IT Has Developed with High Speed

    In this new generation, stepping into the 21st century, information technology has developed with high speed. It is undeniable that you can earn lots of money if you got a job in IT nowadays. You might also be described as an out-of-date person if you don't know much about IT. In fact, IT and computers are indispensable to us, but do they bring more harm or more benefit to us?
    Everyone knows the Internet is an important part of information technology. In the Internet, you can communicate with others easily, especially through ICQ. You can make friends all over the world. Getting a chance to make friends with people in another country is valuable and meaningful. However, as ICQ becomes more widespread, it becomes more dangerous to make friends with unknown people as many people often give false information, then you will be cheated .The communication is no longer real.
    Another useful function of the Internet is electronic banking or the application of banking services such as credit cards. It is quite a benefit when you don't need to wait in a long queue. But it can't prevent the leaking of your personal information if you put your information on the Internet. Your information may be used to deal in some illegal acts, and then you will become a victim and be sacrificed on the Internet.
    Nevertheless, you can benefit from the Internet in many circumstances. You can get the most up-dated information from it; you can realize that things are happening all over the world. You could even read the newspaper without buying it. You could just sit in front of the computer, surfing in the Internet, and then you can get all you want.
    In addition, you can simply make contact with your friends through ICQ and e-mail. During your friends' birthdays, you can send a beautiful e-card, which may be designed by yourself, to celebrate with him or her. Also, you can talk with more than one friend at the same time. As the chances of communication are increased, the relationships among you and your friends must become closer. To avoid being cheated by others, you should not meet unknown friend through the Internet. Getting better relations with friends you already have is more valuable than meeting with an unknown friend!
    What's more, it is very convenient to pay fees or purchase goods on the Internet. You can do these things by clicking a few buttons and avoid going outside to do it as it is very time consuming .You can now apply to IVE and Jupas through the Internet to prevent leaking personal information. There are some systems in which you can have a password by yourself. Every time you obtain things by entering a password, it prevent others form seeing your personal information.
    Besides the Internet, computer programs are also a part of information technology. For instances, Word, Excel, Power point, etc. These softwares help you to cope with many complicated problems in a very excellent organization system. Actually, the work done by computers cannot be easily done by humans since humans haven't got such a systematic mind to deal with these complicated things.
    All in all, information technology is very convenient and useful to human lives. There will be many problems if information technology is not being used. Although it still has shortcomings, if we can avoid indulging in the Internet to play games or other things which waste your time, information technology would bring a brilliant human life to us!

Lau Ka Yan S. 7B (17)