Throughout time, our language and computer systems have grown in leaps and bounds. Going from nothing to the creation of computers is a big step in itself. As we've learned more about computers, people have learned to program them and create another language within the computers so that the system understands what is being put into it and knows exactly what we want out of it. We can now store data and information and then go back to retrieve it later on.
We've come so far in the technological world to the point where businesses will store all their information and data in a computer system and depend on them every day in almost every thing they do. People no longer have to keep files and files of paperwork, they can just enter all of it into a computer program and let that keep track of the information. Then, when they need to find something, they go back to that and there it is. It's pretty incredible when you think about it. I mean to rely so heavily on something, means that people trust the products they've been supplied with and if anything should happen to it, they could lose years of data or information and all that time spent putting it into the system. I honestly don't see how many businesses could stay efficient and up to date with all of their files without a computer program. Every aspect of the business world is dependant on computers now days. People keep track of shipping and order certain parts for their business with a filing system based from a certain type of computer program. In accounting and finance, all their work is in the computer systems.
All I'm saying is to really think about how far we've come and how dependant we are on these systems that people have created for us. Would the world be the same without the programming we've done and all the technology that has been put into computer systems? Absolutely not, this is the fastest, most efficient and most accurate type of filing systems we have. We already have so much now, I can't even begin to imagine what will be in store for us next as we move on down the road. Just think about what life in general and in the business world would be like without all of this around us.
Matt
We've come so far in the technological world to the point where businesses will store all their information and data in a computer system and depend on them every day in almost every thing they do. People no longer have to keep files and files of paperwork, they can just enter all of it into a computer program and let that keep track of the information. Then, when they need to find something, they go back to that and there it is. It's pretty incredible when you think about it. I mean to rely so heavily on something, means that people trust the products they've been supplied with and if anything should happen to it, they could lose years of data or information and all that time spent putting it into the system. I honestly don't see how many businesses could stay efficient and up to date with all of their files without a computer program. Every aspect of the business world is dependant on computers now days. People keep track of shipping and order certain parts for their business with a filing system based from a certain type of computer program. In accounting and finance, all their work is in the computer systems.
All I'm saying is to really think about how far we've come and how dependant we are on these systems that people have created for us. Would the world be the same without the programming we've done and all the technology that has been put into computer systems? Absolutely not, this is the fastest, most efficient and most accurate type of filing systems we have. We already have so much now, I can't even begin to imagine what will be in store for us next as we move on down the road. Just think about what life in general and in the business world would be like without all of this around us.
Matt
The scary thought about our dependence on technology to store our information is what happens if technology fails. I think a lot about World Banks and how much money is electronic in today's world. I mean people rob banks today through a computer, not with a hand gun and a duffle-bag. Information on storage systems like the large hard-dives that IBM and Dell sell to banks and corporations, can be destroyed just as easily as my file cabinet at home. My money in my bank account can be lost with an accidental striking of the DELETE key.
ReplyDeleteThe conclusion and question I am trying to get to is that as great as technology and computers are, what is the fail safe system for mankind if technology for one reason or another...fails.
As I read this I was thinking the same thing as Spencer; What happens if the computers stop working or even if there is a power outage? You can easily lose files on the computer if you forget to hit save or if you don't back it up. Another thing with things moving to computers, is the safety of it. People can steal papers, but people can also hack systems... .
ReplyDeletePeople are so co dependent on computers its going to be weird if we were to ever have a major power outage the younger generation would not know what to do.
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