A: Hi Chris
Benefits: Technology has revolutionized the classroom but is not without its disadvantages--not in its use, but in what its use replaces. Many classrooms are being retrofitted with Smartboards and computers but they cannot replace old methods of teaching.
Our world today has changed a great deal with the aid of information technology. Things that were once done manually or by hand have now become computerized operating systems, which simply require a single click of a mouse to get a task completed. With the aid of IT we are not only able to stream line our business processes but we are also able to get constant information in 'real time' that is up to the minute and up to date.
1.Globalization-
2.Cost effectiveness
3.Bridging the cultural gap
4.Last but not least - More time - IT has made it possible for businesses to be open 24 x7 all over the globe. This means that a business can be open anytime anywhere, making purchases from different countries easier and more convenient.
Disadvantages of information technology include:-1Unemployment:-a lot of lower and middle level jobs have been done away with causing more people to become unemployed.
2.Lack of job security- Industry experts believe that the internet has made job security a big issue as since technology keeps on changing with each day. This means that one has to be in a constant learning mode
3.Dominant culture- While information technology may have made the world a global village, it has also contributed to one culture dominating another weaker one.