You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic. Information technology is changing many aspects of our lives and now dominates our home, leisure and work activities. To what extent do the benefits of information technology outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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has become an integral part of human life, and we are becoming increasingly dependent on it. But while it enhances certain aspects of our lives, I

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think it may be having a detrimental effect on others. One of the biggest drawbacks of information

technology

is that it can be incredibly time-consuming. People who work in international business have to read hundreds of emails every day and children can spend hours charring online Some people would argue that

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time could be better spent. A related criticism is that it leads to unhealthy lifestyles. Rather than going out and taking regular exercise,

for example

, some people spend a lot of time sitting at their computers or with their smart phones. In the long term,

this

lack of activity does not do our bodies any good. Despite these drawbacks, we cannot deny that

technology

has made many aspects of life more pleasurable. We all have instant access to entertainment and social connections are just a click away. Like many people use a networking site, which apparently has more than 600 million active users.

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type of statistic illustrates just how popular

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website is. There are

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huge benefits

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study and work. The Internet is an invaluable resource for students of all ages, provided that it is used sensibly.

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, some areas of work have moved forward in leaps and bounds due to the huge amount of data that computers can store. Clearly, there are some negative aspects

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is the way we use it that causes these. If it is used sensibly and people take regular breaks from their computers, there are only benefits that remain.