Computing: Looking Back and Moving Forward

TL;DR

This paper reviews the evolution of computing systems over the past sixty years, analyzing current paradigms like cloud, edge, and quantum computing, and identifying future research directions.

Contribution

It offers a comprehensive overview of past, present, and future computing paradigms, highlighting research gaps and emerging technologies for advancing computing systems.

Findings

Analysis of historical computing evolution

Evaluation of emerging paradigms like IoT and quantum computing

Identification of promising future research directions

Abstract

The Internet and computer commercialization have transformed the computing systems area over the past sixty years, affecting society. Computer systems have evolved to meet diverse social needs thanks to technological advances. The Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, fog computing, edge computing, and other emerging paradigms provide new economic and creative potential. Therefore, this article explores and evaluates the elements impacting the advancement of computing platforms, including both long standing systems and frameworks and more recent innovations like cloud computing, quantum technology, and edge AI. In this article, we examine computing paradigms, domains, and next generation computing systems to better understand the past, present, and future of computing technologies. This paper provides readers with a comprehensive overview of developments in computing technologies and highlights promising research gaps for the advancement of future computing systems.