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Advantage: Great Discoveries In All Industries
Technology advances show people a more efficient way to do things, and these processes get results. For example, education has been greatly advanced by the technological advances of computers. Students are able to learn on a global scale without ever leaving their classrooms. Agricultural processes that once required dozens upon dozens of human workers can now be automated, thanks to advances in technology, which means cost-efficiency for farmers. Medical discoveries occur at a much more rapid rate, thanks to machines and computers that aid in the research process and allow for more intense educational research into medical matters.
Disadvantage: Dependency
The more advanced society becomes technologically, the more people begin to depend on computers and other forms of technology for everyday existence. This means that when a machine breaks or a computer crashes, humans become almost disabled until the problem is resolved. This kind of dependency on technology puts people at a distinct disadvantage, because they become less self-reliant.
Advantage: Cost Efficiency
Cost efficiency is an advantage in some ways and a disadvantage in others. As technology improves on existing processes and showcases new ways to accomplish tasks, machines are able to produce the same -- if not more -- output than humans in certain industries. This results in cost savings for business owners, allowing them to invest in growth in other areas of the business, which contributes on a positive level to the economy as a whole.
Disadvantage: Less Value In Human Workers
At the same time, human workers retain less value, which is a disadvantage of technological advances. Because machines automate processes and do the work of 10 people with one computer, companies find they don't need to employ as many people to get the job done. As machines and computers become even more advanced and efficient, this will continue to be a growing disadvantage of technology and an issue that has a global impact.
Technology vocabulary
Applications Applications software
Auxiliary Storage Devices
Binary logic The computer uses zeros and ones (0 and 1) to complete processes and interpret key
Bit
Logic
Byte
CD Compact Disk
Read Only Memory
(A CD-R is a one-time writable CD. A CD-RW allows you to write to the disk multiple
times. A CD-ROM is a read only CD.)
CPU Central Processing Unit= The “brains” of the computer.
Database
A desktop is the metaphor to portray file systems on the computer’s home screen.
Camera
Video
E-mail
Printer
ROM (Read only Memory)
Scanner
Server
Spreadsheet
Surf on the Internet
Units Bits – Bytes – Kilobytes – Megabytes – Gigabytes
8 bits to 1 byte; 1000 bytes to 1 kilobyte; 1000 kilobytes to 1 megabyte; 1000 megabytes
to 1 gigabyte.
URL Universal Resource Locator-
Virus
WWW World Wide Web
