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Accessibility in IT

Not everyone is born equal, some people have disabilities and different preferences to other people, this is where external software and accessibility settings come in, these settings include Voice Recognition, Predictive Text, On Screen Keyboards, Magnifiers and Text Readers. Voice recognition is very useful as it doesn't require the user to use their hands to access different things, it can also be used to write things down at a greater speed than they can be typed, this can improve work speed and can help disabled people to keep up in a work space.

Negative Impact Of IT

IT has had many positive effects on the average person but it has also had many negative effects on everyday life, now due to online shopping companies know a lot about you and what you do during you day to day life, companies also know you credit/debit card details, your address and what your login details are leaving them susceptible to digital attacks. Digital attacks are to expose, alter, destroy or steal information in order to profit, after this they would then have the ability to use your credit/debit card to buy whatever they or do whatever with your money until you eventually find out and change your details. With technology progressing the way it is soon most traditional jobs such as construction, plumbing, waiting (serving food) or even being a janitor will be taken over by autonomous machines. The reason that employers may want to change to AI automation over a normal human worker is quite simple, AI can be cheaper and more effective at it's job, it also ...

Positive Impact Of IT

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  IT has impacted our everyday lives in many different and useful ways, for the normal person IT is used everyday to help make things more efficient and easier to understand, for companies IT is used to earn them a higher income and make customer usability better and more enjoyable. For a normal person IT is used in many different things that we take for granted nowadays, IT is used when working or studying online, when IT is used this way it can help your workflow and communication in a group, it can also be easier as you have many tools available to you all in one place. You use IT when shopping online as before without IT you would have to of gone out looking for what you want to buy, whereas now with IT you can just load up Amazon, for example, and search for what you want and it will be delivered to you in a short amount of time. IT is used when looking at entertainment online or when playing multiplayer games, without IT you would have to wait for what you want to watch ...