what is the effect of computers on humans?
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I think computers are like a drug. They are addictive and once you have used one for a while, you just can't get along without one! It also makes us lazy, instead of writing a letter, we usually email.
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Sure they are and they will make more advances. There's the MRI, CAT Scan, PET, EEG, etc... without computers hospitals and any health care facilities will be disabled. So much depends on computers that life itselt cannot work without it.
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It continues to impact use.  Since the internet is part of telecommunication in the broader sense, it has affected you right now as you are reading this.  The distance between people grows less and less everyday.
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There are many new innovations in Human-Computer Interaction, a lot of which I am writing about in my current thesis on the subject. Touch-screens are an old technology, and have many advantages and disadvantages. Benyon et al. (1994) and Booth (1989) state that touch-screens are intuitive, easy to learn, durable, require no extra workspace and can be adapted to user needs or tasks as required. Benyon et al. (1994) and Booth (1989) also state some disadvantages, including inaccuracy, fingerprints and aching arms after extended periods of use. I would take the inaccuracy comments with a "pinch of salt", as both of these sources are old (in terms of computer science), and I have had no problems with any touch-screens (as long as they are correctly aligned).\n\nRecent developments in H.C.I. seem to be in advances of old technology, such as mind control, facial recognition, gaze tracking, speech input, etc. There are far too many developments to list here, but a good place to start would be at Donald Norman's site:\n\nhttp://www.jnd.org/\n\nAnd Jakob Nielsen's site:\n\nhttp://www.useit.com/\n\nBoth of these men have been criticised in the past, but they do publish a lot of very good materials on the subject. I would also suggest taking a look at all of the books in my reference list, if possible. In fact, pretty much any book with "usability", "HCI" or "Human-Computer Interaction" in the title will probably be of use. However, please remember that you are entering a minefield, and relevant information may pop up from anywhere. Remember that Human-Computer Interaction is a very wide subject area, which includes almost endless possibilities of humans interacting with computers (from both a hardware and software perspective).\n\nIt is also important to remember that H.C.I. includes both input and output - anything a user may use to input information to the computer (including mice, joysticks and keyboards), and anything the computer outputs to the user (GUIs, haptic feedback devices, sound, etc.).\n\nYou could take two approaches to "recent developments" - one being new incarnations of existing developments, and the other being completely new innovations in the area (if you can find any). Here is a concise list of important current developments:\n\nSpeech input - experts are striving for ways to make speech input more accurate and reliable in a variety of situations, with a variety of different people.\n\nHaptic feedback - the use of feedback which involves our sense of touch, e.g. force feedback steering wheels and mice, often used in gaming.\n\nSpeech output - this is especially important for visually impaired or blind users.\n\nUser interfaces - many software developers are striving for improved user interfaces, including Apple and Microsoft (see references).\n\nImage tracking and facial recognition - using cameras to track movements for input, e.g. the Sony EyeToy.\n\nMind control - I know it sounds weird, but there are examples of humans controlling computers with their minds, and even computers controlling humans.\n\nI wish you luck with your research, and hope I have helped you somewhat to further it. It's always good to see people taking an interest in H.C.I. - it's a very important area, often overlooked (although it is becoming a more serious and respected science).
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Someone can search the uses of computer on the internet!\n Communication,Word Processing, Graphic Designing,Integration, etc.
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You're going to have to look this up in your book or something, computers have thousands of uses, from simple email to playing movies to sorting files, etc. etc.
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People can live without computers.  Many people all over the world live a happy life without TV, computers, cell phones, or MP3 players.
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Computers and family members.
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PCs and monitors are very well shielded. You don't need to worry. The main thing to worry about is eyestrain and repetitive strain injury.\n\nMake sure that you know - and practice (!) - the basics about sitting correctly, using the keyboard and mouse correctly, using the eyes correctly and taking frequent breaks.\n\nRSI: http://eeshop.unl.edu/rsi.html\n10 Steps to good computer use: http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article1410.html
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There are many different components that use computers. Off the top of my head:\n\nFlight Management System\nInertial Nagivation System\nGlobal Positioning System\nThe Autopilot\nStall Warning Computer
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MEDIA\n\n- Children with shorter attention spans\n- Desensitization to violence and sex\n\nSCIENCE\n\n- New weapons\n- Possiblity of biological warfare\n- Cloning (?)\n\nOTHER\n\n- Less physical activity as machines do more work\n- Environmental impact
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well, it could be just them.  Or that computer emit radiation.  So, some peoples' bodies cannot take it.  To be honest, its very very little.  So, some people can be on computer for years and not have a problem.  Some cant take it after a while, and their body gets tired from the radiation.  Some people people okay and dont have a problem.  Once they see a problem, then every time they jump on the computer, the problem arises right away.  That is because the person's system has given up on fighting that certain element.  But, this is going way too deep because there is very very very little radiation that is emitted from the computer.
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The effects of face-to-face communication and the deterioration of social skills.\n\nI am afraid ourselves and our future kids are too wired for the web and with technology that we lose the skills to talk to people properly, read body language well, and practice empathy for another fellow human being.\n\nTo quote from Pavaroti (the tenor) many years ago, "We cannot make love through mail" pretty much sums up the limitations of computers.
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Computers can manipulate large amount of data quickly so that things like medical testing can be done more completely and accurately.
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Computers can only "know" what humans have taught them. They may be more smarter then an individual person, especially word processors that fix your spelling mistakes and things, but in the end, a computer cannot know what humans as a species don't know. We are the ones who program them.
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I think first on the list would be communication.  Computing technology allows for massively improved communication.  It is easier (look how easy it it was for you to contact me).  It is quicker (imagine how many months it would have taken you to get answers to your questions if you'd had to use snail mail).  And the content is much richer (you can send anything at all to me except touch, taste and smell---and they're working on them!)\n\nSecond on the list would probably be information.  Communication and information are very much associatated, but let's look specifically at the content of what you can send and receive.  You can send me anything at all that fits in the audio or visual range.\n\nAnd then there's the fact that the use of computers makes our lives easier.  They are execellent at doing complex calculations for us.  They allow us to simulate things rather than actually doing them (that, I understand, is how the USA continues to develop its nuclear weapons: through simulation... but you might want to check that fact).\n\nFor more information you might like to make your way through the links on this page\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing\n\nGood luck
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Try these URL's.  Good luck\n\n\nhttp://www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/~ims/techcen/EETT/ImpactofET.pdf\n\nhttp://technologysource.org/article/impact_of_computers_on_schools/\n\nhttp://courses.wcupa.edu/fletcher/english121/projects/10b/jessy.htm\n\nhttp://www.ncrel.org/tech/effects/intro.htm