Introduction
The world today has become digital, the indispensability of computer dictates the need to literate in the utilization of computer. Computer plays important roles in our quotidian activities. Doctors and teachers have to use it. Entrepreneurs, investors, students, etc all make use of computer systems to perform many of their tasks, which makes works easier for them than doing them manually. If not for the complexities embedded in the computer, I'd not have been able to write this, let alone post it. In the same way, you cannot access this post without computer. Computer does not only include the desktop, laptop or our phones; the washing machine we use at home, digital testing kits in the lab, VAR on the football pitch, and many other things we utilize, see or hear of always are different forms of computer.
In this post we will be emphasizing on some key importance of computer and their impacts in our quotidian activities.
Importance of Computer
The importance of computer in this digital world can be understood and analyzed through the revolution in many a sector such as online business, online education, banking and so on. To access, manipulate, calculate, analyze and store data and information, we make use of software apps, which can only be done with the aid of computer. In the digital world there ought not to be anyone who will be computer illiterate.
Now let's understand the uses of computer in the following point;
Education: Schools and colleges around the world today engage in computer technologies to enhance the learning capacity and quality of the students digitally and creatively. Its use to educate students will brings creative and more feasible imaginations in the minds of the students. Drawing tools, video lectures, audio, PowerPoint presentation are very helpful for student to learn and think accurately and deeply and also to apply their knowledge easily.
Hospital: The use of computer in the hospital brings many benefit to the medical personnel. Today, hospitals create databases of their patients and their treatment records with the use of computer. Doctors can diagnose patients better and easily with the use of medical software applications that are now abound.
Business: When talking about the use of computer, business cannot prove its dispensability, especially in the 21st century. With the help of the Internet, business owners can manage their businesses online. The business can as well grow by bringing it on on the social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. Today, we can't be talking of business globally without mentioning computer technologies. The first mechanical machine that was invented by Charles Babbage was used only to manage business process accurately. But today we now have many computer types that can even take up multiple business tasks simultaneously.
Banks: Computer is crucial to bankers to fasten meeting customers' demands. Banks use computer for many purposes that range from depositing money to calculations and withdrawal. In one case,
the cashier enters the account number of the depositor and confirms the name before depositing money into the account via the computer system. Withdrawal has also been made easy by the use of automated teller machine (ATM). After depositing or withdrawing money we receive an alert that informs us of the status of the transaction made through our mobile phone. They work background 24/7 to achieve all these through the use of computer system.
Home: The use of computer at home depends on who is using it (user). Some use it to watch movies, do online classes and businesses. Apart from the aforementioned uses of computer at home, there are many other functions we can use computer for at home, which include financial calculations, accessing banking transactions, business services via Internet, etcetera. We can also be at home and communicate with people around the world with the aid of computer technologies.
Marketing: With the computer connected to the internet, products can be marketed online. Businesses use computers to prepare marketing contents. Today we have affiliate marketers that advertise people's product. Products and services can be marketed on sites like Amazon and eBay. Thus emphasizing more the versatility of computer.
Impact of Computer in our Daily Life
The use of computer has impacted our daily life to a great degree. Today, the use of computer with the Internet connection has altered a lot of our previous habits. Listening to music, making money online, taking classes, using internet banking, using social networking sites, etc are now the new habits we developed with the spread of the computer technologies.
Nonetheless, it should be known that computer can also impact our life negatively if the above mentioned turn into bad habits or when we don't utilize them judiciously. The use of computer has decreased the rate we do physical works and has brought up more smart works. The receptiveness of the brain increased because so many features of these machines and the internet. But physical exercise decreases day by day because of excessive use of computer system. However, it is important to make a balance between the brain access and the body capacity. With such a balance, the use of the computer in our daily life will indeed be much greater.
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