The Social Impact Of Computers And Internet

Discuss the social impact of computers and the internet
Computers have been part of our lives for many years and they've arrived to stay with us for always. Day after day they improve their systems,functionality and make our lives much easy. Honestly in our days it is practically impossible to imagine life without a computer. Obviously if we talk about computers, we need to talk about theimpact of the internet too. As we know, the internet is a worldwide system of computer networks - a network of networks in which users at any one computer can, if they have permission, get information fromany other computer (and sometimes talk directly to users at other computers). So, the internet is a powerful tool that has brought many changes, some of them good and some others bad, for oursociety.
On the one hand the internet has changed the way people find information because that information is easy to get, fast to get and almost always free to get, on the other hand the sources sometimesare unknown and not everything on the net is reliable.
The way that people work in offices has changed too due to internet, it is much easier, faster and even people can work from home however, itis not so good that you cannot disconnect your brain from work in your own home.
Although shop in internet is more comfortable, convenient, cheaper, and you can save time, you have to be carefulbecause you don´t really know what you will get.
The communication is one of the things that has suffered more changes with the run of the time. While distances are shorter and everyone can know moreabout people's life in a short time, people prefer virtual relationship than realistic ones, they don´t mind staying at home alone and that behavior promote sedentarism.
In conclusion whatever use thatis given to computers and internet, it is important to consider the pros and cons in every aspect. If you consider the good and the bad things you can always be alert and avoid every kind of fraud or...