Communication Ability-2 Questions and Answers for ICET

‘Crime has become easier’: The word ‘crime’ in the passage refers to

Now comes the Information Revolution and in its wake comes the \\\\\\\’network society\\\\\\\’. It has opened new horizons, and tests to the limit the ability of political and economic leaders to manage the repercussions of the changes. And, what changes. Suddenly those great walls and formidable borders and barriers seem ridiculously meaningless. The Internet leaps borders with impunity–a click of your mouse and the material held on a computer in Indonesia gives way to material compiled in Sweden. If Indonesia has different rules of decency or probity from Sweden, nothing much can be done. Furthermore, in the network society the line demarcating public and private communication simply fades away. All this appears reprehensible to most of us, for change, and that too rapid change, is not easily accepted by all. Easy, quick and wide access to information in combination with the ease of communication between individuals interested in the same fields, the rapid advance in and simplification of many technologies have all led to the empowerment of the individual. While this is seen as a positive step by some, there are others who anxiously point out the negative aspects. Crime has become easier; sitting in their rooms persons operating their computers have been able to spirit away billions of dollars from bank accounts.

In the network society, the distinction between public and private communication

Now comes the Information Revolution and in its wake comes the \\\’network society\\\’. It has opened new horizons, and tests to the limit the ability of political and economic leaders to manage the repercussions of the changes. And, what changes. Suddenly those great walls and formidable borders and barriers seem ridiculously meaningless. The Internet leaps borders with impunity–a click of your mouse and the material held on a computer in Indonesia gives way to material compiled in Sweden. If Indonesia has different rules of decency or probity from Sweden, nothing much can be done. Furthermore, in the network society the line demarcating public and private communication simply fades away. All this appears reprehensible to most of us, for change, and that too rapid change, is not easily accepted by all. Easy, quick and wide access to information in combination with the ease of communication between individuals interested in the same fields, the rapid advance in and simplification of many technologies have all led to the empowerment of the individual. While this is seen as a positive step by some, there are others who anxiously point out the negative aspects. Crime has become easier; sitting in their rooms persons operating their computers have been able to spirit away billions of dollars from bank accounts.

“The internet leaps borders with impunity” refers to

Now comes the Information Revolution and in its wake comes the \’network society\’. It has opened new horizons, and tests to the limit the ability of political and economic leaders to manage the repercussions of the changes. And, what changes. Suddenly those great walls and formidable borders and barriers seem ridiculously meaningless. The Internet leaps borders with impunity–a click of your mouse and the material held on a computer in Indonesia gives way to material compiled in Sweden. If Indonesia has different rules of decency or probity from Sweden, nothing much can be done. Furthermore, in the network society the line demarcating public and private communication simply fades away. All this appears reprehensible to most of us, for change, and that too rapid change, is not easily accepted by all. Easy, quick and wide access to information in combination with the ease of communication between individuals interested in the same fields, the rapid advance in and simplification of many technologies have all led to the empowerment of the individual. While this is seen as a positive step by some, there are others who anxiously point out the negative aspects. Crime has become easier; sitting in their rooms persons operating their computers have been able to spirit away billions of dollars from bank accounts.

The word ‘impunity’ in the passage means

Now comes the Information Revolution and in its wake comes the ‘network society’. It has opened new horizons, and tests to the limit the ability of political and economic leaders to manage the repercussions of the changes. And, what changes. Suddenly those great walls and formidable borders and barriers seem ridiculously meaningless. The Internet leaps borders with impunity–a click of your mouse and the material held on a computer in Indonesia gives way to material compiled in Sweden. If Indonesia has different rules of decency or probity from Sweden, nothing much can be done. Furthermore, in the network society the line demarcating public and private communication simply fades away. All this appears reprehensible to most of us, for change, and that too rapid change, is not easily accepted by all. Easy, quick and wide access to information in combination with the ease of communication between individuals interested in the same fields, the rapid advance in and simplification of many technologies have all led to the empowerment of the individual. While this is seen as a positive step by some, there are others who anxiously point out the negative aspects. Crime has become easier; sitting in their rooms persons operating their computers have been able to spirit away billions of dollars from bank accounts.

‘Network society’ emerged due to