IT has had a
big impact on our society. Many of these impacts have been positive, but there
have been negative ones too.
Working in a
small group, discuss each of the developments in IT that are listed in the
table below. Decide what the positive benefits have been and what the negative
drawbacks are.
IT development
|
Positive impacts
|
Negative impacts
|
Email
|
Can send messages
to people anywhere in an instant
|
Hacking into your
email account, spam messages containing virus’s
|
Online shopping
|
You can do your
shopping without leaving your sofa
|
Don’t know what
condition your items will be in.
|
Online banking
|
Can check your
account balance and move money at anytime, anywhere
|
People hacking
into your account, unsecure bank details, fake websites
|
Smart phones
|
Can phone, text,
email, go online, facebook, twitter etc
|
May make you unsociable
|
Laptop computers
|
Portable
computers
|
Battery life, limited
upgrade ability
|
Netbook computers
|
Portable
computer, compact
|
Battery life, no disk
drive, limited storage space
|
MP3 music
|
Can be transferred
to many portable devices ie ipod, mp3 player, phone, docking stations
|
The longer or
higher quality the file the more space it will use.
|
Social networking websites like Facebook
|
Socialise with
friends and play games
|
Cyber bullying
|
IM programs
like MSN Messenger
|
Can instantly
message your friends
|
Cyber Bullying
|
Search websites like Google
|
Can search for
anything that you want
|
You could end up
on dodgy sites
|
Information sites like Wikipedia
|
Can look at
information about any subject
|
Some of the
information might be unreliable.
|
Well GEED MAN!!!!!!
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