Read the passage and answer the question that follow.
(1) The digital revolution has passed; we
are living in the digital age. The effect on
us all has been enormous and seems to
impact every single thing we do. Computers
and other technologies have been around
for decades but what has really changed is
the accessibility of such devices. Around
43% of the world’s population has a smart
phone. Two areas that are commonly talked
about are our memories and our ability
to write.
(2) The first area of concern is the increase
in available technology and how it impacts
how we use our minds. Unfortunately, or
fortunately, the human brain is not divided
in easy access compartments which we can
put our memories in and retrieve at any
given moment, yet our memory sticks are.
Often times our brains seem to be actually
relatively poor storage for memories,
particularly if you compare it to a hard drive
so it’s really great that we have created
devices that help us remember.
(3) A second issue that is raised is that
children seem to be losing their fine motor
skills. Fine motor skills are basically small
movements such as typing or drawing and
colouring in and there are many many
more examples. Some research based on
children’s ability to write with a pen or
pencil suggests that these fine motor skills
are reducing. The reduction in ability to
write, while a concerning issue, seems to
suggest that there isn’t a better alternative.
Nowadays, with the use of computers,
tablets and smartphones people generally
don’t write with pen or pencil.
(4) It is clear that while we are using
technology daily, our lives are changing as
a consequence. There is no doubt that there
are huge positives to this, however, it’s clear
that some say that there are negatives also.
We are able to create devices that help us
with our memories which can improve levels
of happiness and can make life much easier.
Yet another positive is that our creation of
devices could mean that we don’t ‘need’
to use our memories as much, so there is a
possibility that we could free up our minds
for other things like being creative.
Fine motor skills are still important _______.
Ato develop so we can do exams
Bso we must all focus on writing with a pen or pencil
Cbecause colouring in and drawing are fun
Dbut writing is maybe not so important