Student no: 56915853 Module: ENN103F Assignment: 02
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Question 1
Digital technology has changed society throughout history. Firstly further to explain what is digital technology “the branch of scientific or engineering knowledge that deal with creation and practical use of digital or computerized device, methods, systems etc” (Magnolia dictionary). Over the last decades people have moved from using home landline to cellular phone with aerial now smartphones. It has taken the world by storm as it is now a huge segment of our society. Advantages such as instantaneous communication, save time, help people communicate efficiency, less mistakes – on the other hand negative effects of digital technology may lead to procrastinating, antisocial
For every advantages and disadvantage that digital technology brings us, comes with disadvantages at the same time.
Advantage of digital technology ways of communication are now broader as digital technology allowing us to develop and use new ways of instantaneous communication with others. One can communicate with someone else from another country for business or social purposes through things like skype, email. People do not have to reply on post mail like back in the days in order to get the message across the country, and they can do all that at their given time they wish or without working around when the other person will reach the message (Stuff of genius, 2013) Long distance does not matter anymore as digital technology has made life easier, safe and reliable to use.
Global issue through use of internet access people can communicate over giant distance and gain access to information. As a result I know what is going through United States affairs as I subscribed New York Daily News (which is their newspaper) all that done via internet access as it has made source of information attainable. In contrast to this through digital technology even learning system in schools has stretch out now other schools have embarked on using tablets as source of learning at young age kids of this generation know how to use web for school research. Indeed digital technology has taken over making l...
