Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet and new technology

Kazakh University of International Relations and World  Languages

named after Abylai Khan

 

Faculty International Relations, Specialization International Relations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROJECT WORK

 

Topic:  «Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet and new technology».

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                    Done by:   Elubaeva Zhanar

                                                                     Ermagambetova Zhuldyz

                                                                        204 group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Almaty 2013

CONTENT

 

    Preface

               

Chapter 1. New technology our live

1.1. The use of technology

1.2.  Internet as a communication tool

 

Chapter 2. The benefits of new technologies and Internet

2.1. XXI century – new technology

2.2. World Wide Web or dependence?

2.3. Classification of Internet addiction, its causes and symptoms

 

Chapter 3. Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet

3.1. Advantages \ disadvantages

 

My opinion

 

Conclusion

 

Literatures

 

                    

 

                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction

                          

We live in the 21st century, which means it's the new age of innovative technologies and features of the Internet. Every day more and more people use Internet in particular social network. Especially the young, from 12 to 25 years. All these technologies are invented people, that is, human possibilities are endless. In a word - The Internet and new technologies has changed the world.

 

Project title: Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet and new technologies

 

Problem: Use of the Internet and new technologies in our life

 

Idea of the project: Features of the new technologies

 

Aim of the project: Find information about the development of the new technologies, particularly the Internet

 

Project objectives:

 

1) To find ways to secure the Internet

2) The study of the Internet and new technologies

3) Discuss ways the mass media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 1. New technology our live

Every man almost daily faced with the need to use modern technology. Without them, human life is no longer possible, the Internet, online TV, internet radio is, even in the most remote corners of the planet. Technology is changing our lives. Progress irresistibly pushes humanity forward to a bright and friendly future. Let's take a look back into the recent past in order to understand how the world has changed.

Communication has changed literally in a matter of a hundred years. Now if sending a message or you can call anywhere in the world. Speed ​​of information has declined sharply, the quality has improved, and the cost of all types of communications annually reduced.

  This is the connection, specifically the Internet, has become an outlet for saving disabled. Current technology, unfortunately, are not allowed to cure a lot of non-fatal, but severe, disease. Disease for various reasons do not allow many disabled people is not something that just go out on the street, and just chat with other people. Internet gives them the opportunity not to break away from life, taking advantage of the e-mail, social networks, blogs, chat rooms and forums.

In addition, our lives have changed thanks to mobile and mobile Internet. A variety smart phones, laptops allow people to work anywhere, anytime. Now, if the person is not related directly to the production activity, it may not come to the stuffy and cramped office, sit in a chair his eight-hour day, because most of the work to be performed on the computer, you can do at home, lying on the couch.

Changed lives and electronic money, as well as the use of a bank account by phone or online. Of course, it goes more than stood in line at the ATM, and then in the shop, but, you see, in our time, the opportunity to buy food or pay utility bills from the comfort of home is worth.

Technology have increased survival of the human species. If many of the drugs have been discovered and invented a long time, it is the modern technology has allowed today to perform complex operations on the heart and brain, have made it possible to survive, some people who use artificial heart valves or artificial kidney. In addition, in the present, a host of features (though not cheap), rejuvenate and restore health.

Half a century ago, no one could imagine that our lives can enter such seemingly mundane things now as a TV, computer, cell phone, microwave, video games, video players, and more. And what lies ahead? To do this is to look at fiction. Yes, fiction invented. But scientists have embodied! In fact, fantasy becoming reality right before our eyes. Enough to remember the 3-d movie theaters, movies in the format 3-d, to televisions and monitors supporting this format. A rapidly evolving online TV, nanotechnology, medicine. In conclusion I can say is that technology is constantly changing our life, make it easier, better, more interesting, bring an already near future, a future without hunger, disease-free, with no deaths.

 

 

                  

 

1.1. The use of technology

 

Every day technology is developing faster and faster, and no one can say what technological advances await us tomorrow. Such rapid growth - the result of the scientific revolution of the 21st century. Scientists introduce innovative methods of obtaining information, and thus make it easier to access.       

Thus, we can safely say that science is reflected in many areas of life in space, energy, robotics, in culture.       

Science, but rather its progress, give us hope for the future and faith in the speedy resolution of problems such as hunger, disease, unstable economic situation and a number of important challenges for humanity. Have to wait for change and innovation in science and technology. Science is the understanding of the world in which we live. Accordingly, it is usually defined as a highly organized, high-quality production activities of objective knowledge about the world, and includes the person.

When you live in such a technological progress, it is not believed that before this all was not simple, and the people lived in the candlelight.

Nowadays almost all people can not imagine life without a mobile phone and a computer, and of course, what could be the computer without Internet. The World Wide Web gives man simply is unthinkable possibilities the Internet is everything. Internet provides an opportunity to earn money, because it is a huge advertising space, download videos, music, movies, you can find the necessary information about the cars, actors, plants, diseases, in general, about everything, the same can chat and by certain programs for video conferencing. All information can be found on many web sites that are created by different people with different purpose. For example, different companies create Web sites to advertise their products, someone creates a forum for favorite band to communicate with like-minded people, each actor or singer is the official site, in general, so the list is very long.

 

1.2.  Internet as communication tool

 

   The Internet is a way of mass communication of people, united by different interests. For this purpose, online forums, blogs and social networks. Social networks have become a kind of online haven where one can find the technical and social basis for the creation of the virtual "I". In addition, each user has the ability not only to communicate and create, but also to share the fruits of their creativity with an audience of millions in a particular social network.

  It was with the advent of the World Wide Web is communication has expanded beyond a single house, city or even one country. Of course, will not go unnoticed and the means of communication that have existed for many years, such as the post office, telegraph, and telephone. However, the disadvantages associated with such types of exchange of information has long been appreciated by those who started to use the new information technologies and the Internet moved to a new level of communication. In our time, can be a long list advantages or disadvantages of the global network, which causes network communication. After all, people like to spend all my free time for socializing on the Internet, and will be carried out.

  Today, there are hundreds of thousands of servers, on which the communication in real time. Such a server is able to connect any user, then downloading best designer you can start communicating with one of the users of that server or to participate in a collective meeting. The easiest way to communicate this kind of chat, by which messages are exchanged, to type. After entering the text message, it is displayed on the screen. This message can also see other chat users. If your computer and your companion is equipped with additional features such as a microphone, headphones, you can exchange voice messages, which is almost the same way to communicate on the phone, which is known to us all.

 

 

Chapter 2. The benefits of new technologies and Internet

 

   In this era of total progress of information technology Internet - is not only possible to obtain the necessary information, such as medical news, not just the ability to communicate with friends, but also a great opportunity to make an online purchase of a variety of stores. Have become increasingly popular online shopping, it is possible to explain a great opportunity to purchase everything you need without leaving your home or office, as well as the undoubted advantages held by the Internet, the benefits of it in front of retail stores. One of the main advantages of e-commerce is a wide range of products that would normally stores, because of their limited floor space and storage, are completely out of reach. Many sites offer all users, tens of thousands of units.

    The benefits of online shopping, you can also include the fact that it works without a weekend, twenty-four hours a day. Here you can familiarize yourself with the goods, whether cartridge or photo paper, and then choose what is right for you, and in stores is almost impossible, because it requires a huge amount of time. Getting the goods on the Internet, you can at home or work setting to choose what you're interested in learning all the technical specifications and photos. Online Store provides all the necessary information.

  Order products online store at any time that suits you, and go to the store with no need, and no one will try to persuade you to buy a product. You save time and money, you choose will become completely independent. Among other things, online shop - it's anonymous purchase, and some people believe that this is a very significant advantage that distinguishes a principle of the retail trade, where it is impossible to hide from people, even for a minute.

 

2.1. XXI century – new technology

 

The present time is very different from the previous one: It is ruled by technology and the information becomes a commodity. Not for nothing do they say that the 21st century - the age of information technology.

 

The fact that until recently seemed new and unknown, it is now irrelevant.

 

We conquer the cosmos is not the near-Earth space, and send their research mini-station on Mars being explored Saturn, Jupiter and Titan. Once this can be read only in science fiction books. For example, the ideas of Jules Verne's novels, such as a submarine, a reality in the 20th century. It is time to realize the most daring dreams of today. Man explores the ocean floor with the daunting apparatus and in-line mode, it can watch millions of Internet users. Global web has become an omnipresent space that combined everything.

People from different corners of the world to freely communicate in real time with each other, share photos, videos, opinions, discuss pressing issues. A growing number of people can say with confidence that the 21st century - the age of information technology, because these same technologies will not let them in real life.

They fully live on the Internet: they have virtual love, friendship, and even the emotions they express an electronic language - smiles.

Advanced youth are rarely seen on the streets of the city: there they go, only to move its physical form from point A to point B.

Rest of the time they hang to the web. Therefore, they carry their portable portals (laptops, netbooks, Macbook, tablets, smart phones) to any convenient place to reconnect to the endless flow of the ocean of information.

Today, information technology involved everywhere: in industry, air transport, w / d transport, science, education, social structures, government, economy, and culture.

Even the Church does not scruple to use the gifts of the 21st century - the century of information technology and enjoy preaching through the Internet, whether Christianity, Islam or Buddhism, it is the people.

 

              

 

 

2.2. World Wide Web or dependence?

 

Internet addiction - an obsessive desire to connect to the Internet and painful inability to timely disconnect from the Internet. Internet addiction is a widely debated issue, but its status as a mental disorder is not formally established.

 

The origin of the problem

 

Information rights is relevant. Computer and the Internet is a powerful tool for processing and exchange of information, in addition, because of the computer became available different kinds of information. This is the root cause of a computer or Internet addiction, because in a sense they have disabling process of information exchange.

The problem of Internet addiction was revealed with increasing popularity of the Internet. Some people become so involved in a virtual space that the Internet began to prefer reality, spending on the computer 18 hours a day. Brush-off of the Internet is such people anxiety and emotional arousal. Psychiatrists perceive the similarity of this relationship with excessive gambling.

 

Internet addiction and conventional medicine

 

Medicine is not officially recognized Internet addiction a mental disorder, and many experts in the field of psychiatry in general doubt the existence of Internet addiction or deny the harm caused by this phenomenon.

Dependence (drug) in a medical sense, is defined as a compulsive need to use familiar materials, accompanied by the growth of tolerance and severe physiological and psychological symptoms. The growth habit of tolerance means to greater and greater doses. Also, the dependence (addiction) in psychology is defined as a compulsive need, felt by man, move to a specific activity. Obviously, it can be used in the analysis of Internet addiction. Here the character of the other, than the use of drugs or alcohol, it is a physiological component is completely absent. But the psychological is shown very clearly. Thus, we can define Internet addiction as a non-chemical addiction - compulsive need to use the Internet, accompanied by social maladjustment and severe psychological symptoms.

 

Internet Addiction

 

According to various studies of Internet addiction are now about 10% of users worldwide. Despite the lack of official recognition of the problem in Russia, Internet addiction is taken into account in many countries of the world. For example, in Finland, young people with Internet addiction provide a respite from the army. China in 2008, said he was going to be a pioneer in the world according to the official recognition of the disease, and was the first to open a clinic. However, in Chinese hospitals use and electric drill, mark the savage treatment that led to the death of young patients. In 2009, the U.S. had the first treatment for this addiction.

 

2.3.  Classification of Internet addiction, its causes and symptoms

 

6 main types of Internet addiction include:

1) Compulsive web surfing (information overload) - unlimited travel on the World Wide Web, search for information.

2) A passion for virtual communication and virtual friendships - large volumes of correspondence, regular participation in chat rooms, web forums, the redundancy of friends and acquaintances online.

3) Compulsive gambling - an obsessive fascination computer games on the network.

4) Obsessive financial need - game online gambling, unnecessary purchases in shops or regular participation in online auctions.

5) A passion for watching movies online.

6) Cybersex addiction - an obsessive desire to visit porn sites

 

Internet addiction and family problems

 Signs of Internet addiction in adolescents:

• Reduced performance, systematic absences, deferred taking tests and examinations, and other problems in the classroom.

• Frequent unexplainable mood swings, from sluggish to upbeat, from indifferent-depressed to upbeat, euphoric.

• Painful and inadequate response to the criticism, comments and advice.

• The growing opposition to the parents, relatives and old friends.

• Significant emotional alienation.

• Reduced memory and attention.

• bouts of depression, fear, anxiety, phobias appearance.

• Limited communication with friends, parents, relatives, a significant change in terms of communication.

• Care of works, to which there was interest in the rejection of a hobby.

• The loss of home values, or money, the emergence of other people's things, monetary debts.

• Quirky, dishonesty, sloppiness, carelessness, not previously typical.

 

 

Chapter 3. Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet

 

The Internet can be defined as a network of computers, designed to receive and send data in the form of e-mails, media, blogs and webcasts, etc. To put it simply, it is like a super-massive server, filled with seemingly infinite information and used by many people at the same time. The whole of the Internet is basically a network that connects other networks. Billions of devices that can access the Internet, namely desktops, laptops, smartphones, tablet PCs, Macs, and supercomputers, are all linked by a web of connections.

The Internet has now become the best business tool in the modern scenario. Today, it has brought the world in one single room. Right from getting news across the corner of the world to accessing knowledge resources to shopping, everything is at your fingertips. The Internet has tremendous potential and a lot to offer in terms of services. However, like every single innovation in science and technology, the Internet has its own advantages and disadvantages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1. Advantages \ disadvantages

Advantages

 

Faster Communication

The foremost target of Internet has always been speedy communication and it has excelled way beyond the expectations. Newer innovations are only going to make it faster and more reliable. Now, you can communicate in a fraction of second with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. For more personal and interactive communication, you can avail the facilities of chat services, video conferencing and so on. Besides, there are plenty of messenger services in offering. With the help of such services, it has become very easy to establish a kind of global friendship where you can share your thoughts and explore other cultures.

 

Information Resources

Information is probably the biggest advantage that Internet offers. Internet is a virtual treasure trove of information. Any kind of information on any topic under the sun is available on the Internet. The search engines like Google, Yahoo are at your service on the Internet. There is a huge amount of information available on the Internet for just about every subject known to man, ranging from government law and services, trade fairs and conferences, market information, new ideas and technical support, the list is simply endless.

Students and children are among the top users who surf the Internet for research. Today, it is almost required that students should use it for research or the purpose of gathering resources. Even teachers have started giving assignments that require extensive research on the Internet. Besides, you can have an access to latest researches in the field of medicine, technology and so on. Numerous web sites such as America's Doctor also allow you to talk to the doctors online.

 

Entertainment

Entertainment is another popular raison d'être why many people prefer to surf the Internet. In fact, the Internet has become quite successful in trapping the multifaceted entertainment industry. Downloading games or just surfing the celebrity websites are some of the uses people have discovered. Even celebrities are using the Internet effectively for promotional campaigns. Besides, there are numerous games that can be downloaded for free. The industry of online gaming has tasted dramatic and phenomenal attention by game lovers.

 

Social Networking

One cannot imagine an online life without Facebook or Twitter. Social networking has become so popular amongst youth that it might one day replace physical networking. It has evolved as a great medium to connect with millions of people with similar interests. Apart from finding long-lost friends, you can also look for job, business opportunities on forums, communities etc. Besides, there are chat rooms where users can meet new and interesting people. Some of them may even end up finding their life partners.

 

Online Services

The Internet has made life very convenient. With numerous online services you can now perform all your transactions online. You can book tickets for a movie, transfer funds, pay utility bills, taxes etc., right from your home. Some travel websites even plan an Itinerary as per your preferences and take care of airline tickets, hotel reservations etc.

 

e-commerce

The concept of e-commerce is used for any type of commercial maneuvering or business deals that involves the transfer of information across the globe via the Internet. It has become a phenomenon associated with any kind of shopping, business deal etc. You name a service, and e-commerce with its giant tentacles engulfing every single product and service will make it available at your doorstep. Websites such as eBay allow you to even bid for homes, buy, sell or auction stuff online.

 

Disadvantages

 

Theft of Personal Information

If you use the Internet for online banking, social networking or other services, you may risk a theft to your personal information such as name, address, credit card number etc. Unscrupulous people can access this information through unsecured connections or by planting software and then use your personal details for their benefit. Needless to say, this may land you in serious trouble.  

 

Spamming

Spamming refers to sending unwanted e-mails in bulk, which provide no purpose and needlessly obstruct the entire system. Such illegal activities can be very frustrating for you as it makes your Internet slower and less reliable.

 

Virus Threat

Internet users are often plagued by virus attacks on their systems. Virus programs are inconspicuous and may get activated if you click a seemingly harmless link. Computers connected to the Internet are very prone to targeted virus attacks and may end up crashing.

 

Social Disconnect

Thanks to the Internet, people now only meet on social networks. More and more people are getting engulfed in virtual world and drifting apart from their friends and family. Even children prefer to play online games rather than going out and mingling with other kids. This may hamper a healthy social development in children.