Introduction and Purpose of the Stu

Introduction and Purpose of the Study
During the past few decades, technology has become increasingly pervasive and has radically changed many peoples’ day to day lives. This is evidenced by the abundance of new technologies that have been rapidly adopted including personal computers, the World Wide Web, email, cell phones, instant messengers, digital video recorders, video games, fax machines, global positioning systems, video conferencing units, and the list goes on and on. Technology has impacted the ways in which people interact as well as changed how many carry out routine functions such as shopping, driving, banking, and finding information.
New technologies are not only impacting peoples’ personal lives but are transforming industries as well. Some people believe new technologies are even “flattening the world” (Friedman, 2005).

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Pendahuluan dan Tujuan Studi
Selama beberapa dekade terakhir, teknologi telah menjadi semakin meluas dan telah secara radikal mengubah hari banyak bangsa 'untuk kehidupan hari. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan banyaknya teknologi baru yang telah cepat diadopsi termasuk komputer pribadi, World Wide Web, email, ponsel, instant messenger, perekam video digital, video game, mesin fax, sistem penentuan posisi global, unit konferensi video, dan daftar berjalan dan terus. Teknologi telah berdampak pada cara-cara orang berinteraksi serta mengubah berapa banyak melaksanakan fungsi rutin seperti belanja, mengemudi, perbankan, dan mencari informasi.
Teknologi baru tidak hanya berdampak kehidupan pribadi rakyat tetapi mengubah industri juga. Beberapa orang percaya teknologi baru bahkan "meratakan dunia" (Friedman, 2005).