Arguments-The Importance of Technology
On a daily basis, both businesses and individuals use technology. We cannot deny, technology has become part of our lives, at least every one of us has to use it, either for communication, education, health purposes, job creation, travel or business growth. Let’s take a simple look at communication. As humans, it is natural that we communicate. In the past this could be done through letters and postage companies would take a while to deliver your message.
But now each of us uses technology to communicate to our friends, business associates, consumers and loved ones. The simplicity of communication has been aided by the invention of mobile phones and internet. These two inventions have changed the way we communicate, which is a good thing in our society and generation as humans. Below I have listed a few detailed pros and cons of technology in our society and business world.
Pros and Cons of Technology in Business
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Increased Production
Pro
Today businesses who have embraced technology have gained a competitive advantage in the market; technology can improve efficiency. Let’s take a simple example of a bakery using technology. If a bakery automates its production line and installs temperature sensors and cooling facilities, it will deliver quality products in time. These temperature sensors can be programmed so that they send information to the operator and they find out when the room temperature drops or increases; this saves the operator of the bakery time and risks
Cons
The use of automated systems in a bakery will mean that manual labor will be cut down which is a benefit to the business owner. But this will leave many people who would have done this task jobless. Also, small bakeries which can’t afford this technology will be left out because deploying electronic temperature sensors might be expensive for small businesses. Which means they will not be in a position to compete which might also lead to the collapse of the business and it will again result in a loss of Jobs.
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Increases ROI ( Return On Investment)
Pro
Technology will help a business to expand and increase its production. Technology will also help a business to reach its targeted clients at a much-reduced cost. For example, a small business growing flowers can use engineered fertilizers to speed up the growth of their flowers, yet at the same time, they can use the internet to market their flowers with a little budget of only about $200. They will target clients who are interested in flowers, and they will make money in a short period.
Con
The small business owner may discover that he can do more with less, so he will not need to hire manual labor or pay for marketing experts to sell their flowers. Thus, Some people will be left jobless.
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Supports Shared Information through Decentralized Computing
Pro
Technology can help a business and organizations create a unit where all parties in the team can access information at any given time. This can be implemented by creating a database which stores all data necessary for an organization. Therefore saving time within the group and encourage higher employee efficiency
Con
Since this information is stored in a database, there is a high risk of losing data. Hackers or unfaithful employees may take advantage of this vulnerability. Some companies create internal networks which can only be accessed from within the company, still, if an employee is unfaithful, they can transfer that data using a flash disk, email, cd or any other portable storage device and sell that information to a competitor, which can damage the company.
Pros and cons of using Technology in the Classroom
Pro
Computers and the internet have made it easier for students to access academic material at any given moment of the day. Nowadays students spend more time surfing and doing research online than they watch television. Websites like Wikipedia.org and Google.com have made internet research straightforward and cheap, or practically free.
Con
Despite its abundance a lot of the information published online is inaccurate. Since most publishers do this for money, they write about anything to get massive traffic from search engines to generate more money. A publisher will have a list of keywords most searched for online, and they will write what they know, no one will review this data, but a student will use this information thinking its all bulletproof. Most students have been penalized in some form because they use this type of data from the internet.
Pros and cons of using technology in our Society
Pro
Today society is benefiting from the invention of mobile phones. Communications has become so easy and cheap. Not only that but now you can make internet calls for free, all it takes is an install of SKYPE or Google Talk software on your laptop to start calling your friends for free. With this technology, you can even do a live video – video call for free using the broadband internet. Technology has simplified communication.
Con
Even though we have mobile phones and we love using them, technology has exposed us to predators. Nowadays, businesses have devised cookies which collect private data from our smartphones, and they use that data to suggest adverts related to our interests. This means that we have no privacy when we use these smartphones.
This is just a summary of a few pro and cons in technology, feel free to add more points to this list.
