Download or read book The Social Impact of Computers written by Richard S. Rosenberg and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Social Impact of Computers should be read as a guide to the social implications of current and future applications of computers. Among the basic themes presented are the following: the changing nature of work in response to technological innovation as well as the threat to jobs; personal freedom in the machine age as manifested by challenges to privacy, dignity, and work; the relationship between advances in computer and communications technology and the possibility of increased centralization of authority; and the emergence and influence of artificial intelligence and its role in decision-making, especially in military applications. The book begins with background and historical information on computers and technology. Separate chapters then cover major applications: business, medicine, education, government; major social issues, including crime, privacy, work; and new technologies and problems: industry regulation, electronic funds transfer systems, international competition, national industrial policies, robotics and industrial automation, productivity, the information society, videotex. The final chapter discusses issues associated with ethics and professionalism. The material presented should be accessible to most university students who have had an introductory course in computer science. Self taught or sufficiently motivated individuals who have gained an understanding of how computers operate should also profit from this book. Especially useful are backgrounds in sociology, economics, history, political science, or philosophy.
Download or read book Computers written by American Federation of Information Processing Societies and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Computers and Society written by Ronald M. Baecker and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last century has seen enormous leaps in the development of digital technologies, and most aspects of modern life have changed significantly with their widespread availability and use. Technology at various scales - supercomputers, corporate networks, desktop and laptop computers, the internet, tablets, mobile phones, and processors that are hidden in everyday devices and are so small you can barely see them with the naked eye - all pervade our world in a major way. Computers and Society: Modern Perspectives is a wide-ranging and comprehensive textbook that critically assesses the global technical achievements in digital technologies and how are they are applied in media; education and learning; medicine and health; free speech, democracy, and government; and war and peace. Ronald M. Baecker reviews critical ethical issues raised by computers, such as digital inclusion, security, safety, privacy,automation, and work, and discusses social, political, and ethical controversies and choices now faced by society. Particular attention is paid to new and exciting developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the issues that have arisen from our complex relationship with AI.
Download or read book The Impact of Computers on Society and Ethics written by Gary M. Abshire and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mind Tool written by Neill Graham and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Computers and the Information Society written by Richard S. Rosenberg and published by New York ; Toronto : Wiley. This book was released on 1986 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book should be viewed as a guide to current and future applications of computers and their associated benefits and problems. Among the basic themes presented are the following: the increasing importance of information as a commodity in its own right; the emergence and influence of artificial intelligence (AI); the changing nature of work in response to technological innovation; the relation between people and computers at work and play; the relationship of advances in computer technology and the possibility of increased centralization of authority; personal freedom in the machine age with respect to privacy, work and play; computers as a dominant force in society.
Download or read book Computers Their Impact on Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Revolution written by Barrie Sherman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1985 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revolution has taken place. A technical revolution which pervades every aspect of life: work, leisure, the office, and home. Despite the fact that few areas of life remain untouched by this phenomenon, there is still a large portion of the population who are unaware of its enormity. This book looks at the impact of computers on society, particularly industrialized societies, and asks vital questions: who controls the computers and their systems; who benefits, who should adapt--society or the system--and are computers a force for good or evil? The computer revolution is in its infancy, the consequences are still unknown. But the future will be dominated by, and will depend upon, the computer. And more importantly, the society that puts it to use.
Download or read book The Computerized Society written by James Martin and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1970 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Projects future developments in the exploding computer technology and suggests safeguards for society.
Download or read book Computers and Society written by Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since computer scientists make decisions every day that have societal context and influence, an understanding of society and computing together should be integrated into computer science education. Showing students what they can do with their computing degree, Computers and Society: Computing for Good uses concrete examples and case studies to high
Download or read book The Positive and Negative Impacts of Computers in Society written by Daniel R. Faust and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computers and other types of technology have changed our lives in ways never imagined. Today, we constantly have a wealth of information at our fingertips. Computers help us work better and faster. Readers will learn about the many positive impacts of computers in society. They'll also read about the many negative impacts, such as threats to our privacy and security and a potential decrease in physical activity. Students will be encouraged to think about the role technology plays in their everyday lives.
Download or read book Emerging and Future Computing Paradigms and Their Impact on the Research Training and Design Environments of the Aerospace Workforce written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Computers and the Environment Understanding and Managing their Impacts written by R. Kuehr and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personal computers have made life convenient in many ways, but what about their impacts on the environment due to production, use and disposal? Manufacturing computers requires prodigious quantities of fossil fuels, toxic chemicals and water. Rapid improvements in performance mean we often buy a new machine every 1-3 years, which adds up to mountains of waste computers. How should societies respond to manage these environmental impacts? This volume addresses the environmental impacts and management of computers through a set of analyses on issues ranging from environmental assessment, technologies for recycling, consumer behaviour, strategies of computer manufacturing firms, and government policies. One conclusion is that extending the lifespan of computers (e.g. through reselling) is an environmentally and economically effective strategy that deserves more attention from governments, firms and the general public.
Download or read book Computers and the Cybernetic Society written by Michael A. Arbib and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computers and the Cybernetic Society, Second Edition examines the impact of computers on the cybernetic society and covers topics such as expert systems, management applications, and office automation. The idea of a computer program is considered, along with data banks and the movement and storage of information. Advances in computer technology are also discussed. Comprised of nine chapters, this book begins with an assessment of the interaction between computer developments and social pressures. The interplay between the exciting possibilities of computer networking and the social implications of computer technology is highlighted by focusing on planning networks and public information networks. The next two chapters provide a basic understanding of computers and programming by describing key concepts such as computer graphics, networks, microcomputers, and program design. The next five chapters give a comprehensive overview of the impact of computers on the cybernetic society. The final chapter explains how hardware works and describes the circuitry that computers use to execute a program at the level of machine-language instructions. This monograph is intended for both students and instructors in the fields of computer science and cybernetics.
Download or read book Impact of Scientific Computing on Science and Society written by Pekka Neittaanmäki and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-07-07 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the impact of scientific computing in science and society over the coming decades. It presents advanced methods that can provide new possibilities to solve scientific problems and study important phenomena in society. The chapters cover Scientific computing as the third paradigm of science as well as the impact of scientific computing on natural sciences, environmental science, economics, social science, humanistic science, medicine, and engineering. Moreover, the book investigates scientific computing in high performance computing, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence environment and what it will be like in the 2030s and 2040s.
Download or read book Assessing the Impact of Computer Based Instruction written by Margaret D Roblyer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1988-11-16 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can computer applications help improve student performance? For what skills, grade levels, content areas, and type of students are computer applications most effective? Can computer applications improve student attitude toward school and decrease drop-out rates? Discover what the research reveals--in this provocative new book--about these and other crucial questions concerning the impact of computer-based instruction. Assessing the Impact of Computer-Based Instruction provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date summary available on the effects of computer applications on both student achievement and attitudes. Within its pages are also the most extensive bibliography ever prepared on past reviews of research, current reports and articles, and dissertations in the area of computer uses in education. This groundbreaking new book provides educational decisionmakers with the facts they need in order to justify the expense and effort of maintaining and expanding the instructional role of computers in schools. It is also useful as a resource text in the pre-service training of computer educators and for graduate students doing research in instructional computing.
Download or read book Ubiquitous Computing and the Impact on Information Economy written by Markus Riegler and published by diplom.de. This book was released on 2003-11-21 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhaltsangabe:Zusammenfassung: Ubiquitous Computing - oder allgegenwärtiges Computing - ist mehr als nur die Möglichkeit, zu jeder Zeit and jedem Ort Zugang zum Kommunikationsmedium Internet zu haben. UC beschäftigt sich mit der Vernetzung aller Dinge, dem Verschwinden des Computing -Aspekts, der Integration der Technologie in den Alltag. Auch die Kommunikation von Gegenständen und deren Handeln (Smart Things) ist ein wichtiger Askpekt dieses Zunkunftsthemas. Diese Arbeit (in engl. verfasst) diskutiert die informationswirtschaftlichen Folgen, die mit wachsender Verbreitung von UC einhergehen. Der Wert der einzelnen Information und die Qualität wie auch die Einfachheit der Erhebung und Verarbeitung stehen im Mittelpunkt des Papiers. Ferner legt die Einführung der Arbeit ein Fundament, dass es dem Laien ermöglicht, UC zu verstehen und den Umfang zu begreifen, im Verlaufe der Arbeit werden auch aktuelle technische und politische Probleme angedeutet. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents: List of Abbreviationsiv Executive Summaryv 1.Ubiquitous Computing1 1.1The Vision1 1.2History and Elements3 1.2.1History3 1.2.2Elements and Definition3 1.3Enabling Technologies5 1.3.1Radiofrequency Identification Technology5 1.3.2Communications Backbone8 1.3.3User Interfaces10 1.3.4 Smart Dust 12 2.Information Economy13 2.1Information as a good13 2.2Types of Information Goods14 2.3Creation and Cost Structure of Information Goods15 2.4Distribution of Information16 2.5Pricing and Rights Management17 2.5.1Monetary Pricing17 2.5.2Attention Economics19 3.The New Information Economy21 3.1Assumptions21 3.2Effects on Commercially Published Content22 3.2.2Changes in Creation and Processing24 3.2.3Changes in Distribution and Value Capturing25 3.2.4Changes in Pricing25 3.3Effects on Private Personal Information27 3.4Effects on Private Business Information30 4.Issues and Scenarios34 4.1Current Issues34 4.1.1Privacy Issue34 4.1.2Security Issue35 4.1.3Technological Issues36 4.1.4Control Issue38 4.2Four Scenarios40 4.2.1Low Acceptance40 4.2.2Medium Acceptance42 4.2.3High Acceptance45 4.2.4Fully Integrated UC Environment46 5.Conclusion49
