Thursday, June 24, 2010

Impact of computer on society








Computer plays an important role in man's life. People are becoming more dependent on computer. Many products used in everyday life now incorporate computer system. Programmable microwave, ovens in kitchen, programmable thermostats to control heating and coolong system- the list seems endless. This section will give brief ides of impact of computer usage on various sectors of our society.
a.Education:
Computer have become increasingly important in education not only as a field of study but also as reference and teaching aids. Teachers are using computer to organize and prepare course material; children are being taught to use computer at early age.
b.Police:
The record keeping task of police work was long handled by using a diversity of manual system. Quidk nationwide or international utilization of records and files was impossible.Advance in computer networking pemit the linking of many police and investigate database and make possible development of national criminal investigation system
c.Science and Technology:
Computer are now increasingly employed to improve scientific and technological advancements. They are used in design and operation of manmade satellite, space exploration vehicles.
d.Hospital:
It is used in hospital in keeping records of patient's case histories, symptoms of rare and common disease and their corresponding medication, monitoring heart-beat pulse, blood-pressure and other such a vital human features through computerizes sevice such as ECG monitors & computer Axial Tomography(CAT) scanner.

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