SciShow: The Hidden Tech in Our Everyday Lives

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Content of the Lesson: Thanks to IBM Z for sponsoring this episode. To learn more about the annual student contest, go to https://ibm.co/2Lb7pLp . To learn more about IBM Z and how mainframes shape the world, go to https://ibm.co/2OGXyyR It's a supercomputer! It's the cloud! No, it's a modern mainframe! Mainframes may just seem like a movie plot device, but they process billions of ATM transactions, flights, and the large majority of credit card transactions each year! Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Kevin Carpentier, Eric Jensen, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Avi Yashchin, Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, Piya Shedden, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/zosbasics/com.ibm.zos.zmainframe/zconc_whatismainframe.htm http://aspg.com/mainframes-vs-supercomputers/#.Xa4JkedKhE5 https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/education/what-is-a-mainframe https://techdifferences.com/difference-between-supercomputer-and-mainframe-computer.html https://devblogs.nvidia.com/summit-gpu-supercomputer-enables-smarter-science/ https://blog.syncsort.com/2018/10/mainframe/mainframes-vs-pc-4-things/ https://www.pcmag.com/article/256563/what-is-cloud-computing https://www.techwalla.com/articles/the-uses-of-mainframe-computers https://www.ttwin.com/blog/279-mainframes-cloud-computing-similarities-differences https://www.salesforce.com/products/platform/best-practices/cloud-computing/ https://www.ibm.com/cloud/learn/benefits-of-cloud-computing https://www.idgconnect.com/idgconnect/opinion/1029688/mainframe-cloud-friends-enemies https://www.itchronicles.com/cloud/the-evolution-of-cloud-computing-wheres-it-going-next/ https://blog.syncsort.com/2018/06/mainframe/9-mainframe-statistics/ https://www.informatica.com/services-and-training/glossary-of-terms/data-repository-definition.html#fbid=WZmaYdBtBUi https://www.livescience.com/6392-9-super-cool-supercomputers.html https://www.weather.gov/about/supercomputers https://it.clas.ufl.edu/article/why-you-should-restart-your-computer/ https://smallbusiness.chron.com/reasons-reboot-computer-nightly-38604.html https://www.fastmetrics.com/blog/tech/what-is-cloud-computing/ Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glowing_IBM_z13_and_clock_-_cropped.JPG https://www.videoblocks.com/video/woman-s-hand-enter-atm-banking-cash-machine-pin-code-or-password-then-pull-out-the-credit-card-close-up-4k-rxmwgjxceizqa04cd https://www.videoblocks.com/video/happy-african-couple-shopping-online-with-credit-card-using-digital-tablet-woman-excited-for-vacation-being-booked-htzxdab2xj0my6ps6 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/old-mainframe-supercomputers-gm899731922-248266368 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/network-server-rack-gm176885794-18103170 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/it-technician-running-maintenance-programme-on-laptop-controls-operational-server-gm1148233882-310030520 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/big-data-network-severs-racks-gm1023943076-274781059 https://www.videoblocks.com/video/internet-connection-world-map-animation---4k-resolution-rmtd9thbinqt2eh5 https://www.videoblocks.com/video/medium-shot-of-a-male-technician-working-in-a-data-center-carrying-peforming-maintenance-amongst-rows-of-server-racks-installing-server-equipment-bzwrlxfpmjo8vuxuy https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/female-and-male-scientists-working-on-their-computers-in-big-modern-laboratory-gm949947128-259289252


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