Lecture 14
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This document discusses the impact of computers on society. It begins by noting that computers are now ubiquitous and used in many fields like education, business, medicine and gaming. It then discusses the personal, community, national, and global impact of computers. At the personal level, computers impact privacy, employment, and transactions. Communities are impacted through employment, traffic control and planning. Nationally, computers influence communications, voting, banking and defense. Globally, computers allow for reporting of current events and improved communications. The document also notes potential negative impacts such as vision problems, addiction, crime and data security issues. It concludes by discussing future impacts on areas like education, travel, and the potential cashless society.
Lecture 14
- 1. Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Productive Enhancement Software DIT Part 1 Lecture 14 Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 2. Impact of Computer in our Society • Everyone knows that this is the age of computer and vast majority of people are using computer. • Development of science and technology has direct effect on our daily life as well as in our social life. • Computers are used in various fields as well as in teaching and learning Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 3. Different Uses of Computer Uses of computers in Medical Field. Uses of Computers in Gaming Uses of Computer at Home. Uses of Computers in Business USE OF COMPUTERS.. Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 4. Computer & Today World • You see kids of today sitting in front of a computer like they were born to know how to use them. Almost as if there little brains have been preprogrammed. • Then you have the little old ladies little my grandma that can’t understand why we call an input device a mouse, and even worse she can’t figure out how to double click. Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 5. Computer & Today World • Computers have not only grown to be able to function and run major companies, but they have taken over the ways in which human communication takes place. They have changed the way in which we think, work and communicate. Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 6. Uses of Computers in Business • The use of computer technology in business provides many facilities. • Businessmen are using computers to interact with their customers anywhere in the world. • Many business tasks are performed more quickly and efficiently. • Computers also help them to reduce the overall cost of their business. • Computer can be used in business in the following ways. Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 7. Uses of Computers in Education • CBT are different programs that are supplied on CD-ROM. • These programs include text, graphics and sound. Audio and Video lectures are recorded on the CDs. • CBT is a low cost solution for educating people. • You can train a large number of people easily. Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 8. Uses of computers in Medical Field
- 9. National Impact • communications media • the use of information for control • vote counting • electronic funds transfer • stock-market transactions • defense • surveillance • national data banks • employment • shifting patterns • telecommunications • satellite broadcasting • the possibility of fraud or theft using computer based systems • standards for computer hardware and software Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 10. Impact of Computer in our Society AREAS OF IMPACT OF COMPUTERS ON SOCIETY Personal Impact: Community Impact: National Impact: Global Impact: Negative Impact: Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 11. Personal Impact • privacy and personal rights • data banks, data security • employment • job opportunities, new careers, the need for retraining • business transactions • automated billing, credit cards • the replacement of people through automation, robots, word processing Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 12. Global Impact • Reporting of current events • Communications media • International standards • Exploration of space and sea • World wide access to data Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 13. Community Impact • Employment • Traffic control • Urban planning • Law enforcement Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 14. Future Impact • computers in the home • gaming • learning • electronic mail • shopping • business transactions • information processing, storage and retrieval • the home as a work center • effect on the family unit and on familiar patterns of life • travel • computer communication as a replacement for travel • the possible disappearance of hard copy as a medium of communication • the cashless society • possible effects on the formal education system • the use of robots in industry and in the home • teleprocessing networks • communications networks Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 15. Negative Impact • Vision Problems • Physical Health Issues • Exposure to Radiation • Addiction • Computer Crime • Data Security • Unemployment • Wastage of time Many people use computer without positive purpose they play game and chat with friends long time. It causes wastage of time and energy Copyrights By Tanveer Malik
- 16. Assignment – Uses of Computer at Home.