[TECHNOLOGY IN EVERYDAY LIFE] UNIT:10

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              The importance of technology in our daily lives is undeniable. Technology plays a vital role in our life and it has added to our lives.From Kitchen,bedroom,living room,bathroom,to any other place of your home or office,technological equipment is present in different form and manifestations. In today's dynamic world,life without technology is very strenuous if not impossible. The offshoots of technological development have stretched out to diverse fields of health science,communication,agriculture,architecture,engineering and transportation systems. The significance of technology will get more intelligible if we dwell on these fields in some detail. 

Below Are Some Of the Uses Of technology Today:

• Technology has been of great use is the health science industry. Modern electronics equipment have been discovered which have improved the quality of treatment people receive at the health institution as well as increasing their survival chances from various ailments. Another notable benefits of technology is that if has enable doctors to discover most health problems while they are still in the developing stages,and treat them before they develop into advance advanced stages. 
• Communication across the globe is now easy. The invention and use of internet has changed the world into a global village. People hailing from different geographical regions can virtually communicate through video calls, email as well as many social media platforms. Business owners have realized the power of using internet to achieve more customers for their products easily by creating business websites where customers click on the item to buy them in the comfort of their home. In the past communication was limited to letter writing and waiting for postal services to deliver your message. Today technology has made communication easy.Now you can draft a business message and email it or fax in a second without any delays . The recipient will get the message and will reply you instantly. Similarly,telephone has evolved over the decades in terms of technology as the scientists have realized the need for people to communicate at anytime,anywhere. This necessity has lead to invention of portable cellular phones which have taken communication a notch higher as people can network easily. The device is also fun to use as they are coupled with extraordinary entertainment features such as games.
• Another importance of technology in our daily lives is that it has eliminated the business associated with paperwork . With technology,information can now be stored virtually in various storage devices such as compact disks and microchips. More so,the information stored in these technological devices is secured with passwords and codes which are only known to the proprietors of the information,making it a better way of storing confidential information. 
• We  cannot fail to mention that technology has been of great benefit to agriculture industry.  It's now possible to determine the climate changes as well as climate conditions that favour various plants. Likewise ,today it is possible to grow crops in a desert by use of agricultural biotechnology. With biotechnology,plants have been engineered to survive in drought conditions. Through genetic engineering scientists have managed to introduce traits into existing Gene's with a goal of making crops resistant to droughts and pests. 
• Natural forces affect and disrupt human life and daily economic activities. For example floods wash away farmland and homes ,they carry out fertile top soil and disrupt the growth of crops . Also fires burn buildings,crops and forests which affect human life. However, technology has enabled humans to build large dams which can harbour excess water and use that water to generate power. Also fire is tamed to heat our homes and process industrial materials. Wind is being used to generate electricity. We have converted solar energy to power which is being used in homes and businesses. 
• Transportation is one of the basic areas of technological activity. Both businesses and individuals have benefitted from the new technologies in the travel industry. Time is money,so we must have fast and efficient means of transport. Try to imagine life without well-developed transportation systems. I think of transportation in the same light as food, clothing and shelter . It has become a basic need , because we use advanced transport means like cars,trains and airplanes to go to work,to transport goods,to go shopping,to visit friend and families and so much more. However,in recent time the transportation technology has become very fast and efficient. 

The positive effects of technology on society has brought progress and allowed us to reach new heights that were never conceived of before. Without science and technology we are left stagnant.