Essay Questions

1) I agree with that statement under one condition; and that's that when you do put whatever you're working on up in public, that you allow the public to steal whatever it is that you stole in the first place. If it's straight out stolen with absolutely no changes made whatsoever then of course it's wrong, but if it's stolen and changed enough to realize it is and it will benefit people then it's great. Also, if you steal an idea from your competition and put it out before them, then shame on them for not releasing it and tough luck, they had their chance and blew it. Great ideas come from stolen ideas, and as long as it benefits whatever industry it's in, then what is wrong with that?

2) It's an understatement to say that it's beneficial to be computer literate in today's world. A person must be computer literate in order to get a job. Almost every field uses it now it some way or another. It doesn't mean they have to know all the parts and what makes it work, but rather if they can use the software in it, and more importantly use the internet. The internet will just make life easier overall if you know how to use it. A person can find a job, car, house, map, anything and everything they could want on the internet. Knowing how to use the Microsoft applications opens up tons of job opportunities in businesses just looking for someone to keep an excel spreadsheet or make a powerpoint presentation for a meeting. Being computer literate would also allow you to write data to Cd's and put music on discs for your enjoyment, or to transfer files for work or school. It is vital for so many people to be computer literate and we need everyone we can to be literate to keep this world running properly, especially in the years to come.

3) The benefits of email are simply amazing when compared to regular mail. First, an email is usually instantaneous and if it isn't, it shouldn't take more than a day to send, whereas a letter takes days to send. Secondly, it doesn't cost anything to send, as long as you have internet. It doesn't cost money to buy the paper, stamps, envelopes, and pens, just type it and send it. Third, if you mess up a word or make a mistake, you can just backspace and rewrite it, you don't have to scratch it out or rewrite the entire thing. Lastly, you can forward the email to more than one person without having to rewrite each time. If you write a letter and want to send it to 5 people, you either have to go copy it, or rewrite 5 times.
There are definitely drawbacks to it though. First, your identity is at stake. Someone can hack into your account and check all your emails or even your personal information. Secondly, emails sometimes get lost somehow, and there's really nothing to tell you that it did. Third, sometimes phishing scams are sent in emails, and through it people could get your credit card information and the like. Lastly, viruses also get sent in emails very often, and sometimes just opening the email will cause your computer to crash and maybe even need to be wiped. Overall the benefits greatly outweigh the drawbacks, and as long as the user is smart these thing will rarely, if ever, happen.