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Response 2A

The computing innovation I chose is 3D Printers.The purpose of a 3D printer is to create multiple items with different materials on one machine. A 3D printer works by designing a blueprint in a computer. When the blueprint is done it is used to tell the 3D printer were to lay down materials that would create the 3D model. Successful layers are placed horizontally across-section near the previous solid 3D printer model.This artifact shows, how an object is created with a 3D printer and the processes it takes to make it.

Response 2B

I created this artifact by using GIMP image editor.The program I used to create this artifact is GIMP Image Editor. First, I did was search some images about 3D printers. I looked through the images that proved how a 3D printer process the slices of layer materials in making a solid 3D model. After I had the pictures that I needed from my artifact, I when to GIMP Image Editor. Then I started to create the artifact by placing the images together that I had chosen on the GIMP page to edit. My final processes were making the images stand out proving the main idea of a 3D printer.

Response 2C

One effect of a 3D printers is that it will increase jobs for engineers and fabricators to design products and produce printers. This innovation is beneficial because the technology of a 3D printer creates multiple objects in less time and with the highest quality in graphics(1). For example, like companies that produce many objects, the 3D printer would be very beneficial for that, because when using a 3D printer, the objects can be manufactured in less time and faster will be on sale in the market. A 3D printer is not only beneficial for companies that consume 3D objects. It can be beneficial for anyone.The impact of this innovation on economy is that many companies are using 3D printers to manufacture objects in less time and selling them at a high price (2). With 3D printers, companies will make a lot of money. On the other hand, this innovation is harmful due to the fumes 3D printers release. People who produce a large number of 3D models have a higher chance of getting carcinogen (cancer). Levels much higher than recommended by California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (3). Due to the smoke consumed by a 3D printer and by different materials like liquids and plastics that are used in a 3D printer.

Response 2D

The data that my innovation uses is a 3D model of an object that tells the 3D printer what to build (4). My innovation processes data by reading computer-aided design (CAD) files. These designs tell the 3D printer how to place successive layers, plastics, polymers, and a metal material on the 3D printer to create the 3D model. A data storage concern is that if a consumer wanted to make a big 3D model the consumer would have to buy a big and expensive computer to make the model because it would need a lot computer storage and memory.