars. For the more general category of electric drive for all types of vehicles, see electric vehicles. For the more general category of vehicles with plug-in rechargeable capabilities, see plug-in. For vehicles with electric motors and internal combustion engines, see a hybrid electric vehicle. For fuel cell cars, see fuel cell vehicles.                An electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors, using energy stored in rechargeable batteries. The first practical electric cars were produced in the 1880s. Compared with internal combustion engine cars, electric cars are quieter, have no tailpipe emissions, and lower emissions in general. Charging an electric car can be done at a variety of charging stations, these charging statio...

  Booming Technologies Technology is the lifeblood of our existence. Without it, we cannot comprehend our daily activities which are intertwined with the world around us. Connectivity is the purpose; technology is the fuel that fulfills that purpose. The evolution of technology has given us variation in inventions. From innovation in agriculture to gunpowder, from locomotives to AI, technology has truly evolved. However, technology today is a step ahead of connectivity and is moving ahead to enable automation and artificial intelligence. . Why do things that can be done by others? Given below are some of the technologies under development and are likely to have a huge impact on the world (not in the order of rankings). Artificial Intelligence (AI) AI refers to enabling machines to think and mimic like humans. They are programmed to simulate human intelligence and exhibit traits such as problem-solving. In 1995, AI came into being as an academic discipline. AI was based on the assum...

  THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) In this fast-growing world with constant technological advancement, the trending topics of interest are mainly the internet of things, machine learning, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, etc. These terms are related to data analysis. These terms coined not more than a decade ago, have become so common as if they hold with them our future world. This attention is well deserved, as they are really interested in probing concepts. They seem to connect the world of imagination to reality. All of them have a great scope of research. So let’s discuss one of these technological advancements; IoT which is believed to be the leading technology behind many future innovations. According to IoT analytics estimates, there were roughly 9.5 billion connected IoT devices at the end of 2019. Internet of things (IoT) simply means a system of interrelated devices that are capable of transferring data over a network without requiring human-to-hu...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN MACHINES THINK?  -ALAN TURING, 1950 It was with this simple question that Turing changed the course of technology. Turing’s paper on ‘ ’Computing Machinery and Intelligence’’ (1950) was what set the base for Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines. In layman’s language it is that branch of computer science that aims to answer the question: Can machines think? It is an endeavor to replicate human intelligence in machines. It emphasizes traits of the human mind like problem-solving, learning and improving, decision making and so. Thus, the goals of AI include learning, reasoning, and perception. So it can be phrased as the ability in machines to rationalize and accordingly take a particular action that has the best chance at achieving a specific goal. HOW DOES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORK AI is based on the principle that human intelligence can be broken down into specific ways of working...

Cloud Computing - Understanding its core Gone are days when people used to maintain a diary with  everyone’s contact number in it. When people used to print out photographs from a reel. When information could only be saved in a notebook. We’re living in the 21 st  a century where we not only occupy a physical presence but also a virtual one. We all have smartphones with cameras and a million pictures. We don’t have to remember any contact numbers; we can simply save them on our phones. No need to buy hard copies of books as kindle editions and pdfs are available in plenty. So with the soft copy of almost everything available, the question is where to store it and how to manage it. Just like hardcopies occupy a physical space, soft copies of anything also need storage space. Maintaining digital data not only requires storage space but also servers, databases, soft wares, networks, analytics, and intelligence.  CLOUD COMPUTING is the one-stop for all these ends to m...

Owning a car is a big responsibility, as the maintenance cost of a car goes more than its cost of acquisition. Do you also feel broke after reading the headline regarding the hike in the prices of petrol and diesel?  Quick Fact- Petrol being a fossil fuel is available in a scarce quantity. The annual average savings an e-car owner enjoys goes up to $800. Shocked, right! Are you also curious to know what the secret behind this saving is? Well, it is the reduced or mere expense on maintenance cost, which makes it a pocket-friendly car. Despite the fact that its acquisition cost is higher than that of gasoline or fuel-based cars. Due to e- vehicles benefits over conventional cars, there has been a drastic shift from gasoline cars to Electric cars. ELECTRIC CARS AS A BOON There are more than 5.64 million e-cars owners. The sales booster or the influential factor behind the hype for owing an e-car are- Eco friendly: E-car releases a lesser amount of CO2 in com...