ETS writing test question 1

The lecture explained why the computerized voting system can not replace the traditional voting system. There are following three reasons.

First of all, not everyone 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 touching the screen.

Secondly, computers many make mistakes as the people do. As computers are programmed by the human beings, thus errors are inevitable in the computer system. Problems casued by computer voting system may be more serious than those caused by people. A large number of votes might be miscounted 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 whicch state that only people will make mistake in counting.

Thirdly, computerizedb voting system is not reliable becasue it has not reached a stable status. People trust computers to conduct banking transactions because the computeriaed banking system is being used daily and frequently and has been stable. However, the voting system dose 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, computers cause mistakes and computeriaed voting system cannot replace the traditional voting system.


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