Computers and the Internet have touched almost all aspects of life. It is rare to come across a business or household that does not experience routine use of a computer in some shape or form.
Technology has allowed people to have higher levels of convenience and proficiency. Many people today would find it very difficult to go back to an age where computers were not in existence.
In addition, society has become accustomed to on-demand answers or solutions to requests or services and the Internet is the platform which fulfills this need. These are some of the positive effects of technology on society.
While there have been many positive effects of computers on society, there have also been some drawbacks too. Issues such as security and complacency have increased in addition to society's ever growing dependence on computers.
Let's take a look at some of the positive and negative effects of computers and the Internet on society:Computers and the Internet have touched almost all aspects of life. It is rare to come across a business or household that does not experience routine use of a computer in some shape or form.
Technology has allowed people to have higher levels of convenience and proficiency. Many people today would find it very difficult to go back to an age where computers were not in existence.
In addition, society has become accustomed to on-demand answers or solutions to requests or services and the Internet is the platform which fulfills this need. These are some of the positive effects of technology on society.
While there have been many positive effects of computers on society, there have also been some drawbacks too. Issues such as security and complacency have increased in addition to society's ever growing dependence on computers.
Let's take a look at some of the positive and negative effects of computers and the Internet on society:
♦Negative Effects
Unfortunately despite all the positives associated with computers and the Internet, there are some drawbacks too. These are issues society has to contend with in order to achieve the benefits and often trade-offs have to be made.
Security is one of the most prominent negative effects which emerges with the use of technology. The criminal element in society has found many ways to exploit and harm others by using computers and the Internet as a weapon instead of the tool it was designed to be.
Crimes such as identity theft, hacking, embezzlement, and other kinds of monetary theft have increased the risks of doing business online, and these have to be mitigated through using software and being vigilant. These concerns should not deter people from using the Internet, but it is a real concern which must be dealt with.
Complacency is another negative effect. While computers and the Internet have enhanced quality of life, sometimes the question begs asking of whether or not society has become too dependent on computers instead of thinking for one's self. Many people operate on the assumption the computer is always right, and this can be a dangerous notion.
While computers themselves don't make mistakes, the human design behind the software can and do make mistakes, nothing is 100% infallible.
Programmers, while in most cases are pretty accurate, do have typos or software can contain glitches. Since technology is essentially tied to everything from banking, parking meters, health insurance, and medical care, it is important to be vigilant and if something seems off to always question it.
This complacency leads to dependence. Are computers doing too much "thinking" for people? Today many people have no idea of how to manually do transactions or activities that computers routinely take care of these days.