Computer Applications
Computers are seen everywhere around us, in all spheres of life.Computers have now become an essential part of our lives.Today, computers are widely used in fields such as engineering, health care, banking, education and research, travel and tourism, weather forecasting,social networking, E commerce and so on.
- Government: Computers are used in government Organizations to keep records on governmental actions.
- Traffic Control: In the United States (US), Computers are used for city planning and traffic control.
- Legal System: – Computers are used by lawyers to conduct case research.
- Retail Business:-Computers are used in retail shops to enter orders, calculate costs and print receipts.
- Sports: – In sports, computers are used to identify weak players and strong players by analyzing statistics.
- Music: – All computers have Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) facility to generate variety of sounds.
- Movies:- Computers are used to create sets, special effects, animations, cartoons and videos etc.,
- Hospitals: – Hospitals use computers to record information about patients like admit time to exit time, Blood pressure, lab reports etc.
- Weather Forecasting: – Weather forecasting is the process of predict the state of the weather for a given location.
- Education: – A Computer is a powerful teaching aid and acts as another teacher in the classroom.
- Online Banking: – Now a day’s bank transactions can be made anywhere and anytime using computers.
- Examinations:We can give online exams and get instant results. You can check your examination results online.
- Robots: – Robots are computer-controlled machines. Robots are able to perform various tasks, which could not be done by the humans.
- Expert Systems: An expert system is a computer program that simulates the knowledge of humans
- Defense:There is software embedded in almost every weapon. Software is used for controlling the flight and targeting in ballistic missiles. Software is used to control access to atomic bombs.
- Desktop publishing:- With desktop publishing, you can create page layouts for entire books on your personal computer.
- Mathematical Calculations:-Thanks to computers, which have computing speeds of over a million calculations per second we can perform the biggest of mathematical calculations.