Module 13

Before taking this class I never really though about all the opportunities that computers and technology has provided us with. I think I was most amazed at how many things have created a more equal opportunity to people all over the world. It is amazing that you can live in a less developed country but because of the internet and other programming creations we are able to have the same opportunities and businesses can be ran from anywhere in the world. It is crazy to see how much the world has already changed in the short period of time that computers have been accessible to everyone. Reading the stories that we did it is easier and easier to see how people can believe that eventually computers would be able to control us, since they already are so much more powerful than when they were first developed. This was probably one of the most interesting classes that I took, because it really opened my eyes to all the opportunities that technology provides me personally with. I was able to see the huge influence that it has on my life every single day. I believe that computers and the world becoming flat is a good thing because there is a lot more freedom to do the things that you want wherever you may be. There are no longer limitations from working from the same computer in the same spot, you can hook up to just about any computer and network and with the right use of programs you can access files and data from another computer. It is amazing to me all the progress that we have already made and that we are continuing to make. I never realized how wide of an effect and influence computers, networking and programming have on each and everyone of us. When I learned about all the ways that it helps companies, like Walmart, work more efficiently I realized that there isn't really one person in this world that isn't using technology in some way, it has a huge influence on everyone even if you aren't actually sitting down at a computer everyday, when you are shopping at stores it is what keeps them running efficiently. I want to just say thank you for having us read this book, it was something I would have never read on my own, but really opened up my eyes and am glad I took the time to read it.