WHAT COMPUTERS DO

BEFORE YOU BEGIN: WHAT COMPUTERS DO!

Computers are useful. It helps to do so many things. Anything you want the computer to do can be done, as far as it has been programmed to do so. That is to say that computer must be made to work in a certain manner before it can do so. Unlike many other tools or appliances that have limited purposes, a computer can do any useful number of things which include:

Ø  Browsing the internet

Ø  Send email messages to people around the world

Ø  Writing of letters

Ø  Play games

Ø  Help you balance your account and budget etc

Computing is not about computer anymore. It is about living. Since the industrial revolution, technology continues to change the way we live, work, and play. The most influential modern technology is the computer, which allows communication, information processing and production to be faster, more accurate, more efficient, and safer. Computers help in the area of e-governance. Governments are using computers to help store records, collect taxes, count and manipulate data during population census, make voting available electronically, etc.

Computers speak volume in the area of education. Computers is a helpful tools in classrooms of all levels and ages, allowing educators to teach in new and exciting ways. For example, instead of printing and evaluating write-in test, a teacher can use a specialized software programs to create, administer and evaluate test and exams on a computer. Computers are used to improved students admission and exams registration, class or exam schedule.

In some cases, computers are gradually replacing the need for an instructor, as in computer-based-Training (CBT), were an individual uses his or her computer to learn a subject from a CD or DVD. Think about the distance learning education which dissolves the need for classroom settings. The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is a good example. And the newly introduce Computer Based Text (CBT) by Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to commence fully in 2015.

Computers are also helping the healthcare industry to have long stride of treating, diagnosing and preventing almost any ailments. We already know about computers that monitor the vitals, like pulse, breathing, and blood pressure in hospital rooms. Technology like CAT (Computer Axial Tomography) let us look inside people without making an incision. LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Siku Keratomileusis) eye surgery changes the cornea in order to correct vision. Electronic files and administrative tasks are also easier using computers in the hospital.

Computer is also use in diagnosing and detecting a forth in car which is use by mechanical engineering work.