Research 3/5

http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=931175

One of the dangers with computers is carpeltunnel, that can mess with you for the rest of your life and make it to where your not able to do everything you wanted to do. Another danger is people have researched that computer screens can mess with your eye sight, possibly have birth defects and even cancer, but its not for sure. It's worse if you stare at your computer screen in the dark rather than the light too. One way to prevent this is to get one of the new LCD monitors when you purchase a pc. One of the most simplest things but which is also one of the most dangerous features of a computer is Toner dust. Toner dust has been classified by the FDA a class-A carcinogen, which is believed to cause cancer. Some of the advantages of having a computer though are that with computers, there is such a broad span of accessories that can be accessed within itself that can help you do just about anything you can think of. Computers are used for information getting, school work, fun, research, weather, news, just about anything you can think of, a computer can do it with just a couple clicks.

http://www.nationalforum.com/Electronic%20Journal%20Volumes/Cheng-Chieh%20Lai%20The%20Advantages%20and%20Disadvantages%20of%20Computer%20Technology.pdf

Some disadvantages of computers include: they will increase educational costs and harm the equity of education, when it becomes prior for teachers and students to have computers to actually learn, it puts the lower class people in quite a pickle, they dont have the money for a pc which means that their kid cant learn what he needs to learn which isnt right just because of a lack of money. When a teacher and her class are using computers, it should be made sure that everyone knows how to operate one to do what they need to do or whats the point of having one if you cant do anything with it. We are still finding problems with computers all the time, being able to upgrade them, and they are always making newer versions so its really hard to keep up with the technology to get the maximum potential of the computer.