Social issues in information technology
Personal Thoughts :-
Computer viruses are very dangerous in the society we live in. The usage of technology is increasing everyday meaning one mass virus spread will be devastating. In a world where communication is so easy, you are very vulnerable to viruses. Internet is one key to mass virus spread. Not only that but even phones are as good as computers and use a lot of the same components as of a computer meaning they can be infected with an antivirus. Moreover, phones are used so much in every day life. Pretty much every person you meet will have a phone. Today, if there was a computer virus spread, we will have a very hard time dealing with it because of the internet. Communication is so easy now that it will just make things harder. We live in a world where there is AI (Artificial Intelligence). Robots with very high AI can be controlled via a virus like a worm.
The thought of something like this happening is devastating if you think critically.
Computer viruses are very dangerous in the society we live in. The usage of technology is increasing everyday meaning one mass virus spread will be devastating. In a world where communication is so easy, you are very vulnerable to viruses. Internet is one key to mass virus spread. Not only that but even phones are as good as computers and use a lot of the same components as of a computer meaning they can be infected with an antivirus. Moreover, phones are used so much in every day life. Pretty much every person you meet will have a phone. Today, if there was a computer virus spread, we will have a very hard time dealing with it because of the internet. Communication is so easy now that it will just make things harder. We live in a world where there is AI (Artificial Intelligence). Robots with very high AI can be controlled via a virus like a worm.
The thought of something like this happening is devastating if you think critically.
Personal Experiences :-
As a kid growing up, I was taught a lot about computers in school but it never really interested me because we just read through a book and never did any physical tasks on the computer because of which I had a lot of problems when handling my own PC at home. I remember having to ask my dad to call a computer tech to fix the computer after it got infected by a virus. But now, I can fix my own computer at any time and am able to use it properly. Life has really improved from a point whenever a computer was not working at home, everyone knew it was because of me to the point whenever a computer is not working, I am the one everyone calls down to.
This project has really helped me know a lot about issues surrounding malicious softwares. It just helps you down the road whenever things go bad. I have to say as a kid looking at how the computer technician would get rid of the virus has helped me learn how to get rid of it.
As a kid growing up, I was taught a lot about computers in school but it never really interested me because we just read through a book and never did any physical tasks on the computer because of which I had a lot of problems when handling my own PC at home. I remember having to ask my dad to call a computer tech to fix the computer after it got infected by a virus. But now, I can fix my own computer at any time and am able to use it properly. Life has really improved from a point whenever a computer was not working at home, everyone knew it was because of me to the point whenever a computer is not working, I am the one everyone calls down to.
This project has really helped me know a lot about issues surrounding malicious softwares. It just helps you down the road whenever things go bad. I have to say as a kid looking at how the computer technician would get rid of the virus has helped me learn how to get rid of it.