Use of Digital Computer in Daily Life

Use of Digital Computer in Daily Life

Published by: BhumiRaj Timalsina

Published date: 11 Jan 2022

Use of Digital Computer in Daily Life

Introduction

Computers have made our life easier with the passage of time. With greater quality and accuracy, less time taking computers can do a lot in a short time while that task can take a lot of time if we do it manually.

You can understand and analyze the importance of computers by seeing a revolution in offline and online business, online education, online business, online communication, and digital banking online games, and most grooming facility Online Earnings. Computers have taken industries and businesses to a global level. They are used at home for online education, entertainment, in offices, in hospitals, private firms, NGOs, Software houses, Government sectors Etc. 

Laptop and Palmtop Computers

These are small sized digital computers so they are called handheld computers. These are portable in size and mobile in nature but are not replacements for desktop computers. Desktop computers continue to perform major processing functions while palmtop are used for access the information and communication. These are less power consuming and equipped with all the facilities of modern PC. These computers can be operated by battery. It has CD drive, floppy drive, modem and other input/output ports.

The idea of laptop computer was originated by Alan Kay of Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1979 and named to notebook like computer as Dynabook, but first Laptop was designed in 1979 by William Moggridge of Grid System Crops. In 1983, Gavilan produced a laptop computer with 62 kilobyte memory, MS-DOS operating system, touch pad mouse and portable in size.

Multimedia computer

The term multimedia is not unknown among computer users. Multimedia is a combined form of two or more media like as text, graphics, sound, animation etc. Now a day, the multimedia PC is a choice of all. Analog Digital Converter (ADC) converts the sound wave into digital signal in multimedia computer. Without the talk of MPEG (Motion Picture Expert Group), the multimedia is incomplete. It is a standard used to compress sound (audio) and videos for computer.

COMPUTER IN HEALTH SECTOR

A computer is used in the hospital which provides many benefits for doctors and patients. Specialized hospital management software used to automate the day-to-day procedures and operations at hospitals. These tasks may be online appointments, payroll admittance and discharge records, etc.

  • Computers are used to store data about patients, their diseases & symptoms, the medicines that are prescribed
  • Research on diseases, blood tests, and urine tests, brain testing, and body scanning, etc.
  • The computer keeps records and Data on Medicines.
  • Record of Doctors
  • Record of Patients
  • Monitoring System

 COMPUTER IN EDUCATION

As we know education is the most important part of life. Computers are being used regularly in educational institutes to improve the learning process. It includes online tutorials, lectures, Multimedia, Presentations, online education through the internet. Teachers can also prepare slides on computers and teach through multimedia. CBT stands for (Computer Based Training), prepares for different educational programs with the help of professional teachers and audio-visual aids. These educational programs are generally in the shape of lectures, tutorials on a specific subject. CBT is a low-cost solution for educating people. Other uses of computer in education are:

  • Downloading online education materials
  • Keeping the record of students in College/universities
  • Student Database account
  • University database
  • Storing a record of employees

 COMPUTER IN BUSINESS

The use of computer technology in business is growing rapidly. Businessmen are using computers to interact with their customers anywhere in the world. Many business tasks are performed more quickly and efficiently. We can start a business, run a business, and manage a business and we can grow our business through the use of computers and social media. The computer can be used in business in the following ways:

  • Any individual today can start their business from home. Freelancing is a big example. Freelancers are working remotely from home with the use of computers and the internet and making money online.
  • An organization can use computers for marketing its products. Marketing applications provide information about the products to customers.
  • Data entry, MS Word, etc. they can start data typing and editing work from home.
  • The stock exchange uses computers to conduct bids.

COMPUTER AT HOME:

Uses of a computer at home depend on the user they want to search and look for. Some people using the computer at home for online education, for online learning, online earnings, online business, use of social media, online games, listen to songs and movies, etc.

  • We can use a computer at home for learning new skills and hobbies.
  • By using MS Excel, you can calculate and manage your monthly expenses.
  • You can make your Resume/CV.
  • Also, you can make money online by sitting at home through freelancing.
  • Kids can play games on a computer as well.

Our life is fully impacted by computers. Today one cannot survive without computer technologies and the internet. The use of the computer with internet connection in daily life changed our habits. It’s a good living practice by a human because many people are in favor of Technology and advancement. The computer can impact our life negatively too if above-paragraphed habits turn into bad habits. You need to understand and analyze what you want to do today, and what is important to you to accomplish today by using a computer. Once you will find out about it then start using the computer each day and it will make life easier, faster, and more importantly, satisfy at the end of the day.