1. Describe three ways that computers have made the world safer and less safe.

Computers have changed today’s society because our day almost always revolves around them. There are many advantages and disadvantages when dealing with technology. Three ways that computers have made the world safer: improving our communications, health industry, and emergency services.

Communication is a big part of our daily lives and key to keeping relationships alive. Technology has advanced the ways of communications by leading to new ways of video conferences, emails, electronic communication voicemails, and social networking. It helped reduce time on getting information sent and received. Similarly, it has been beneficial for education purposes, businesses, and personal relationships. By permitting people to keep in contact especially for those that have family members deployed overseas.

The disadvantages to communication are that people can lose sight of the people physically around them and lose themselves in social networking. This Results in them having fewer social skills when communicating with the people around them.

Computers have given huge enhancements to the medical industry.

Hospitals have enhanced because of technology by improving their health rooms, security systems, and surgical rooms. It is beneficial that doctors are given accurate information allows them to give proper treatment and concerns the health of patients. Nowadays there are many apps for desktops and phones that gives people the ability to monitor their own sugar levels, weight, heart rate, and other vitals.

The disadvantage is that medical information is easier to access and taken because everything has mostly transferred to digital.

Those apps can also track private information such as location. It is important to read the terms of apps to make sure none of your important information is being taken without your knowledge.

Technology has made traveling safer with tools that use emergency safety apps and GPS location tracking. Improvements in technology have made it more convenient because it changed almost all the sectors. In addition, technology has been proven to be making the world a lot safer.

The disadvantage of this is that these severs can be misused like with all technology. Also sometimes GPS tracking is not very accurate and could only work if they have signal. It is good to be aware of Emergency safety apps and to make sure that you have one that works for where you are located.