Ismael U. Mendoza Mr. Bertok ENG9H 28 April 2014 Technology Addiction: The Facts In the last twenty years technology has advanced ever-so quickly. Like with every good thing there are some drawbacks. One of those drawbacks is addiction‚ technological addiction. You may think this is not serious but is a growing problem in the world let alone America. This is also the basis of the novel “Feed” by M. T. Anderson. In the novel people have installed micro-chips in their heads‚ all the people
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The Effects of Prolonged Internet Usage on the Academic Results of Preteens and Teenagers Date: 19th December 2011 Supervisor: Ms. Kumudini Sarathchandra Student Details: Dharshan Jayalath 2010102 Shehara Gamage 2010017 Lahiru Gunasekara 2010094 Table of Contents 1. Background 3 2. Problem Domain 5 3. Research Question 7 4. Conceptual Model 9 5. Hypothesis 10 6. Operationalisation of the Conceptual Model 11 7. Methodology 12 8. Works Cited
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Final paper about cell phone addiction Over the years‚ cell phone addiction has gained public attention. There are several reasons why this case can attract some many researchers to study this.. First of all‚ mobile phone is new technology and some people have curiosity. They try to understand what will happen when they download new cell phone application. Studying in this field would allow business corporation to earn much money. Second‚ certain mobile phone behaviors are considered to be problematic
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VIDEO GAME ADDICTION After playing video games for 50 hours‚ a man died in an Internet cafe in South Korea (Khazan). China has set up a system in order to control the online video gaming hours. This is the vital step the country has taken to prevent the online gamers from getting addicted by limiting the hours of online video gaming (Koo). Thailand‚ on the other hand‚ has banned a very popular game called Grand Theft Auto 4 after a crime was committed in a similar fashion as shown in the game
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Technology addiction is being compared to drug addiction since there are many similar symptoms for both addictions. We‚ the Facebook generation‚ are actually suffering from information withdrawal syndrome. The same way alcoholics experience withdrawal when they stop drinking. I also read on The Telegraph‚ that some children as young as four year old require psychological treatment because of their addiction to smartphones and iPads. According to helpguide.org‚ Internet and computer addiction can cause
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First‚ let me start off by explaining what internet neutrality is. Some of our broadband internet provider if not all want to charge companies like Netflix‚ Amazon‚ Vudu‚ and other media streaming services more for the speed at which they stream their content to us the consumers for these services. For content to stream to your end device without lag‚ buffering‚ and the quality of resolution it takes a certain amount of transmitted data speed to make that happen to receive it in a manner that you
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the effects of Facebook to the Filipino users. 2. To recognize the advantages and disadvantages of using Facebook. 3. To discuss why Filipinos like Facebook. 4. To know the signs of Facebook Addiction. 5. To find out the steps how to cope Facebook Addiction. Research Questions 1. To what extent do the Filipinos use Facebook as their social networking site? 2. Why Filipinos are easily hooked to Facebook? 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Facebook? 4. What are the effects of Facebook
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Does Cell Phone Addiction Exist? Miriam Smith Towson University Abstract As of 2012‚ almost everybody owns some form of technological device. These devices are accessible to all types of people‚ there is no discrimination. It has become more popular over the years through the expansion of smartphones. Cameras‚ music‚ social networking apps and practically anything you can imagine have become accessible at anytime‚ anywhere. With one tap‚ you can update your status‚ send a tweet‚ and send a picture
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10 Chapter 5. BIBLIOGRAPHY 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 12 CHAPTER 1 Introduction Video game addiction‚ often considered a form of computer addiction or internet addiction‚ has had more and more press over the years. Video games include computer games‚ console games‚ arcade machine games‚ and even cell phones‚ PDA‚ and advanced calculator games. Since the 1950s‚ gaming has grown into
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* 1. Managing Internet Misuse Inside the Company * 2. It is important to learn how to prevent misuse of your company’s technology resources and how to protect your business from legal liability for employee misuse of e-mail‚ blogs and the Internet. Managing Internet Misuse Introduction * 3. More than 25% of employers have fired workers for misuse of e-mail. 1/3 of employers have fired an employee for misuse of the Internet. More than 50% of employers have disciplined an employee for violating
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