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What are they? Where did the idea come from? When was the first computer made? These are all good questions and they might surprise you as to what the answers are. Computers have been around (in one form or another) for a longer time than most people think. Some of us may think they were invented around the 1970's or 80's but that is not the case.A computer is said to be a device which manipulates data according to a list of instructions. Although there have been devices which would do that hundreds of years ago, the computers as we know them (or are similar to them) are devices which were built in the 1940 to 1945 period. There were various machines which existed much earlier which would also fit this profile. The early computers were about the size of a large room and they used a lot of power. One of them would use as much electricity as about several hundred modern personal computers. The modern computers have small integrated circuits and occupy a much smaller space. Things have definitely changed a lot since 1940, and still changing every day.
Computers are very versatile because they can store a lot of information and do so many things which makes it so much easier for companies and individuals to connect and to operate a business or their personal lives. There are also a lot of dangers involved with all of the scams online today and information being stolen everyday from people’s personal computers or a company’s private information. Even the government is not safe from intruders who are experts in breaking into other computers.
The computer has changed how people live their lives today. Many just use the email and messenger services available, and many shop online so they do not have to leave their homes. The ability for many disabled people to connect with the outside world if they are homebound is very rewarding for them. The list of things one can do on the computer goes on and on.
Schools have access to computers and they use them for teaching tools and also for rewarding a student for doing a good job. There are also many teaching subjects on software which work as teachers aids to help the students learn. This is especially helpful for the students who are home schooling. The student may be rewarded by playing a game on the computer after they have made a good grade or just been an outstanding student. Nearly every business today has software and a computer to keep records of every aspect of their business. People are now computing on laptop computers, cell phones, PDA’s and much more. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.
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