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Advantages and Disadvantages of Computers

The document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of computers. It notes that computers provide unprecedented speed and storage capacity that has made them integral to many industries and daily tasks. However, prolonged computer use can also lead to health issues like eye strain and back pain. Additionally, as computers are able to perform more jobs robotically, it can increase unemployment. While disadvantages exist, the document concludes that the advantages of computers far outweigh the disadvantages, and that embracing their technology benefits human beings.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Computers

The document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of computers. It notes that computers provide unprecedented speed and storage capacity that has made them integral to many industries and daily tasks. However, prolonged computer use can also lead to health issues like eye strain and back pain. Additionally, as computers are able to perform more jobs robotically, it can increase unemployment. While disadvantages exist, the document concludes that the advantages of computers far outweigh the disadvantages, and that embracing their technology benefits human beings.

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Running head: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF COMPUTERS 1

Advantages and Disadvantages of Computers

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Computers

Many industries are now dependent on computers to the extent that they are unable to

have their workflows processed in the absence of computers. Computers are regarded as vital to

carry out tasks that range from entertainment to navigation. Computers are indeed part of our

daily tasks, although there are a couple of advantages and disadvantages accompanied by the use

of computers.

One of the most important advantages of computers is speed (Daley, 2007). Nowadays,

people are not considering computers as a calculating device as most people used to do before. It

happens to be a part of close to all functions of human life. Almost everyone will agree with me

that computers happen to be possessing unbelievable speed that assists people to accomplish the

tasks that they are having in a relatively short period. It has the potential of handling lots of

instructions per second, something that I find so incredible. With its unbelievable speed, it has

the potential of minimizing the amount of time that people spend on undertaking a digital task.

The other advantage of computers is storage. Computers are able to store and gain access

to vast amounts of information (Murrell, 2009). Computers' storage capacity has significantly

increased nowadays, unlike the way it used to be in the earlier days. With the improved

technology, computers can safely store data for years in their storage. To be specific, computers

have the ability to store hundreds if not thousands of documents, audios, images, videos, and

many other types of data. Moreover, you can quickly locate any particular file by the use of the

"search" feature. Primarily, this removes the necessity for paper and ensures that people are not

wasting their precious time looking for a certain file.

Conversely, the utilization of computers has resulted in numerous issues in society, and

one of the disadvantages of computers is that it results in health issues. Inappropriate and lengthy
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use of computers can negatively impact an individual's health (Youdale, 2021). For instance, if

you happen to be continuously working on the computer, there are high chances that your eyes

will turn out to be dry, which can lead to headaches, eye strain, among others. At the same time,

sitting for a more extended period can also result in pain in your back or neck, which has the

potential of resulting in severe injury in the future. As a result, it is advisable that a computer

user adheres to the necessary precautions and take a couple of minutes break after every thirty

minutes of using the computer.

The other disadvantage of computers is that it leads to unemployment. As mentioned

earlier, computers have the potential to perform numerous tasks robotically. Unfortunately, this

minimizes the need for labor offered by individuals and ultimately increases unemployment. At

the same time, it has had a negative impact on many people who are not literate enough to

operate computers and work on computer systems.

In conclusion, even though numerous disadvantages accompany computers, I feel that the

advantages surpass them by far. These days, you can computers in nearly all sectors hence

accomplishing tasks is becoming easier for human beings. Therefore, it is upon human beings to

embrace the technology that has been offered to us through computers and do their best to utilize

them.
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References

Daley, B. (2007). Computers are your future. Prentice Hall.

Murrell, P. (2009). Introduction to data technologies. CRC Press.

Youdale, R. (2021). Using computers in the translation of literary style: Challenges and

opportunities. Routledge.

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