Saturday, 30 March 2013

PROS and CONS of Technology


PROS

Improved performance at work

-faster communication via email, video conferencing and telephone etc.

Improves transportation

-Thanks to technology,vehicles such as cars,bikes,buses,trains and  planes were invented to make places more accessible

Improves communication & interaction

-messages are pass down faster via emails than mailing of letters

-can easily contact your friends and family through phone calls/text messages/social media/internet etc even when they are overseas

-improve businesses

-strengthen relationships with others

-social media such as facebook and twitter improves social lives

Improves education

-online learning portals such as LMS asknlearn and ace-learning

-some schools use IT gadgets to aid students’ in their learning.This makes learning more fun & engaging and students get to learn what’s beyond textbooks

Provide entertainment and relaxation

-online games

-online music

Makes task easier

-Machines aid and reduce human’s work

-Eg. sewing machine

Provide comfort and convenience

-Online shopping

Makes things more accessible

-improved transportation,communication,etc

Enhance quality of work

-IT gadgets/internet provide suggestions & help to complete work faster

 
CONS

Dependency

-over reliant of inventions such as phones/internet etc

Adverse effects on a person's health and safety

-radiation from nuclear power plants and gadgets

Online abuse

-cyberbullying

Inappropriate content

-explicit contents such as violence & sexual contents

Harming of Earth

-technological processes cause pollutions and deplete natural resources

Lost of jobs

-companies adopt automatic machines to cut down costs of labour

Online frauds

-Identity theft

Negligence in studies

-did not regulate usage of IT gadgetsàaddiction

Weaken relationships between people

-As technology becomes more advance, more people prefer to communicate through the use of IT gadgets and internet which may cause miscommunications as words conveyed across through online chats etc may not be as clear as face-to-face conversations

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