FINALS PERIOD ASSIGNMENT 3

MATHEMATICS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

NAME: Jolly S. Sendin SCHEDULE: T/Th (4pm-5:30pm)

COURSE: BSPT 2-1 DATE: April 30, 2023

1. What is the importance of digital technology and social changes in our life?

Answer:

Technology has brought significant changes around the globe, from the birth of

television, radio, and computers to automobiles, steam engines, and airplanes. These changes

bring diversity in human behavior and interaction. Digital technology has brought massive

changes in society. From communication to socialization and shopping to business, the

emergence of digitization has galvanized society in unprecedented ways. In education, people

can self-educate if they have access to information. By utilizing digital platforms, people are

able to find out about topics they were not familiar with. For instance, the accessibility of

climate change information has led many people to become more environmentally conscious in

recent years. Even people unable to attend university can obtain an education through online

courses. In addressing humanitarian needs, the digital platforms, including social media and

easily accessible websites, are commonly used as an avenue to carry out fundraising

campaigns that address humanitarian needs. By utilizing these channels, the world has

condensed into a single platform to provide aid to underdeveloped countries and

disaster-affected areas. In preventing corruption and offering liberation, the use of digital

technologies to aggregate and analyze data can help gather evidence of election fraud or data
 on the abuse of power so that citizens are better informed. Moreover, the public can raise their

voice against unlawful and make more people aware of heinous crimes happening around

them.

2. Mention two advantages and two disadvantages of digital technology.

Answer:

Two advantages of digital technology:

1. Access to information

- Digital technology has made our lives convenient, as it helps us access

information from the internet without any hassle. Information all around the world is

available on the internet.

2. Time-saving

- The revolution of digital technology has a huge impact on our lives. The mode of

paying credit cards, internet banking to the washing machine to do our laundry,

and automated car driving have saved us lots of time. The patient can consult their

doctor’s thousands of miles away. Many critical decisions need to be taken, an

agreement has to be signed, and a digital signature has made it possible from a

device.

Two disadvantages of digital technology:

1. Privacy Issues

- Not only on the larger scale, but the threat also remains for the individual’s privacy.

It feels easy to communicate and be lost in the digital world, where we share our

private information to be entertained. Financial details, personal photos, videos,

internet account access can severely harm someone’s reputation and individual
 identities with the wrong intention. The disadvantages of digital technology include

privacy issues.

2. Addiction

- Addiction to social media, computer games, messaging, and dating websites can

be hazardous. Many health issues worldwide taking the lives of the users have

been published time and again. Online sites and gaming platforms interact with

their users to bring in advertising money. The user ends up losing money and goes

into depression in the long term cause of addiction.

3. How can digital technology and social changes help you in your course?

Answer:

Digital technology is very relevant in the field of physical therapy. Digital physical

therapy is physical therapy delivered through technology. Programs which offer physical

therapists maintain all the same clinical rigor as an in-clinic program, and in fact, digital PT

gives patients greater flexibility and freedom when finding help for their pain via computer,

phone, or tablet. With digital physical therapy, patients utilize technology to perform exercises

prescribed by a physical therapist. They wear motion sensors or use a tablet camera to

capture their movements, which then provides real-time feedback to both them and their

physical therapist. The patient also uses a tablet or a mobile device with videos to guide their

exercises. This makes it possible to receive clinical-grade physical therapy from anywhere.

Through digital technology, it is easier in physical therapy to reach out to patients, provide

continuity of care, achieve goals and boost morale, raise standard of care, and empower

patients through education.