EFFFECTS OF COMPUTER

*LIFE OF AN INDIVIDUAL*MEDICINE

*MONEY AND BANKING*FACTORIES

Computer has made a very vital impact on society. It has changed the way of life. The use of computer technology has affected every field of life. People are using computers to perform different tasks quickly and easily. The use of computers makes different task easier. It also saves time and effort and reduces the overall cost to complete a particular task.

Overall BasisADVANTAGES

Increases speed of computing and processing information in any other way.

People can use sophisticated statistical and mathematical tools for decision making and further purposes without learning in details the algorithms used for computing. This way people can use much more sophisticated analytical tools that would have been possible with only manual information processing.

Computers can store large volumes of information without occupying too much space, as is in the case of information stored in form of books and paper documents.

Computer processing eliminates the human errors of computing and information processing.

Information once entered in computer system can be easily accessed by the same person or other persons at different times for different persons. This reduces the work load of capturing same information multiple times for different purposes. It also makes it possible for different person to work with same information, avoiding the possibility of different persons using different versions of the same information.

The work of entering and editing information is made mush more easy and simple by software that offer many powerful user friendly features for performing these tasks.

Computer now offer sophisticated and powerful software for representing information in rich formats with visual and video facilities.

Computers combined with communication technology offer very fast speed and rich communication facility at low cost.

Computers, with all these features are now used for automating all kinds of equipments and processes.

Disadvantage of computer

The cost of computer and associated equipments is falling steadily. Still these equipments are and continue to be much more costly as compared to manual processing equipments like pen and pencil. Also technological complexity of these equipment makes it more difficult to learn and maintain these equipments as compared to equipments of manual information processing.

Use of computers require additional infrastructure, such as power supply and software back up. This increases the chances of problems due to failure of infrastructure. For example, a computer will not work where there is no electric power supply. Even a laptop with a battery will work without power supply only for a limited period.

Failures of computer system can be more serious and difficult to correct. For example, one scratch on a hard disk can make the complete data on the disk inaccessible. In comparison, manual system faults have comparatively limited impact. One page torn from a cabinet full of documents has no impact on other documents.

Computer is generally reduces the errors of processing. However if there is an error in input data, it can result in major blunders in the processing which the computer system is unable to detect. In manual systems the chances of such blunders passing undetected and corrected is much less.

LIFE OF AN INDIVIDUAL

People are using computers for paying their bills, managing their home budgets or simply having some break and watching a movie, listening to songs or playing computer games. Online services like skype or social media websites are used for communication and information sharing purposes.

Computer can be used as a great educational tool. Students can have access to all sort of information on the internet. Some great websites like Wikipedia, Khan’s Academy, Code Academy, Byte-Notes provides free resources for students & professionals.  

Moreover, the computer is being used in every field of life such as medical, business, industry, airline and weather forecasting.

Medicine

The improper and prolonged use of computer can results in injuries or disorders of hands, wrists, elbows, eyes, necks and back. The users can avoid health risks by using the computer in proper position. They must also take regular breaks while using the computer for longer period of time. It is recommended to take a couple of minutes break after 30 minutes of computer usage

MONEY AND BANKING

People use the computer for negative activities. They hack the credit card numbers of the people and misuse them or they can steal important data from big organizations.

The data stored on a computer can be accessed by unauthorized persons through networks. It has created serious problems for the data security

Factories