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Homework Help: Computers: History: Importance of Computing
by King Decrepito
Survival of the fittest, this is a fact that everyone must face here in a world full of competitions.
Where the strongest and the bravest are to survive as the triumphant victors, while the weak and coward
are to become corps left eaten by the scavengers after the victors have satisfied themselves to the
extent. Considering the situation has now turned into an irony. Nowadays, even the pale, powerless and
a coward boy can beat and topple down the strongest creature that ever lived. This may come true
through the computer technology that only needs a press then you are done.
A reality that we cannot escape; the rapidly advancing world of technological splendor especially
in the area of information and communications technology that is boost by the computers and Internet
is now the way of life. It is undeniable that today, being a computer wizard is having the edge on
powerful persons. The knowledge on computer manipulation is now becoming the strength of our world
generally run by computers. This strength can do almost everything, to think of, even conquering the
world. Thus, learning with information and communications technology is very essential to cope with
our daily lives.
These computers and the Internet, which we use in a variety of fields especially in the field of
education, have greatly contributed to mold a globally competitive studentry. Learning with the aid of
computers and the Internet enable students to go beyond their textbooks and the traditional style of
learning using the chalk and the blackboard. Students can undergo a quick and satisfying process of
learning with the application of the ICT's. We can discover wide range of information, which is barely
available and easy to secure with just sitting in front of a computer monitor and surfing the web.
Compared to old-fashioned libraries, the Internet offers a handful of information from all over the world.
It is like a great quantity of wealth that is presently available beside our feet. In addition, through the
Internet, students learn to socialize with the modernize world through the Internet Communication
Systems. To sum up, the Internet helps us to be currently aware of what is happening in our world.
On the other hand, computers make the process of learning an easy and enjoyable way of life.
Computers can store and transmit large scale of information essential in the learning process. It can
ease many student chores like data encoding, solving statistics, designing presentations, and many
others. At the same time, these services and applications done by the computers have become faster,
more varied and more flexible. Also, the cost of these benefits offered by computers have gone down
dramatically. Unlike in the past generations, students now do not need to spend sleepless nights working
hand to hand to accomplish their requirements. Now, the only thing to do is to click and select then after
that your task is done within minutes.
These benefits and luxuries that are offered by the Internet and computers particularly in the long
process of learning is applicable for the learners. On the contrary, there will be negative effects. The
students that are very much dependent in computers develop computer-oriented lifestyle, which is
impractical in some situations. They will no longer perform the manual operations because they are
used to apply the easier and quicker way. When these persons have gone to places where computers are
hardly unavailable, they will be proved useless like paralytics. Also, through the wide range of
information and unlimited connections to the world through the worldwide web, students may encounter
irrelevant but shocking information that will affect them morally, psychologically and spiritually. It is a
fact that pornography and other unpleasant websites are currently available to user. Some with the
concept of curiosity try to open such websites that results to undesirable psychological behavior. These
side effects of learning with ICT are rampant over students.
Despite these negative effects, upon undergoing through a thorough analysis we can conclude that
learning with ICT's is much weighted in its positive outcomes. The negative side will be avoided when
we learners are well informed and oriented in the proper usage of these learning tools especially if we
care to use these God-given technologies in the right manner. Let us accept the fact that time comes all
our moves from the simplest to the most complex will be manipulated by computers. We should be
aware that we will not become what we are now in terms of technological aspect if computers were not
invented. We should realize that computer-oriented works especially in the process of learning is now
becoming a necessity to every individual. It is difficult and even impossible to learn efficiently without
the use of these modern tools.
Indeed, the process of learning and the process of living in this world the application of the
Information and Communications Technology are indispensable.
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