Discussion Questions

1. Do computers increase or decrease efficiency? Explain. I feel that under many circumstances computers increase efficiency in so many different ways. Some of the ways that it increase would be that it allows people to communicate in a much easier way. Instead of having to send emails and what for replies people can now easily do video-confferencing. It allows people to communicate in a much faster and easier way. You would not have to wait for someone to reply to an urgent message. 2. What are some of the fears generated by the use of tech/computers in the work place? Some of the fears that may be generated by the use of computers in the work place would be lack of security. When you are working on computers in a public business place, you dont always have the security that you would normally have if it were a computer in your own home. Another fear that may be generated may be the lack of control. When using someone else's computer, you dont always have the acessibility on that computer as you would if it were your own. 3. List three jobs/skills that have become obsolete in the 21st century and 3 jobs/skills that have taken their place. Some of the jobs that have become obsolete now would be travel agency, now people do not use these at all. If you need to book an airline ticket, all you need to do book the ticket online. Another job would blacksmith. No people just use computerized machines to do the job for them. One other job would a lamp lighter. Instead of having someone light the street lamps, it automatically goes off simply by setting up a timer specific on the computer.