Computers and The Workplace

Around the world, computers and information technology are starting to do business on behalf of people. In fact, the importance of computers in business has grown to the point that computer networks—more so than employees—have come to represent the corporate itself. But when the system fails, this reliance has led to some major issues.

On November 19, there was a four-hour shutdown of the U.S. airline industry with nationwide aircraft delays. In at least the third such interruption since September 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration attributed airline delays and cancellations across the United States to a four-hour software malfunction.

Despite the fact that technology has come a long way, a simple software error brought some of the biggest airports in the nation to a complete stop.

To restore the regular operation of the airline traffic control, several tens of thousands of circuits and pieces of software had to be changed. "Technical difficulties are generating unexpected outages and presenting dangers to air-traffic control operations," the Inspector General said.

The bank account databases of certain well-known international banks were responsible for another occurrence. The majority of emerging nations have fully automated banks and banking processes. A viral assault on a bank's database resulted in significant differences in every client account, creating a severe financial catastrophe.

Commercial institutions must exercise the utmost caution and attention when integrating computers and technology into their operations because even a minor disturbance can result in significant losses.

Conclusion

This article has demonstrated that the growing human reliance on computers is really causing more issues than it is addressing by giving instances of how computer disruption affects education, and personal, and corporate life. Without the right safeguards and backup plans, using computers might result in the full failure of your goals. It is always preferable to utilize technology responsibly and to stop developing a computer addiction.