Directions: Complete the matrix by providing the advantages and disadvantages of
the following concepts, then give a brief explanation.
SUBJECT POSITIVE NEGATIVE EXPLANATION
IMPACT IMPACT
1. Cloud Computing When you keep Downtime is Despite all cloud
data in the cloud, it considered to be computing's positive
ensures it's backed one of the greatest and negative
up and kept in a negative impacts of impacts, we can’t
secure and safe cloud computing. deny the fact that
location in case of a Since cloud cloud computing is
natural disaster, computing systems the fastest-growing
power loss, or are internet-based, part of network-
another they can experience based computing. It
emergency. You technical problems offers a great
may resume normal such as reboots, advantage to
operations after network outages, customers of all
promptly regaining and downtime. levels. However,
access to your data, These events can storing data and
reducing downtime incapacitate critical files in virtual
and productivity business operations data centers can
losses. and processes and potentially open up
can be damaging to risk. So we should be
business. aware of these if
we’re considering
moving files into the
cloud.
2. Mobile Applications One of the major Although mobile Looking at the
impact of mobile applications have positive and
applications is that made our lives negative impacts of
it helps people to easier, they have mobile applications,
stay connected to also had a negative it is quite clear that
each other. A impact on our lives. they have a very
mobile application Due to addiction to good impact on our
gives you the ability mobile applications lives, but we cannot
to do voice call, has increased our neglect the negative
video call, and mental health stress side of them. We
messaging to in a certain way. need to learn to use
communication We must also not them wisely so that
with each other. By forget that the we are not
communicating with addiction to mobile completely
anyone it is easily applications affects dependent on them.
accessible as well as everyone from
online educations children to adults. It
courses. It is a way can have some
of entertainment significant adverse
for many people. effects on our
mental and physical
health.
3. Communication One of the main The most prominent As you can see, the
Technology advantages of negative impact of impact is both
communications communication positive and
technology is we technology is the negative. But
now have the anonymity the logically, technology
power to internet offers. has bettered the
communicate with While it can be communication
anybody on the liberating to create process and has
other side of the a presence online done negligible
world.We can chat, while hiding your harm. Though it
skype or even video real identity, this poses a negative
call a person located same ability gives impact, it also
thousands of miles scammers and provides benefits in
away in a matter of thieves the ability to any area. Learning
seconds. masquerade as about these impacts
almost anyone to helps to recognize
trick their victims. and reduce them
to make the most of
their positive
impacts.
4. World Wide Web The world wide web One of the major The World Wide
opened up to negative impacts Web comes with
everyone.It associated with both positive and
facilitated in World Wide Web is negative effects, and
connecting the that some people it is up to us as a
world in a way are now creating society to decide if
which was beyond websites that the positives
imagination before contain misleading, outweigh the
this. Also, it made it addictive, and false negatives. The World
easier for people to information, which Wide Web's impact
communicate, get, when it falls in the on our social lives,
and share hands of though, is not as
information. It also unsuspecting easy to quantify.
allowed people to information users, Because of this, we
share their thoughts may end up must say that the
and works through damaging their overall impact of the
social networking outlook in life. World Wide Web on
sites, videos, blogs our social lives has
and more. also been positive,
although we will
need to work to
overcome the
challenges that this
(not so new
anymore)
technology has
brought us.
5. E-commerce One of the biggest Privacy and Security E-commerce has
positive impact of e- are the major both positive and
commerce is negative impact of negative impacts. As
Customers can e-commerce. When we can see, e-
spend less time consumers buy commerce is
shopping for what online, they typically continuously
they want. They can input a credit card progressing and is
easily browse number and other becoming more and
through many items personal more safe for
at a time and buy information. consumers and
what they like. Unauthorized important for
When online, persons could businesses.
customers can find access this Meanwhile, it has
items that are information through also created many
available in physical flaws in the challenges and
stores far away merchant's adverse effects and
from them or not computer system. is charged with
found in their Merchants have having a negative
locality. become much more impact on the
vigilant about quality of work life.
information security It’s important to
than they were in explore both
the early days of e- perspectives
commerce. because advantages
for consumers might
end up becoming a
disadvantage for e-
commerce.
