Thursday 31 March 2011

The Digital Divide

The digital divide

This where people who do not have access to technology or have very little and this would be a disadvantage because this will put them behind most countries and they wouldn't be able communicate very fast but the advantage would be they would be more out going and they would probably have better social skills, however the knowledge that our minds is not available to low income and third world countries, so they don’t get the opportunity to better themselves etc.

The advantages and the disadvantages of jobs

Jobs

Advantages
Job opportunities are big
You can get large amount of money
Communications
Disadvantages
Unemployment
Lack of job security
Privacy
Threats
Someone could steal your work and make there own
Getting laid off from a job
Getting electrocuted

The advantages and the disadvantages of working from home


Working from home
Advantages
·                  Flexible working hours to be able to have a work/life balance
·                  No commuting
·                  You most likely will not have as many distractions
Disadvantages
·                  Work never ends you will at times not be able to walk away from your work
·                  You have to do everything by yourself and you will not have the same support that you would get from working along side colleagues
·                  Loneliness can be experienced as you are not networking with others you and you don’t feel the enjoyment of having lunch with colleagues etc
Threats
·                  Viruses
·                  Time wasting
·                  Lack of motivation to get work done and complete deadlines

The advantages and the disadvantages of gaming

       Gaming
Advantages
·                  For entertainment/Educational purposes
·                  Play with friends online-meeting new people
·                  You can play when you want and it is cheap to down load games
Disadvantages
·                  Can be addictive
·                  Can cause bad eye site
·                  Costs money to buy the machine and the games
·                  Children can become lazy and online gaming can effect their long team social skills
Threats
·                  Hacking
·                  Fragile hardware that could break
·                  Bullying

The Advantages and Disadvantages of instant messaging


Instant Messaging

Advantages
·                  You don’t have to wait for a response like email text – the person you are communicating with is normally connected to the site
·                  It’s free you don’t have to pay for it
·                  You can monitor who talk to means you an make sure that only friends you except
·                  You can control what information you wish to share with people
Disadvantages
·                  Saying one thing and meaning another when you can be misunderstood
·                  Distractive- like when you are trying to get work done and chat to friend instead
·                  Can be addictive and when you are with others rather than focusing on what they are saying you could be IMS on the phone or ITouch for example you can’t see or hear the person voice, no emotional contact.
Threats
·                  Viruses you could open a link and allow something to get into the computer
·                  Hacking- Someone could break into your computer and find things out things about you
·                  Impersonating- someone could make account and pretend that it’s someone else than who you think it is.
·                  Very dangerous for young people who will trust others easily and be taken advantage off.

The advantages and disadvantages of online banking

Online Banking
Advantages

·                  You can access you the account anytime
·                  Transferring funds you can move funds and pay bills at the click of a button
·                  24 hour service you can use the account anytime of the day.

Disadvantages

·                  Can’t deposit/withdrawal money
·                  Can be complicated
·                  Needing an account
·                  Must have basic IT skills, the service can exclude the elderly and lower class people in society

Threats

·                  Hacking
·                  Phishing virus

Friday 25 March 2011

The Advantages and Disadvantages of social networks

Advantages
·         Chat to friends
·         Find friends
·         Meeting new people
Disadvantages
·         Time consuming
·         Not face to face talking
·         Addictive
·         Not place an emphasis on actually meeting people
Threats
·         You could have details that could be let out.
·         you could be hacked
·         You could be stalked by people

Wednesday 2 March 2011

The Advantages and Disadvantages of email

Email

Advantages
·                  Easy to use
·                  Cheap
·                  Efficient
·                  Always have a copy of what was sent in the email
Disadvantages
·                  Misunderstanding you might say one thing and the person you are emailing might take it another way.
·                  Spam
·                  The person might not have a computer
·                  The person might not have a computer or the IT knowledge to send emails so this will leave them at a disadvantage and possibly be left behind as technology moves forward.-
Threats
·                  Personal Details could be let out
·                  Scam
·                  Hacking
·                  People may be excluded  especially the poor or the elderly