The lecture explained why the computerized voting system can not replace the traditional voting
system. There are the following three reasons.
First of all, not everyoen one can use computers correctly. Some people do not have access to
computers, some people are not used of computers, and some people are even scared of this new
technology. If the voters do not know how to use a computer, how do you expect them to finish
the voting process through computers? This directly refutes the reading passage which states that
computerized voting is easier by just touchingthe screen.
Secondly, computers may make mistakes as the people do. As computers are programmed by the
human beings, thus erros are inevitable in the computer system. Problems caused by computer
voting systems may be more serious than those caused by people. A larger number of votes
might be miss counted or even removed from the system. Furthermore, it would take more
energy to recount the votes. Again this contradicts what is stated in the reading which stated that
only people will make mistakes in counting.
Thirdly, computerized voting system is not reliable because it has not reached a stable status.
People trust computers to conduct banking transactions because the computerized banking
system is being used daily and frecuently and has been stable. How ever, the voting does not
happen as often as banking thus the computerized voting system has not been proved to be
totally reliable.
All in all, not everyone can use a computer properly, computer cause mistakes and computerized
voting system is not reliable are the main reasons why computerized voting system can not
replace the traditional voting system.
The lecture
explained
why the
computerized
voting
system
can not replace the traditional voting
system. There are the following three reasons.
First of all
, not
everyoen
one can
use
computers
correctly
.
Some
people
do not have access to
computers,
some
people
are not
used
of computers, and
some
people
are even scared of this new
technology. If the voters do not know how to
use
a computer, how do you
expect
them to finish
the
voting
process through computers? This
directly
refutes the reading passage which states that
computerized
voting
is easier by
just
touchingthe
screen.
Secondly
, computers may
make
mistakes as the
people
do. As computers
are programmed
by the
human beings,
thus
erros
are inevitable in the computer
system
. Problems caused by computer
voting
systems
may be more serious than those caused by
people
. A larger number of votes
might be miss counted or even removed from the
system
.
Furthermore
, it would take more
energy to recount the votes. Again this contradicts what
is stated
in the reading which stated that
only
people
will
make
mistakes in counting.
Thirdly
,
computerized
voting
system
is not reliable
because
it has not reached a stable status.
People
trust computers to conduct banking transactions
because
the
computerized
banking
system is being
used
daily and
frecuently
and has been stable.
How ever
, the
voting
does not
happen as
often
as banking
thus
the
computerized
voting
system
has not
been proved
to be
totally
reliable.
All in all, not everyone can
use
a computer
properly
, computer cause mistakes and computerized
voting
system
is not reliable are the main reasons why
computerized
voting
system
can not
replace the traditional
voting
system
.