Relationship Between Internet Technology and Literature
Technology, in any era of occurrence, has often brought immense benefits to humans. In particular, technology eases the manner in which people engage in specific undertakings. For instance, the invention of cannons, guns, and gunpowder, made warfare more sophisticated. Similarly, the twentieth and the twenty first century have also found immense technological advancements, which includes internet growth. Primarily, the emergence of networks and internet connection in the 1990s through to the 21st century has converted the world into a global village. As with any technological advancement, the internet has a plethora of challenges that continue to elicit a debate as to whether it is making people dumber. Internet technology today is increasing the rate of spread of knowledge, yet making people’s cognitive self to be increasingly dysfunctional, thereby creating a new cultural norm that reduces the quality if information and reading. …show more content…
Traditionally, people had to either buy books, journal, and other forms and mediums of information in order to obtain information. People had to purchase camcorders and tapes in order to record any information. The quality and amount of information that could be recorded was limited and its spread was highly restricted. The knowledge that people knew was quite limited due to limited access to information and authors. Nevertheless, the introduction of the internet brought in immense benefits with people being able to scan books and journals and publishing them online. The colossal nature of the internet allows people to store and a dynamic range of information in different formats at a faster rate (Leith 143). People can store this information in shared databases or in restricted databases, depending on the author’s
Technology, in any era of occurrence, has often brought immense benefits to humans. In particular, technology eases the manner in which people engage in specific undertakings. For instance, the invention of cannons, guns, and gunpowder, made warfare more sophisticated. Similarly, the twentieth and the twenty first century have also found immense technological advancements, which includes internet growth. Primarily, the emergence of networks and internet connection in the 1990s through to the 21st century has converted the world into a global village. As with any technological advancement, the internet has a plethora of challenges that continue to elicit a debate as to whether it is making people dumber. Internet technology today is increasing the rate of spread of knowledge, yet making people’s cognitive self to be increasingly dysfunctional, thereby creating a new cultural norm that reduces the quality if information and reading. …show more content…
Traditionally, people had to either buy books, journal, and other forms and mediums of information in order to obtain information. People had to purchase camcorders and tapes in order to record any information. The quality and amount of information that could be recorded was limited and its spread was highly restricted. The knowledge that people knew was quite limited due to limited access to information and authors. Nevertheless, the introduction of the internet brought in immense benefits with people being able to scan books and journals and publishing them online. The colossal nature of the internet allows people to store and a dynamic range of information in different formats at a faster rate (Leith 143). People can store this information in shared databases or in restricted databases, depending on the author’s