HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (PHI454) A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY NAME:SITI FARHANI BINTI SHEH AHMAD STUDENT ID: 2012780459 PROGRAM :CS249(1A) LECTURER: HJ SHAFIE MEHAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my deepest appreciation to Allah especially that give me a knowledge on how to complete this task from my lecturer‚ because without Allah ‚there is no direction for me to guide me with a lots of knowledge until
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Has ICT had a greater impact than steam power? ICT and steam power are both General Purpose Technologies (GPTs); technologies which are pervasive‚ has multiple complementarities and a wide range of productivity effects which affects an entire economy. There are three main groups of beneficiaries: firms‚ workers and customers. The first steam engine was invented in the 1769 however there was a lag from when it was produced to when it was widely used. This was because the steam engine was initially
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Immigration has been an important part of Singapore’s demographic history. Its economy has been built on immigration. Migration from China‚ India and the countries surrounding Singapore was the main contributor to population growth up to the period around World War II. Singapore’s immigration policy tries to maximise the economic benefits of immigration while minimising its social and economic costs. Depending on their skills levels‚ the terms and conditions for foreigners to work or stay in Singapore
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Negative Impact of Technology How information technology is changing the family and how it might affect the future. Some of the ways that IT may affect the perceptions and behaviors of individuals are considered next. Critics of this technology argue that it is negatively affecting our family lives. Their concern is that because of increasing use of home computers‚ a growing number of family people are becoming addicted to computers and loosing human interaction. Information technology is
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Today’s society would be incomplete without the advancements of technology. From hitting the snooze button on the alarm clock in the morning‚ to watching the latest events on television‚ to checking one’s email on the internet‚ technology is part of everyone’s life and is simply impossible to avoid. But what if the luxury of technology was not available? What if people lived a so called “primitive” life? A life in which one would read a book for enjoyment‚ not play God of War II on a video game
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The Negative Impact of Alcoholism There are many negative effects of excessive use of alcohol. Alcoholism negatively impacts one’s lifestyle and health in many ways. There are many major organs that are impacted by the heavy consumption of alcohol. A person’s brain is directly affected by alcohol. Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways; which causes changes in mood and behavior. This change in mood and behavior impacts the social and mental health of an alcoholic by impacting
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Impact Of The Television How may hours a day‚ a week‚ a year‚ do you spend watching television? Everyone enjoys his or her fair share of TV—it’s relaxing‚ and provides the occasional leisure time. The technology of television has been a recent phenomenon that is arguably one of the most influential innovations of the 20th century. Television may have had a rough start‚ but nowadays it is a constant presence in a vast amount of American lives. Once a luxury item‚ TV’s can currently be found in nearly
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Impact Television was introduced in 1949 but very few people had it because it was extremely expensive. The only channels people could watch were NBC and CBS. Television became increasingly popular because it was entertainment without going and sitting in the movie theaters. As TV became more popular‚ it became more affordable. People would hear about television through word of mouth‚ news‚ radio and newspaper. Everybody liked the idea of being entertained and staying at home. By the 1960s most
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of the most disturbing events that happens in our society. War not only is a negative way to solve a dispute between opposing forces but it places the lives of many in grave danger for a nonexisting purpose. People change for the worst when placed in situations of bloodlust and peril brought out by the environment of war. War brings along with it an unnecessary loss of life wasting the good health and youth of civilizations. War produces negative consequences to both civilization and the economy
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Economic growth was significantly impacted by the presence of CFCs in our society. Non-toxic refrigeration capabilities drastically decreased morbidity rates due to food poisoning. Therefore since more adolescents were growing up‚ they were able to get jobs‚ spend money‚ have kids and aid in the population of the earth thereby increasing the flow of revenue in the economy. Vaccines had a very short life expectancy until refrigeration was used. Same principle‚ more people were able to get shots
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