Technology

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The advances in technology have become ordinary circumstances in modern society. It is hard to believe that less than half a century ago, computers were born. These new “toys” were created so that life would be made simpler for human kind. The word technology comes from the Greek "TEKHNE" which means "technical, craft" with the suffix "logy" meaning "study". Technology is a product of science and engineering that involves a set of tools, methods and techniques to solve problems. It is a practical application of scientific knowledge in various areas of research. The advances in technology cause major impact on society. On the positive side, the technology results in innovations that deliver better living standards to the man.
However, a technology revolution is fast replacing human beings with machines in virtually every sector and industry in the global economy, machines are also a biggest problem for the environment. With current surveys showing that less than five percent of companies around the world have even begun the transit to the new machine culture. The distinguished Nobel Laureate Economist, Wasilly Leontief warned that with the introduction of increasingly sophisticated computer “The role of humans as the most important factor of production is bound to diminish in the same way that the role of horses in agricultural production was first diminished and then eliminated by the introduction of tractors.” In banking, for example, the use of ATMs and system development bank line also generated the closure of thousands of jobs; Furthermore, the use of various chemicals and toxic to the functioning of the machines leads to the pollution of air and water. The pollution not only harms the environment but also to human life, as it causes various diseases such as respiratory diseases and skin diseases.Due to pollution caused by industrialization countries have been spending huge fortunes for exceeding the stipulated level of carbon dioxide emitted into the

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