P62 - The Negative Impact Of Technology Flashcards
What does standard of living mean?
How comfortable life is
What does compensate mean?
Make up for something
What does counteract mean?
Prevent of reduce
What does interact mean?
Do things together
What does multi-player mean?
Computer games in which more that one person plays at the same time
What is the negative impact of technology on factory and farming machinery
Increase unemployment
If one machine can do work of ten worker
What does improved mean?
Made better
What is the negative impact of technology on e-mails and faxes?
People no longer meet and talk face to face
Negative impact on social elements of society
What is the negative impact of technology on computer games?
Children do not play outside, getting exercise in fresh air
What is the negative impact of technology on packaging?
Pollution and litter
Solutions that compensate and counteract negative impact of technology
Negative impacts. Compensate or counteract
- plastic bags. Litter. Fabric bags,bio-degradable plastic
- computer games. Children not outside.