Advantages VS disadvantages of computer tech

Khuram Mushtaq                                                                              04/28/16

CSIT 120

Professor Paulette Comet

                        Advantages VS Disadvantages of Computer Tech

Talk about the computer technology how it has revolutionized our way of

lives, effecting all the fronts that we value so much economics, policies,

travel as a matter of fact, it has changed the global prospective on the

undeniable importance of cyber world and everything that is affiliated with

it. At the same pace the computers have penetrated not only tangibles but

also those things that we will value in the unmaterialistic sense, Such as

emotional and physical health.  Regardless of the new studies that have

come out stating the negatives that the computer technologies have to

offer the computer industries have and continue to come out with new

gadgets better than before to bring more convince to humanity in general.

Recently, many of these assistive technologies have been introduced that

help the people with very weak or no vision at all. It’s these kinds of

improvements that people have and are putting up with the destructive

side of technology as well. There are now keyboards are available that do

not require to input information in a traditional way for the purpose of

accessing the online data. The keyboards are being designed so that the

person with no vision can feel the keys to determine the text that they wish to enter. Even

better voice command keyboard allows a person that is disabled, visually and is unable to

type as well. Much software converts the text into audio so that the visually impaired

people to communicate via the Internet.

The dilemma of technology has always been the fact that it has its

positives and negatives. If one draws the analogy, how tech race in

capitalism is on the mission to convert the planet earth’s raw materials into

waste it is obvious that the people that once were spare from experiencing

the health hazards that the technology comes with are contributing to it.

Now the disable will also contribute their share of the waste, disposed of

products such as the use of more paper, CD’s, and hazardous materials

that are used in making of these products. In short, it will be just making

the bigger carbon foot on the environment. At the same time the idea of

green computing is starting to float and many, if not all electronic products

are coming out with the star energy technology what it does, it uses the

components in the production of computerss, laptops that use less energy

and the components are also recyclable. Furthermore, the tech industry is

also working to minimize the direct health hazards that the excessive use

of computer has on us better keyboards, screen covers to counter the

fatigue that might be caused by the use of computers etc. Although, these

are just the few things that that tech companies have committed to do in

order to make a better product to gain the largest chunk in this magnums industry. The

task to keep the use of technology a healthy practice heavily lays on an individual. For

instance, the phenomena of Internet addiction are something that only the individual can

control. According to an government study the psychological impact that the use of 15

minutes of Internet has long standing depression, impulsive nonconformity and autism

traits.  However, this is still a debated issue wide variety of studies have shown the

emotional and psychological effects on a human being especially when it comes to the

social websites.

Currently, there are some governments around the world that are working

on passing the legislations that should address the environmental issues

and make it more safe for people to take advantage of the computer

technology with minimal risk, however, it still is up to people to decide how

they use the technologies by only being exposed to the advantages and

not disadvantages of the computer technology.

  

Work Cited:

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Romano, M., Osborne, L. A., & Reed, P. (2013, February 7). Different Psychological

Impact of Internet Exposure on Internet Addicts. Retrieved April 29, 2016, from

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Morley, D. (2011). Understanding computers in a changing society (Sixth ed.). Boston,

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