An intro to computers
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The document provides an introduction to computers, discussing their history, characteristics, and various uses. It notes that computers were originally developed to quickly and accurately perform manual calculations. Today, computers are used in many fields like offices, hospitals, transportation, education, and more. The document also outlines how computers are transforming education by providing students with new ways to learn and gain knowledge across various subjects.
An intro to computers
- 1. COMPUTER – AN INTRO By Chandrasekar.M
- 2. An Introduction  The word ‘Compute’ came from the Latin (‘puto reckon’) means to calculate  Computer is electronic equipment used for automating manual tasks quickly.  When Charles Babbage, the father of Modern Computer, has developed this computing device, never thought that these machines will rule over Our future.
- 3. Characteristic features of a Computer  Speed - high speed computing device  Accuracy - correctness with no human errors  Performance - automatically perform without human intervention  Storage - capacity is high (i.e. like Data Warehouse)  Versatility - use in various fields  Diligence - accurate without delay
- 4. Computer Usage  Office - preparing letters, documents & reports  Hotels - advance room booking, preparing bills & providing enquiry services  Railways - reservation of seats in train, printing of tickets & preparation of Reservation charts  Medical science - Diagnosing illness and treatment for patients  Architects - map designing & city planning  Meteorological Dept - weather forecasting
- 5. Computers in Education  Computer has emerged as a powerful tool that is continuously transforming the shape of our working methodologies and day-to-day services.  Due to the rapid importance, most of the educational institutions have introduced it as a subject in their course curriculum.  In Engineering, medicine, crafts, education field and even in Nursing the computer enters with certain specialized features to shape the future nurses.  Students gain elaborate knowledge through computers when it provides the modern physics, bio-medical or the electro-mechanics, easily switch to their mind.
- 6. Application of Computer in Nursing The Nursing Profession is always known for quality patient care and affectionate behaviour  Admission Discharge and Transfer  Documentation  Automatic List Generation  Nursing Education  Nursing Administration
- 7. Computers in Modern World  Windows is the most popular Operating System of modern times. It has been designed and developed by Microsoft Corporation of USA.  It is a GUI based Operating System because it has graphical items like icons, menus, buttons, dialog boxes, list box and with variety of featured appearance.  Multi-tasking, a technology used in this operating system for performing various operations simultaneously.
- 8. Ms-Office & its Usage  Advantages of using Ms-Office mainly on the typical related activities with some advanced features which cannot be performed using a typewriter.  For example, including pictures, tables, charts, etc with the text, checking spelling mistakes & making corrections, reformatting document  Main features like Drag & Drop, Office Clip board, Mail Merge using Ms-word, maintaining a database using Ms-Access, Object Linking & Object Embedding features.
- 9. Computers in Classroom  Classroom is the place, giving birth to new ideas.  When the new ideas combine with modern technology like E-learning, Mail, Chat, Blogs or E-books , E-Library, Virtual Laboratory then the ideas make new minds and invention.  The computers help in developing the new creators in the ‘NANO SCIENCE’ or the Nuclear physics.
- 10. Conclusion  Finally, in the modern world Computer play a vital role either for the creator or the dependent.