Timothy Williams
Jeremy Nicholson
English Composition II
23 September 2013
Modern Technology
In the fast-paced world we live in today, technology plays an important and vital role. We as humans depend on technology for many different aspects of human life. Although technology has its positives and negatives, people in the business world rely heavily on technology as well as schools and educational institutes. Families at home also depend on technology in one form or another in their everyday life, which makes duties and chores much easier to maintain. In the field of medical science, doctors depend highly on technology to evaluate patients’ illnesses and to determine a prognosis. People do depend on technology in everyday life and find it hard to maintain and function without it. Furthermore, technology has played a positive role in our society and in the world in which we live today.
In the business world, companies and organizations have had to depend on technology to build, maintain, and control their businesses. Computers are an important part of running a business. Businesses use computers as a form of communication as well as a means of recording and keeping track of records and accounts. Computers make work easier for company accountants to maintain the records needed when it comes time to do taxes. Companies use computers to maintain their payroll records and to keep track of employee’s hours and overtime they work. Computers are also used in the shipping and receiving departments of many businesses to know exactly when and what shipments are going out and coming in. Keeping track of inventory and stock is also computerized. In order to be more competitive, businesses use on-line research to know how products are selling. Moreover, technology does play an important part in the business world today.
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