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Essay / Social Impacts of Computers on Today's World - 1820
Modern life is practically dependent on computers, which highlights the huge impact that computers have on modern life. Computers are used in many different fields such as business, design, medicine, military, among other multifunctional roles. One of the greatest advances in human development has been the widespread use of computers. In fact, the computer is the most important piece of technology of the 20th century, and as such it has been associated with certain social impacts. Modern life has borne the brunt of both the benefits and negative impacts of computer use on the world. The social impacts have been considerable in various aspects such as: health, communication, social interactions. The use of computers has made it possible to carry out daily tasks and activities quickly, quickly and conveniently, completely changing lives. Simple tasks such as typing documents, designing slideshows, playing music, and using art computers. The Internet, an application developed to improve the interconnectivity of computers, has led to widespread manifestations of the social impacts of computers in modern life. Billions of people around the world have access to the Internet and use it to accomplish different tasks. In fact, the Internet has become the fusion point of different cultures in the world today. The development of the computer and the Internet was the precursor to the development of mobile computing, which practically put the world on its guard. This article explores the social impacts of computers on modern life and focuses on the pros and cons. The exploration of the impacts of computers in today's world is very broad and therefore, this article will attempt to...... middle of article......5). Survey methods for assessing the social impacts of computers in healthcare settings. Assessing the Organizational Impact of Health Care Information Systems, 75-128. Ferguson, DA and Perse, EM (2000). The World Wide Web as a functional alternative to television. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 44(2), 155-174. Hahn, D.J (2013). This man used Google Maps to find his way home 25 years after being lost as a child. Retrieved from http://www.complex.com/tech/2013/10/google-maps-boy-lost Karavidas, M., Lim, NK, and Katsikas, SL (2005). The effects of computers on older adult users. Computers in Human Behavior, 21(5), 697-711. Liffick, B. W (1995) Characteristics of the social impact of computer technology. Retrieved from http://cs.millersville.edu/~liffick/compchar.html Rosenberg, R. S. (2004). The social impact of computers. Boston: Academic Press.