ESSAY: USES AND ABUSES OF CELLPHONE - By USTANI G COACHING CENTRE (Class IX – X – XI – XII) (For 2022)

USES AND ABUSES OF CELLPHONE

By USTANI G COACHING CENTRE

A mobile phone or cell phone is an electronic telecommunication device with the same basic capability as a conventional fixed-line telephone, but which is also entirely portable and is not required to be connected with a wire to the telephone network. In addition to the standard voice function of a telephone, a mobile phone can support many additional services such as SMS for text messaging, packet switching for access to the Internet, and MMS for sending and receiving photos and videos. In less than twenty years, mobile phones have gone from being rare and expensive pieces of equipment used by businesses to an all pervasive low-cost personal item. In many countries, mobile phones now outnumber landline telephones, with most adults and many children now owning mobile phones.

As with many new technologies, concerns have arisen about the effects on health from using a mobile telephone. There is a small amount of scientific evidence for an increase of certain types of rare tumors (cancer) in long-time, to persistent heavy users. Another controversial but more lethal concern is the correlation with road traffic accidents. Furthermore, students waste a lot of time using mobile phone and making friends which affects their studies badly.

Despite all the abuses of cell phones, one cannot deny the uses of mobiles. They are one's easily available help in case of an emergency. They save a lot of time and energy in making multiple calls to track a single person.

All one has to remember is that mobiles were invented for our convenience and not to create nuisance. If used judiciously, wisely and with public etiquette, mobiles can be of great use. Technology is here and it is here to stay. It is indeed up to us to let it guide our lives or to allow our sense of reason to control the right use of technology.