The presence of an increasingly sophisticated Internet technology has changed human lifestyles and the demands on human competence. Now human life increasingly dependent on computers. The following points describe the magnitude of the involvement of information technology in human life.
1. Product-driven computer system.
In the future products of the human needs of everyday life will be the product of intelligent (smart product). Intelligent products are products which already have human intelligence component. Such products can help people to do the best for their lives. Here are various examples of products that smart.
a. Smart car (smart car). Future cars could not be turned on if the driver was drunk. The smell of alcohol coming out of the driver’s mouth will close the system of the engine work. If the car is damaged, the computer system will tell which parts are damaged. The monitor in the car told local traffic jams.
b. A smart card (smart card). Various existing cards (ATM, driving license, ID Card, Insurance, Health, etc.) will be collected in one card only. In addition, the card can be used for various other functions, such as car keys, house keys, etc..
c. The house is intelligent (smart house). Houses can be ordered to carry out such tasks themselves, determine the temperature of the room, turn on the engine water in the bath at when homeowners on the way home, giving food for the cat / dog, turn on and turn off the stove, closed the door and the garage, check the food supply in the refrigerator, etc..
d. Street smart (smart road). Roads can tell motorists if there is an accident up ahead. Besides, he could remind hazard if the distance between the cars in front and behind is too close.
2. The design of products managed by the computer.
Computer system that has become a net-worked intelligence will facilitate the consumer’s life. Through the internet buyers can contact various companies that offer products. In future product designed to be purchased by the consumer. Home buyers can design their own form of house, number of rooms, room arrangement, and the accessories needed. Buyers can design their own form of bicycle he wanted a bike based on the choice of available components in the computer. There will be a boutique bread (bakery boutique) that allows consumers to create their own nutritional composition in the bread.
Company-owned computer products maker has entered the product components such as small parts in the game lego. Based on the available choice of product design components can be formed solely by the buyers.
3. Work processes that are driven by computer
Availability of intranet and internet facilities allow people to work from anywhere. People can relate to his office from home, from the plane, and from the hotel room. Work can be done from a distance. Office of the virtual (virtual). Banks no longer need to have your employees too much because the transaction electronically served. A growing number of virtual banks (virtual bank). Such a condition is causing the amount of work required space and cost savings were dwindling office can be done.
Now people can shop from home via the internet. Goods can be sent directly to the buyer by the manufacturer. Now the position of agents, distributors, wholesalers increasingly threatened. Mediator (mediator) between producers and consumers increasingly are not needed, because consumers can directly relate to the manufacturer. Travel agencies increasingly unrivaled by the internet, because people can book airline tickets directly, ship tickets, train tickets, bus tickets or transportation companies. Payments enough
paid by credit card, and tickets can be taken at the airport.
4. Computers become an effective means of communication.
The presence of the Internet has changed business communication patterns. Letter-diminishing because more people send letters by e-mail. People can now chat from inside her room with anyone without limits of space and time. Courses internet relay chat (IRC) available in the computer can be accessed by the internet, and the user can contact anyone, whether friend chat coming from the same town, or in other cities around the world.
Internet further reduces pengggunaan facsimile machines, because the documents can be sent in a very quick with e-mail. Documents can be sent to many people around the world. Savings are incredible, in terms of time, cost and effort.
5. Computer as a center of information.
The availability of a website which can be accessed via the Internet has made the computer as an information center. Computers that terhubungi by the Internet become a teacher for everyone. Almost all types of information can be sought from the Internet. Now computer users can add to his knowledge in various fields of disciplines with ease.
In some universities in the country and abroad, many college professors who keep records, journal articles, and other reading materials in their personal homepages. Students can freely open home page and read and print the article for the purposes of their study.
There are many more other things which is the impact the Internet and computer technology on human life that is too long to be described in this paper.
