Making sure that your computer is safe is important because there is valuable information that is on it. A way that you can tell that your computer is safe is to make sure that the firewall is enabled on the computer. The firewall helps protect the computer from unauthorized users and monitor incoming and outgoing network traffic. Another that you can tell if your computer is safe is by updating the computer system when the update is available, this can help make sure that the security is running smoothly and make the computer have a good response time and not be slow. Having strong passwords and a two-factor authorization enabled helps make the computer safe from unauthorized users, this helps make it difficult for hackers to gain access to the computer. Having anti-virus software helps keep any viruses from entering the computer, also having your computer do regular scans for viruses is beneficial. Having no vulnerabilities in your Wi-Fi network can help make sure that your computer is safe because if you have a strong password with a two-factor authorization this can keep unwanted people from accessing your Wi-Fi and gaining access to different electronics that are connected to it. As a society we use computers for everything, I’m even typing this entry on a computer.

Computers are very beneficial to the way we live and an important electronic for people to have, but there are ways that computers have made the world a safer place and ways that it has made it less safe. One way computers have made the world a safer place is by the use of communication, for instance, a 911 operator retrieves the address of a distressed citizen and relays this information to an officer to help the citizen out. With the computer giving the 911 operator the address and the operator relaying the address to the officer the distressed citizen was able to be helped, for that communication is very important because we can be told helpful information. Security and surveillance systems would be a crucial part of keeping the world safe because having a computer allows you to spot unauthorized visitors trespassing or trying to trespass and the person on surveillance can prevent this from happening. Computers are being used in the medical field to help patients help make the world safer.

Computers would have access to accurate medical information on patients to see with doctors and other people in this field are dealing with and how the patient can be thoroughly helped, also there wouldn’t be any errors, and safety for the patient would be increased. Though computers are very beneficial for the world there are ways for it to make it less safe. One way is with hacking and cybercrime, cybercriminals and hackers look for vulnerabilities in computer systems to gain access to valuable and private information that can be used for harmful and dangerous reasons. This can be a threat to large corporations, small businesses, and the government. Another way would be people can be addicted to computers where people would spend multiple hours glued to their screens. This can cause health decline and people have even died from not moving from their computer for a long time. Cyberbullying is another way because this causes people to say harmful and rude comments to other people which can send the victim into a depressive state or even have suicidal thoughts or even death. In conclusion, computers are used by everyone in society and they can be beneficial to the world it make it safe, but multiple negatives can cause the world to be less safe as well.