EFFECTS OF COMPUTERS IN THE SOCIETY TODAY

     A computer is a programmable machine that is used for storing and processing data. Computers have brought a big change in today’s day to day activities. They have minimized the workload in offices where they are used in saving data hence reducing the use of bulky files and documents kept in the office. This saves space and also time management in any organization. When it comes to organizations and businesses computers have brought much change in the daily operations since computers allow use of different types of software depending on what the business or organization is dealing with.

   Computers have made work easy when it comes to sales since they are used in advertising the different products via the company’s website. Speed is another advantage brought by use of computers. Computers process data at a high speed and allow multitasking; and also they are very accurate.

  Computers via internet connectivity help in research in various fields. i.e In the education sector students use computers to do their research on assignments and also in business, research is required for search of market for products and raw materials.

Computers are a form of entertainment since they are used in listening to music, watching of movies, playing games, chatting on social media via internet connectivity.

  Also computers have brought a negative effect in the society today. These effects are

Ø  Unemployment: Due to the computerization of jobs in every organization many jobs have been put at risk and people lacking employment. Computers have made tasks easy and organizations do not require high number of workers to perform them.

Ø  Health risk: Many people spend many hours on computers and this causes damage to the eyes due to the direct bright light penetrating the eyes and also they get effects on their necks and backs due to poor positioning when operating the gadgets.

Ø  Computer crimes: This has become a daily activity globally and it possess a big risk to big organizations since computer hackers steal vital information of this organizations through computer networks.