UT2 Advantages and Disadvantages of technology

Why is email better than posting a letter? There are two answers

• It is free.

• It is slower.

• It is quicker.

• You can send a present with it.

Answer explanation

Email is better than sending a letter because it’s faster and doesn’t cost anything. You can send an email to anyone in the world and they’ll get it in seconds. Plus, you don’t need to buy stamps or go to the post office. It’s as easy as typing a message and hitting send!

What problems can there be using email? There are two correct answers.

• We get a lot of spam

• We can search old emails.

• You can't read or send emails if you have no internet.

• It's too quick

Answer explanation

Nearly half of all email sent are spam messages.

Only one of these is a disadvantage of using word to type a document. Select the disadvantage.

A document could be a letter, poster, story or report.

• You can correct mistakes in typed documents.

• A word document is easily formatted

• You can print lots of copies of the same document

• You need to have a computer to use Word and it costs money to buy.

We can look up the internet at any time on our (a)   phones.

What are two problems caused by having a smart phone?

• You can waste a lot of time

• You can find it hard to go to sleep if you use it at night.

• You can check the times of the trains

• You can find directions to where you are going.

Why are digital camera better than old film cameras? Type your answer below.

You can use Sat Nav in the car for directions and maps.

Mark the advantages of using Sat Nav in Green

Mark the disadvantages of using Sat Nav in Red

Social networks like Snapchat, Facebook and TikTok are very popular.

Mark the advantages 😁 of using social networks in Green

Mark the disadvantages ☹️ of using social networks in Red