Digital Dark Age

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
computer memory storage digital dark age preservation records film microfiche information digital storage capacity floppy disks computers paper tape quipu storage Computer History Museum digital formats digital information preserve computer-generated data disks backup digital data device obsolete obsolescence documents new formats convert conversion readable readability storing
Subjects
History-Social Science STEAM
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Digital Dark Age

Imagine a future where humans are unable to access the data, literature, art, photographs, discoveries, and vital records of previous generations. That bleak future may be on the horizon! Learn how our fragile, rapidly-obsolete systems of storing data could lead to a digital dark age.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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