Wolfram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine that computes answers rather than searching for information like Google. It aims to collect all objective data, models, methods and algorithms to compute whatever can be calculated about any topic. The document then discusses Wolfram Alpha's history, how it works using built-in models and algorithms, some example uses, advantages like faster answers than search engines, and disadvantages like not providing links to additional information like search engines.

1. BY
PONNEKANTI MOUNIKA

2. AGENDA
Introduction
Organizations Using Wolfram Technologies
How it works
Advantages
Disadvantages
Conclusion

3. Introduction
Wolfram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine, a web site that computes
information rather than finding it by search (it is like Google, but it presents you an
answer instead of places to find the answer).
Purpose :
Make computable knowledge accessible to everyone. It aims to collect all objective data ,
implement every known model, method, and algorithm and make it possible to compute
whatever can be computed about anything.

4. History
WolframAlpha was officially launched on May 18, 2009.
It is the culmination of 5 years of work, and 26 more years of
previous development.
December 3, 2009, an iPhone app was introduced.
October 6, 2010 an Android version of the app was released.
It is now available for Kindle Fire and Nook.
Also 71 apps are available which use the Wolfram Alpha
engine for specialized tasks.

5. Organizations Using Wolfram Technologies

6. iPhone App

7. How it works
Wolfram Alpha is an answer engine developed by
Wolfram Research.
To accomplish this it uses built-in models of fields of
knowledge, complete with data and algorithms that
represent real-world knowledge. For example, Users
submit queries and computation requests via a text
field.

8. Example

9. WolFram Architecture

12. Values for 21st Century teaching and
Learning
● Students can gather information on general concepts and research
data on specific topics
● Teachers can easily provide visual aides such as pictures,charts and
graphs for lesson plans
● Students are shown the steps of how mathematical problems are
solved
● Information is easier to find and better laid out for students

13. Advantages
Answer is given to the query based on the curated
data,unlike search engines.
• A better faster approach, than search engines, which
saves time.
• Backed by some of the most advanced supercomputers
on Earth, it can easily be used for solving mathematical
problems, and other type queries not possible with search
engines.

14. Disadvantages
One most disadvantage of Alpha has relative to search
engines is that everything must be put in.
In comparison to search engine, they might sometime
give an answer, that will be not as exact when
compared to answer on the links suggested by Search
engine.
It also reduces the scope of gathering of detailed
information as the result shown in this is in structured
format.

15. Conclusion
“Today's Wolfram Alpha is the first step in an
ambitious,long-term project to make all systematic
knowledge immediately computable by anyone. Enter
your question or calculation and Wolfram Alpha uses
its built-in algorithms and a growing collection of data
to compute the answer.”