The term digital comes from the Latin word “digitus” for finger. Technically, it means that information is represented only by a limited number of digits. A device is called digital if it can encode and decode signals and characters...
In its original sense, digitization describes the conversion of analog information into digital data. Digital formats can be processed much more flexibly and quickly than analog information. The term is now also used synonymously for the...
Dynamic has meant full of internal movement, rapid changes, evolving. When applied to the market, dynamic describes the rapid pace at which it is changing and evolving today. Ever shorter development and production cycles are having a massive impact...
Data represent numerical values and information obtained on the basis of measurements and observations. They are available in a machine-processable form. Data is considered to be valuable and brings many advantages for targeted control through...
Charging at public charging stations is often a hassle: Different operators, opaque tariffs and a lack of standardization are still a deterrent. We provide an overview.
The carbon footprint indicates the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by personal activities or by a business or production process. For example, when people drive a car, fly on vacation by plane, or construct a building. Or when customers buy...
Refers to the emission of the environmentally harmful carbon released during the combustion of fossil fuels (e.g. coal, natural gas, mineral oil).
Bluetooth is a wireless standard that allows data to be transferred between devices over short distances without the need for a cable connection. An example is the connection between the mobile device and the computer. Security measures are...
A blackout is a prolonged, widespread loss of power, internet and utilities. This means: Neither light nor heating and electric stove, mobile network are working. Traffic lights and gas stations are down, public transport and elevators are at a...
Is the installation and execution of work and production processes that occur without direct, human intervention. One criticism often voiced is that this makes human labor superfluous. In the past, ideas – even horror scenarios – were...
