The development of computers and their uses.
Anthony Spadola 3-30-04Mr. Cecere Period L Computers Computers were not as complicated like the ones we know. Early computers didn't use chips or monitors. They were not as small nor big like the ones today. Back in the early 1600 to 1800s, people had theories, plans, and ideas of making a device that could do complex problems and math so that they would not keep writing down problems and solving them themselves. 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. Many more people had their own versions of the calculator as well. Pretty soon, many calculators/computers were being made. 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, and medical science made more cures for diseases. The computers impacted our lives in many ways. You may not notice it but they did make life a lot easier. Without ...
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The first digital calculator which could add and subtract was made by Blaise Pascal, a famous mathematician. Many more people had their own versions of the calculator as well. Pretty soon, many calculators/computers were being made. 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, and medical science made more cures for diseases. The computers impacted our lives in many ways. You may not notice it but they did make life a lot easier. Without computers, the world would be a harder place to live in. Thanks to the computers, everyday life is easier for us. Some people may disagree but most would not. Some people say that computers are taking away man power. That maybe true but computers did make the impossible possible. Computers impacted many items in today's society.One area the computer impacted on is the business area. Business uses computers for keeping track of accounts, money, or items that they need. You may notice business people using computers a lot, especially the laptop computers, portable computers that can be taken to work. You may see people use things like pie-charts and graphs when they present information to other business people in meetings. Most of those charts were made by computers. The business field uses the computers a lot for their companies and organizations. Another area computers impacted on is the entertainment area. Most of the people out there like science fiction or action movies, especially the ones with the neat looking effects. Well, those graphics were mostly made by computers. Most of the movies today use computer graphics to make things more realistic but not real. Computer graphics are mostly used on spaceships, aliens, monsters, and special effects. Education was impacted by computers as well. Computers help out students in a lot of today's projects and essays. If a student were to do an essay on the planet Saturn, they could look in an electronic encyclopedia in the computer or they could look up their topic on the internet. They could also type their essays and reports on what's called a word processing program. This program allows you to type anything out from a school essay to business papers. You can make your paper look very neat by adding images and neat looking text to impress your teacher. Now and days, typing out essays and reports are mandatory, especially in High School. Computers help students in any way they need, researching, typing and searching. Teachers use computers as well. They use computers to keep track of grades, type out instruction for their students, and to let students use the computer for school purposes. An important field computers impacted on is the medical field. The computers helped the hospitals out very much. In pharmacies, the pharmacists use computers to keep a record of what medication to give to a patient and the amount they need. Most computers in the hospital are used to keep data of patience and their status. Computers also keep track of equipment placement and status as well. Without the computers help, cures for a lot of diseases would not have been found. Computer helped the medical area a lot and we are grateful for that since they keep track of our health. Other areas the computer impacted on is space exploration and designs of transportation. Using the computer for pleasure, gratification, or relief from stress. Feeling irritable and out of control or depressed when not using it. Spending increasing amounts of time and money on hardware, software, magazines, and Computer related activities. Neglecting work, school or family obligations. Lying about the amount of time spent on computer activities. Risking loss of career goals, educational objectives, and personal relationships. Failing at repeated efforts to control computer use. These are some reasons why computers drastically change the lives of people who use them. Computer dependency can affect an individual's life in more ways than one. As you can tell the positive aspects out weigh the negative aspects of the computer. I got my information from the computer how ironic. 1) negative aspects about computers2) positive aspects about computers3) computer history