Inquiry prewriting

The question that I am aiming to answer for my inquiry essay is how and to what extent, if any at all, has modern technology made our lives easier. I chose this reason for several personal reasons of interest of mine. One of the major driving forces behind this inquiry question is that I have always been very influenced by and very interested in technology throughout my life. My dad works in sales for a large global networking company called CISCO Systems. Because of this, he has always been bringing in new technology from work to try out and use which has always sparked my interest. Another main reason for me choosing this topic is that I am a BIT or Business Information Technology major. In this major I am going to be dealing with a large amount of cohesion between the business world and the technology world. Essentially, I will be finding ways to create new technology and use that technology to allow businesses to run more efficiently and be more successful. I feel that I already know a great deal about the latest and greatest technology, however there is always more information that can be found by researching. I would also like to take a look at some of the first forms of our modern technology and see how quickly it has evolved in this digital age we are in. For my field research, I plan to come up with some experiments where I will cut out certain devices from my daily lives to truly see how much this technology has made my life easier or harder.