Benefits of an increasing use of computers.

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What Benefits are Likely to Result from an Increasing use of Computers?

A computer is a device that accepts information in the form of digitalized data and manipulates it for some result based on a program or sequence of instructionson how the data is to be processed . Modern computers inherently follow the ideas of the stored program laid out by John Von Neumann in 1945 . Essentially , the program is read by the computer one instruction at a time , an operation is performed and the computer then reads in the next instruction . Nowadays , computers are devised in order to allow multiple programs to work on the same problem at the same time.

Computers in the workplace became a national level project in 1988 . The increasing use of computers helps to facilitate complex works but skilled or well- trained human workers are required . Due to modern technology such as nano technology , a quantum computer could solve problems in a few days that would take men millions of years .

In the world of today , almost all jobs require the ability to use a computer . For example , computers are used in banks for controlling the receipt and withdrawal of money . Moreover , telemedicine which is one of the most evolving technologies in the healthcare delivery space , requires the aid of computers . Telemedicine enables ordinary doctors to do extraordinary things . Computers are used to communicate to other doctors . This helps in saving time and energy. Nowadays work can even be done at home using computers . For example , 21 million American work at home at least 2 or 3 days a week using computers and telecommunications technology .

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