COMPUTER APPLICATION AREAS
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Purpose
After completing this unit, you will be able to:
Discuss the use of computers in law and the military. health. Education, manufacturing and trade, communications, science and technology.
evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of computers in the above sectors.
Computers in Healthcare
Computers as a physician's tool have become a major asset in healthcare. They are used for everything from diagnosing diseases and monitoring patents to controlling surgical robots.
computers are also used in management information systems. The billing system and medication management are also automated.
The use of computers in biomedical engineering has led to the creation of more precise instruments. This has also accelerated the process of medical research.
Videoconferencing and other related technologies help physicians around the world collaborate. Telemecine uses technology to bring medical services where they are needed
It decomposes all healthcare, education, information, and government services that can be transmitted over distance by telecommunications technology. Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) helps children learn at their own pace through exercises, tutorials, and the use of special computer adapters for the deaf. Here, teaching materials that combine sounds and voices. Support classes with graphics. A word processor is used to create the worksheet. A spreadsheet useful for managing student grades.
Her use of ICT in education is increasing Classrooms have e-learning and students are now doing more online learning. Courses from far away institutions are now being taken online.
More and more teachers are using computer graphics, videodiscs, CD-ROMs and other digital media to convey information to their students in a more dynamic way.
Again, teachers use computers and multimedia technology to create classroom presentations using Power Point.
To make students more involved in the learning process, many teachers are using hypermedia and interactive multimedia software to give students control over their lessons.
Distance learning uses technology to extend the learning process beyond the walls of the school. Computers, modems, facsimile machines, satellite video transmissions, the Internet, and other communications technologies offer many promising educational opportunities.
Business and Professional Office Computers
Computerized Databases, Simulation, Inventory Control, Information Processing, Accounting. programs, payroll, military, design, manufacturing, entertainment, flight booking, ete
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Computers in Science and Engineering
Computers are used to process vast amounts of statistics. next to. Scientists use computers to stimulate biological growth and behavior, and lawyers use computers to plan litigation.
Computers in Office Management
The use of computers has had a major impact on the field of automated modern office equipment, such as bringing people together for information exchange. This is achieved through networking and Computer application in traffic control and maintenance
RECREATION, AMUSEMENT AND GAMING
Man enjoys entertainment. The use of computer at home often a number of advantages over the electronic alternatives It allows one to practice n private, keeps one off the streets and out Or the arcades and teaches one something
In fact, few aspect of our lives are left untouched by some type of computerized processing,
COMPUTER IN GOVERNMENT
In the area of taking decision. planning, forecasting, and budgeting and so on, the use of Computer to process information and to make logical decision much faster than Man is steadily being exploited.
Computers have become an integral part of our lives. There is therefore an urgent need for Government, the Private Sector and General Public (both in business and education) to get involve fully in the initiation of Computer literacy and its usage in our public and business life
DISADVANTAGES OF COMPUTERS TO MANKIND
apart from the positive impacts of computers in our world, they affect our lives in some ways which are not beneficial There is so much concern in the world today about the potential threats of the computer that one begins to wonder whether the computer is really blessing or a curse to mankind.
Invasion of Personal Privacy: Today. Computers hold so much information about individuals, and is accessible to everyone, that one wonders if individuals have a right to privacy. People who believe computers are putting people out of work and creating unemployment. This seems to be the most pressing problem facing us today.
Crime Aid: They say it's humans who make mistakes, but it takes computers to really screw things up. Really, the kinds of crimes that computers can commit are ultra-crime
Dehumanization: People are People, Machines are Machines
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