5 Unbelievable but True Facts about technology that probably you don't know.
Today In this world we are just surrounded by many gadgets and technology. starting from the morning to night it just impossible to think or to perform our daily basis work. But behind that every gadget and technologies there has some Important Rules and Facts depending on which Every gadget are working but some of these gadgets have some interesting facts which initially sound wired but YES it does exist as an Important part of that gadget.
Fact 1: Changing Fonts can save printers Ink.
Basically, Every font or style of a single letter is not the same, as the dimensions of that fonts are not the same. And eventually, we use a different font to convey different emotions, Emphasization and many more.
basically, the theory is, If you use a "lighter font"(with a lighter stroke) you will need slightly less ink as compared to the normal. (Assumed that you are printing in an inkjet printer that uses the old cartridges system). So by doing it, we can save up to 10% of the ink. So next time to save ink always use a lighter font.
Fact 2: Email Existed Before the World Wide Web(www)
Today in this world the most convenient way convey a message or any notice is mail. I think everyone we use this particular way to convey a message. But if I say that you have to send an Email but without using www, that seems very ridiculous right? but yes these happened before 1984. They use to send email without the internet. At that time there used to be a computer and a rotary telephone to connect a service called Micronet . so at that, there was no URL's just numbered webpage. For mailing purpose, they used to dial 7776, Which is basically a webpage for email's.
Fact 3: 92 Percent of the world's currency is in the digital form
Now in 2019 whatever we think it may be shopping, buying goods, and sending money is done through digitally. According to the World economy survey, 92 % of worlds currency is in the digital format. so that means most of the money you earn, transact with that only exist in computers.
Only 8% of currency does exist in physical form. And this 8 % includes all Black money and physical money which we use for daily usages and transaction.
Fact 4: 5 Megabytes(MB) of weighed a ton during 1965 era.
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For the first time, IBM Launched RAMAC in 1965 which was basically a type of hard drive which we use today.
Now in modern hard drives, there have a magnetic disk, A moving head which is used to read and write data.
But at that time technology wasn't so developed, so that they use a massive leap in a mass storage technology because it signified a shift: from punch card and magnetic tape which store data sequentially and accessed.
The whole cabinet wight around 1000kg and that can store only 5MB of data. The disk rotates at 1200 RPM .
Fact 5: In 1965 Russia build a computer that can ran on water .
Basically, computers were introduced to perform complex calculations and assumptions. but if I say that computers can run without electricity that seems very worthless but yes Russia made it possible during 1965. They Used to count things like gears, pivots, beads, and levers and for that reason, they invented the computer which basically can run by water.
that computer can solve partial differential Equation. In that particular system, there has a tube which is filled with water. Adjusting the level of water by tapes and plugs the end result is being generated.
That particular system is also called water integrator.
So these were some Facts which I found very Interesting And I hope that you also liked that. Do let me know in the comment. And what was your favourite Facts among these Five? And also If you have any interesting fact then comment down below I am also excited to know that