2.  ‘Electronic mail’ was invented in 1982, it was
the process of sending electronic messages
between systems
 The invention of this word would suggest this
was the start of the reliance on technology
 IBM made the personal computer more
mainstream as an oppose to a niche product

3.  Because of the new technology being used to
store personal information it became possible
for ‘hackers’ to access data
 Before the only way to obtain someone’s
personal information would be to physically
break into a building with the information
written down
 The term ‘hacker’ was needed because it is a
very specific type of identity fraud or theft

4.  There was a lot of concern that the relationship
between the US and Russia would further
decline and increase the threat of nuclear
warfare
 A ‘nuclear winter’ is the by-product of an
atomic explosion; it is when the light from the
sun is blocked out
 After the first and second world war and the
advance in technology people realised it was in
their interest to avoid war by any means
 The term ‘peace camp’ also came about during
this period

5.  The invention of the ‘Pac-man’ arcade game by
Namco started a whole new type of
teenager, this was the start of the ‘gamer’
 Gaming was a new way for teenagers to spend
their spare time

6.  The new music genre became popular and the
terms: ‘death metal’ ‘heavy metal’ but also
‘glam rock’ and ‘heavy rock’
 The new methods of listening to music such as
the Sony Walkman meant people could listen
to what they wanted