Good
- Assistance - some people may find it harder to work without computers
- Typing rather than handwriting
- Effectiveness - more productivity during work hours
- Typing enables people to write much faster
- Communication world-wide becomes much faster, you can video call someone in Australia from the UK instantly
- Computers are very fast and can perform actions much faster than humans
- Accuracy
- Calculations - computers don’t make errors
- Visual representation
- Consistency
- Won’t forget
- Storage
- Large amounts of data can be stored on a small SSD, in comparison to large amounts of paper
- Can store in high quality which cannot be on paper
- Collaboration
- Easier to manage
- Examples
- Google Classroom
- Google Docs
- Google Slides
- Privacy/security
- Data is much safer
- Data can be encrypted
- Privacy is harder to be invaded - less items left about
- Access to information is increased
Bad
- Access to information
- Access to incorrect information
- May lead to distractions - web browsing
- Environmental
- Requires energy - more energy can have a negative impact on the environment
- Global warming
- Loss of jobs
- Computers may replace jobs
- Easy tasks can be replaced