Write an essay depicting the positive impacts that computer system has made in this modern world.
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Abstract
In the present time if we compare the impact of computer on society with other major
technologies and try to argue as well as conclude that computers have had the greatest impact.
The main focus will be how computer technologies are associated with every aspect of our day
to day life. My goal is to illustrate as well as convince that without computers, we cannot live a
life like we do today. But with absence of other technologies we may survive. A very simple
and generalized reason for this is, with the help of computers we can achieve almost
everything which seems impossible with other technologies.
Introduction
Computers are commonly used in many areas. It is an important utility for people, especially
those who run organizations, industry, etc. In today‟s world almost everything you know runs or
made by computers. Cars and jets were designed on computers, traffic signals are run by
computers, most medical equipment use computers and space exploration was started with
computers. Most of the jobs today require the use of computers. These „mechanical brains‟ made
a huge impact on our society. It would be hard if we didn‟t have the computers around.
In today‟s world computers appear to be everywhere. Even when we don‟t encounter them
directly in their various forms of modern convenience devices, such as digital watches,
microwave ovens, VCRs, and the like, we generate transactions that are processed via computers
without actively doing anything: the utility companies are recording our usage, the phone
company records incoming calls, our answering machine might be recording a message while we
are doing something else.
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Brief history of computers
Computers weren‟t as technological and complex like the ones we know. Early computers didn‟t
use chips or monitors. They weren‟t as small as the ones today. Back in the early 1600 to 1800s,
people had theories, plans, or ideas of making a device that could do complex problems and
mathematics so that they wouldn‟t keep writing down problems and solve them manually. They
wanted a device that could add and subtract. Many of them started building such a device. They
called this device the calculator or computer, since it calculates. The first digital calculator which
could add and subtract was made by Blaise Pascal, a famous mathematician. Pretty soon, many
calculators / computers were being made. As years passed by, newer calculators or computers
were being invented one after the other. In 1671, Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz invented a
small computer, not the advanced technological ones that could add and multiply. Soon after,
Charles Xavier Thomas built a newer calculator that could add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
His invention was the first to become commercially successful. Most inventions and their
inventors were inspirations to other people and wanted to continue their work and improve the
computer their way. Probably one of the first complex computers that was an important part of
the computer‟s history was ENIAC, Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer/Calculator.
This computer was big. It took a large room to fit this big computer in. ENIAC could do
thousands of calculations, which it was made for. It was made by Presper Eckert and their
associates. ENIAC was made during World War II so it was also used to calculate movement
and strategies for the military during the war. It was very helpful for the Allied forces, especially
America, during WWII. Computers have a long history to explain. Many scientists, inventors
and computer technicians worked hard to make the computer and that hard work paid off. All the
people who helped make the computer went down in history for doing so. The computer helped
out the world a lot. You will see how profound it is in the next section.
The Major Impacts
Computers changed the world a lot. It helped man step forward into the future. Thanks to
computers, space exploration came true, new designs of vehicles and other transportation were
made; entertainment became more entertaining, medical science made more cures for diseases,
etc. The computers impacted our lives in many ways. You may not notice it but they did make
life a lot easier. Some people say that computers are taking away man power. That maybe true
but computers did we make the impossible possible. It is impossible to name all the impacts in
this paper, but we can see some major one