Introduction

What is computer information technology?

Computer information technology (CIT) is the use and study of computers, networks, computer languages, and databases within an organization to solve real problems.  The major prepares students for applications programming, networking, systems administration, and internet development.  Technologies studied in information systems include programming, networking, server administration, information security, database design and development, systems analysis and designing, and web development.

The innovation of technology

Technology innovation is the process through which new (or improved) technologies are developed and brought into widespread use. In the simplest formulation, innovation can be thought of as being composed of research, development, demonstration, and deployment, although it is abundantly clear that innovation is not a linear process - there are various interconnections and feedback loops between these stages, and often even the stages themselves cannot be trivially disaggregated. Innovation involves the involvement of a range of organizations and personnel (laboratories, firms, financing organizations, etc.), with different institutional arrangements underpinning the development and deployment of different kinds of technologies; contextual factors such as government policies also significantly shape the innovation process.

In the energy area, technology innovation has helped expand energy supplies through improved exploration and recovery techniques, increased efficency of energy conversion and end-use, improved availability and quality of energy services, and reduced environmental impacts of energy extraction, conversion, and use.

Most energy innovation is driven by the marketplace, although given the public goods nature of energy services (and reducing their environmental impacts), governments invest significantly in energy research and development programs as well as demonstration and early deployment of selected energy technologies. Still, most investments in energy innovation are targeted towards technologies with clear commercial applications and financial returns, with only marginal investments (at least in relation to the need) towards energy innovation for helping provide modern energy services to the two billion poor people worldwide who don't have access to such services.

The importance of technology

Technology refers to the collection of tools that make it easier to use, create, manage and exchange information. In the earlier times, the use of tools by human beings was for the process of discovery and evolution. Tools remained the same for a long time in the earlier part of the history of mankind but it was also the complex human behaviors and tools of this era that modern language began as believed by many archeologists. Technology refers the knowledge and utilization of tools, techniques and systems in order to serve a bigger purpose like solving problems or making life easier and better. Its significance on humans is tremendous because technology helps them adapt to the environment. The development of high technology including computer technology’s Internet and the telephone has helped conquer communication barriers and bridge the gap between people all over the world. While there are advantages to constant evolution of technology, their evolution has also seen the increase of its destructive power as apparent in the creation of weapons of all kinds. In a broader sense, technology affects societies in the development of advanced economies, making life more convenient to more people that have access to such technology. 

An example of incremental development is the gradual replacement of compact discs with DVD. While disruptive developments are automobiles replacing horse carriages. The evolution of technologies marks the significant development of other technologies in different fields, like nano technology, biotechnology, robotics, cognitive science, artificial intelligence and information technology. 

The advantages and disadvantages of technology

The impact in technology in our lives, today, is unmeasurable. We use technology every day, in different ways and we do it to harming up our lives or the society we live in. But what we are used to call modern technology, technically it is not as new as we think.

For instance, if we have a great smartphone today we can figure out that it is just an advancement of an ordinary mobile phone that we had years ago. Or look at a train today – we used to use steam powered trains and now we have electronic trains – just to get faster to some place. The technology evolves, but it finds old ways and old technologies to evolve.

We use technology every day, in order to fulfil specific tasks or specific interests. We have specific needs and we want to have faster technologies.

So, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the so called “Modern Technology”? Take a look below.

                                 

 Advantages

Improved communication – advanced communication technology tools;

Easy access to information – at anytime and anywhere;

Improved housing and lifestyle – most of the items that we have in our homes today are automated (if we compare with houses in the 70´s, 80´s, 90´s);

Improved entertainment - we have more video games now, good music to listen and visual systems like smart TV's;

Social Networking – great improvement for individuals and businesses;

Convenience in education – online and mobile education;

Convenience of traveling – very important in our lives and in the business world;

Changed the health industry – modern technology in hospitals, reducing the mistakes made by doctors and evolving the patients treatments;

Efficiency and productivity – helping businesses increasing production, saving time and money in the industry;

Encourages innovation and creativity – it is very easy to start a job today (while at home). A good example is kickstarter.com which helps creative people get funds for projects through crowd funding.

                                          




                                           

Disadvantages

Job loss – replacing humans;

World destruction weapons – increasing endless wars;

Increased loneliness – social isolation;

Competency – increased dependency on modern tools that reduces our creativity and intelligence.

Conclusion

IT continues to develop rapidly as the key underlying technologies of semiconductors, disk drives, and network communications improve at exponential rates. Constant improvements in the underlying technologies make possible new IT applications that affect all areas of society, including the economy, households, government, and the R&D enterprise.

Throughout society, the utility of IT applications tends to advance much more slowly than the underlying technologies. A doubling of processing speeds, for example, does not bring a doubling of utility. The effective implementation and use of IT are the result of a complex process that requires not only adoption of a technology but also changes in organizations and institutions. As part of this process, individuals and organizations actively adapt (and sometimes resist) the technologies. As a result, the effects of IT on society often take place more slowly than visionaries predict. Nevertheless, the effects—driven by the continual change in underlying technologies—are substantial over time.

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