How Have Computers Affected Todays Society?
View Full Essay According to Wikipedia a computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. Computers have grown to be the most important thing in our lives. Now computers are used for almost everything. Even though computers are a great advancement that has helped us a lot we have become too dependent on computers. Children today do not even bother to go outside because everything they need to be entertained is at home. Some children today spend the whole day in front of the television playing with their X BOX or PlayStation 3. But if their not playing video games their on the computer, the phone, listening to an I pod, or watching television or movies. This has contributed to the growing problem of child obesity. According to an article by Josephina Malory of the 45 percent of American 12- to 17-year-olds who spend over two hours per day playing video games or watching TV, over 1 in 7 are overweight. The following are statistics on what children spend th
