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‘The development of Information Technology has had significant effects on society, individuals and organisations.’ With the aid of specific examples discuss this statement. Include in your discussion: · The effects of Information Technology on society at large; · The effects of Information Technology on employment and work methods; · The effect of Information Technology on individuals Introduction Since the first computer was made in the late fifties, the technology has developed extremely. Computers, which took the place of a living room then, are now being made in creditcard-formats. More and more areas are being taken over by the computer. The effects Information Technology on Society at Large There is hardly anybody around who can say computers haven’t influenced their lives. Computers have taken over society, as we know it. Everywhere you look, computers have greatly improved our lives. It can be as simple as going through a carwash; a computer processes the information that we feed it and adjusts the machine accordingly to give us the particular wash we paid for. Computers also play an extremely complicated role in one of the things that everybody uses in their everyday lives, our cars. If and when these cars break down, a mechanic will simply ask the car's on-board computer what is wrong, rather than having to go through a series of complicated troubleshooting tests. As I have clearly stated, computers have greatly improved something that most of us use every day. Many people in the world use computers to make their lives easier. Such advances to computer technology will benefit us all. People use computers for research, organisation, writing, communication for personal or business matters and even to look up stock updates. Whether it is personal or business, computers can help make our daily life easier. Typing is quicker than pencil to write and to use folders and file cabinets to organise papers, it’s also a lot neater than handwriting. Computers can also help with editing a paper; they can even check spelling and grammar. Typing on a computer today is probably the most common way people write their research papers, reports and other documents for school and business Computers are capable of handling large amounts of data in a very short time; they are well suited for word-processing.
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