| Submitted by: | nihathmtmm |
| Date Added: | 03 / 06 / 2009 |
| Category: | Mixed Topics |
| Words | Pages: | 395 | 2 |
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Advantages:
1. They allow people across the globe to communicate with each other, no matter at what time, via the use of email.
2. They allow people to look up information directly, instead of the use of searching through books.
3. Back-up copies of work can be made easily, without having to re-write everything.
4. People can work from home, and spend more time with their families because of this.
5. People with disabilities whom can't write, can get software that allows them to speak and it types it on the screen.
Disadvantages:
1. People somtimes spend all their time secluded in theirs rooms on the computer.
2. Peadophiles on chat rooms
3. Easier to copy peoples homework as you can sometimes find the sources online.
4. Illegal downloading can ruin businesses
5. Details such as bank records, can be hacked into, and thus your personal information is no longer as safe as it used to be. Advantages of Computers •They contain many programs that allow you to present a piece of work in a professional manner •It provides a fast, efficient form of communication through email and chat rooms •Its internet accessibility puts knowledge at the finger tips of their usersDisadvantages of Computers•It allows the old way of learning (ex: handwriting) to be forgotten •Its fun programs (ex: games) are a big distraction to the user •The internet provides easy access to certain things that shouldn’t be found, especially to young children A computer can hold a lot of data in memory, do calculations, print out your documents and much more. The advantage of using a computer is also that you don't have to write out screeds of information. If your computer is on internet you can look up information using the search engine instead of having to go to a library and read lots of books and take notes. I cannot think of many disadvantages except perhaps if the hard drive crashes and you lose data. This is why it is always wise to back up (save) your data on a disc or...
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