Computers Help Economy

Computers became a huge and important role towards the economy. Computers are basically used everywhere nowadays.

Such ways that the economy uses a computer are:

-The Internet

-Mobile phones

-Credit cards

-Modern cars, airplanes, etc.

-ATM machines

-GPS

-Modern health care (MRIs, drugs, etc.)

etc.

Every modern car and airplane has a computer installed into it. A car would require a computer due to the use of a GPS to be able to travel around. Also, it wouldn't be possible to design a modern car or airplane without computers.

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ATM machines would also require a computer in order for people to do their transactions. Computers are able to keep track of your account balance, and allows you to be able to withdraw money if you wanted to.

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We must understand that computers have helped the economy significantly over the past decade of years. As technology keeps advancing and growing, it provides the economy to become a better place making it much easier to do things, and much more efficient.

Computers Help Society

In today's society, computer technology has many positive effects on society which helps make life a lot easier than the past. Back in the day, human life was highly restricted due to the unavailability of technological applications. Many people in the past were able to do what computers can do. Nowadays, people depend on computers due to its helpfulness.

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Computers have made it possible for us to communicate over wireless media such as Facebook or e-mails. With the help of high speed internet, it allows computers to do work much faster and more efficient. E-mails have replaced handwritten letters. This helps businesses and the society to communicate much faster in order to respond to each other.

Computers have also helped the society with the weather forecast. Satellites are able to transmit signals to our computers allowing us to know what the weather would be like tomorrow. This helps people to be more aware of what the weather would be, and to see if there are any storms or anything dangerous that might occur.

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Computers Help Socialization

Socialization nowadays is mostly done online through our computers. Examples of how socialization could be done from one person to another are: Blogs, Vlogs, Social Networking, or even through Games.

In today's society, many people use the computer as part of their daily lives to communicate with their friends. This is commonly used people want to communicate with their friends or family members from the other side of the world. 

Blogs and Vlogs

-Commonly used for YouTubers 

-This allows people to follow you and be updated with your everyday life

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Social Networking (Facebook)

-Friends are able to chat and talk with each other to keep in touch

-People are allowed to update their statuses so others are able to know what's going on in their life

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Gaming

-Allows people to communicate with each other online

-Able to make new friends from different parts of the world

Phones allow people to communicate with each other locally, but computers allow people to communicate with each other globally. 

Computers Help Entertainment

Everyone needs to be entertained sometime throughout the day. Computers allow people to be entertained to keep them from being bored. We often use computers to listen to music, play video games, watch movies, or just to browse on the internet such as YouTube or Facebook. 

Listening to music

-Computers allow us to download the music we like, and upload them onto our phones or ipods so we could listen to it where ever we go

Video Games

-Most people play video games on the computers due to the best resolutions there are in the video games

-This allows the game play to look more realistic due to the graphics and animation 

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Movies

-Computers allow you to download movies or play DVD that you would like to watch

-You're also able to connect your laptops to the TV if you wanted to watch it with a bigger screen and surround sound

YouTube or Facebook

-Most common thing to do for people who use the computer when they are bored

-YouTube allows people to be entertained by videos that are uploaded from all around the world. Also you are able to search the type of videos that you are interested in watching

-Facebook allows you to be updated with your friends and you are able chat with your friends

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Computers Help Communication

In today's society, the amount of information that can be accessed on the internet is limitless as everyone is connected to various links through social media, blogs, videos and profiles. 

Back in the day, in order for businesses to communicate with each other across the world they must use a letter. This would take weeks in order for the business to receive the letter. Nowadays, we use telecommunication technology for communication. Businesses are now able to communicate with each other through e-mail which would take less than a second for it to send. 

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Friends and family are now able to communicate with each other through social network services, such as Skype or Facebook. This allows them to have a video chat anywhere and anytime which helps them to be able to keep in contact with one another. 

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Computers allow everyone to communicate with one another much faster and more efficiently.  

Computers Help Education

Computers can help students during their education. It is used as an effective tool to help teach lessons. Now a days, many schools require the use of a computer to do homework. Libraries would require a computer for students to do research for their projects.

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Such people who would use a computer are:

Guidance Counselors and Principals

-They are able to keep records of student's grades, and academic transcripts

-This also allows them to keep in contact with the teachers about the school such as; weekly announcements or school cancellations

Librarian and School Library

-Able to keep track of books where they are placed

-Allows them to keep a checkout record of when the book was borrowed and needs to be returned

-Students are able to do research on the computers for their homework

Teachers

-Many teachers nowadays use the computer in order to communicate with their students (such as Sheridan SLATE e-mail)

-They are able to teach students how to work with Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, or Word

Students

-Students mostly need computers in order to complete their homework online (submitting assignments online)

-Also they are able to do their homework which requires research to be done online through the computer

-They are able to connect with their teachers through e-mail if there is an emergency or questions that need to be answered in order to complete their homework

Computers Help Businesses

In today's society, many businesses around the world use computers in order to do their work. Businesses require a computer in order to keep track of accounts and money. An example of this can be an accountant, keeping track of all the transactions and money from an account. Thus, it has helped changed the way businesses to do work more conveniently in today's society.

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Ever since laptops were created, businesses are now able to collect information from anywhere which makes it much easier to check and update the information faster. Technology has helped national and international commerce much more effective. Businesses are not able to connect with each other through their computers. Back in the day without computers, businesses will have to write letters to communicate with each other. The process sending a letter overseas and receiving it would take at least 2-3 weeks of time. But now, computers allow businesses to contact each other via e-mail. This helps make it a lot more convenient, and would take less than a second for the e-mail to be sent.

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Impact of Computers

Looking in the world today, computers are being used with people from all different age groups. As well, they may impact into our lives through 3 different ways:

Personal Impact

Computers can help us through our personal lives such as; job opportunities, employment jobs, finding a new career, or even shopping online. The use of the computer is able make communication easier with our family members across the world. Computers are just like human-ergonomics; making our lives easier to do things.

Global Impact

Computers are now able to provide news online for people to read. It helps people to still be updated about what is happening around the world around us. Instead of having to read through newspapers, we are now able to read everything online on our computers.

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National Impact

Computers can help us do our stock-market transactions, method of payment online through credit card, voting, etc. Computers make it more a lot more convenient for us to finish our work online. An example could be paying for your credit card bill. We are now able to make all our transactions online instead of having to drive to the bank now.

Here is a link about the Impact of Computers:

Computers Affect our Everyday Lives

In today's society, computers are now being used worldwide whether you are doing your homework, browsing for information on the internet, office work, or even watching a movie. Most jobs nowadays require the use of a computer, such as working as an accountant or even as a cashier. Computers have helped us in the past, the present, and will continue to help us in the future of our everyday lives.

My next blog will be talking about: The Impact of Computers

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The following weeks I will be discussing about the 7 Ways Computers can help us.

1. Business

2. Education

3. Communication

4. Entertainment

5. Socialization

6. Society

7. Economy