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A Gift of Fire, 2ed Chapter 1: Unwrapping the Gift * PowerPoint? Slides to Accompany A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computers and the Internet (2nd Edition) by Sara Baase San Diego State University PowerPoint slides created by Sherry Clark Copyright 2003 Prentice Hall Have you used a computer today? You have if you used… an ATM, a CD-player, a cell phone, a modern appliance, or an electronic device. Issues Some Negative Impacts of New Technology: Unemployment. Alienation. Poor Customer Service. Crime. Loss of Privacy. Errors. Issues Some Positive Impacts of New Technology: Convenience. New types of jobs. More options for transactions. Improvements in crime-fighting. Small error rate. Appreciating the Benefits Benefits of Computer Applications Development of better peripheral devices. Time-saving. Cost-saving. Less effort than older technologies. Development of better sound quality. Creation of computer-generated art and special effects. Improved accuracy. Improved customer service/satisfaction. Entertainment/fun. Appreciating the Benefits Benefits Computers Bring to Communication Time-saving. Access to vast amounts of information. Text, graphics, and sound can be combined. Much information on WWW is free. Public forums not limited to geographic boundaries. More independence. More options for communicating. Remote access available. Appreciating the Benefits Benefits Computers Bring to Transportation Navigation. Diagnostics. Safety. Hybrid engines. Efficiency of fuel-burning. Traffic pattern studies. Appreciating the Benefits Benefits Computers Bring to Education and Training Language acquisition. Spelling. Literacy. Distance learning. Modeling. Simulations. Speech recognition. Speech synthesis. Appreciating the Benefits Benefits of Computers in Fighting Crime Improved crime reporting. Faster search of arrest records and fingerprint files. Remote access to records and reports, e.g. from patrol cars. Enhancement of records (fingerprints and phot