Monday, February 1, 2010

Impact of ICT on society

"question given: DEscribe impact of ICT on society?"

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Positive Impact:

Faster Communication Speed
=>With the internet,news or messages are sent vie e-mail to anyone efficiently.With the capability of broadband and speed of connection on the Internet,any information can be travel faster.

Lower Communication Cost
=>Using the Internet is cost-effective than the other modes of communication such as telephone, mailing or courier service. It allows people to have access to large amounts of data at a very low cost. With the Internet we do not have to pay for any basic services provided by the Internet. Furthermore, the cost of connection to the Internet is relatively cheap.

Sharing Opinions and Information
=>People from around the world can exchange and share information,news and opinions through internet.This enable knowledge sharing which will contribute to the development of knowledge based society.

Paperless Environment
=>Information can be stored and retrieved through the digital medium instead of paper.Nowadays,trees are been cutting to produce a lot of paper.Now,With the development of internet,the produce of paper can be reduce.Furthermore,online communication via emails, online chat and instant messaging also helps in creating the paperless environment.

Negative Impact:

=>There are some negative effects of ICT. It has created social problems in the society. Nowadays, people tend to choose online communication rather than having real time conversations. People tend to become more individualistic and introvert theft,hacking,pornography,and online gambling.This will result moral decadent and threat to the society.

=>A computer may harm the user if they use it for a long hours frequently.In order to solve this problem,people should a special chair that can reduced back starain and a screen filter to minimize eyestrain.



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