Essay On Importance Of Computer

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Computer is an advance electronic devices , in this modern age computer playing an important role in our daily life. For better or worst , the computer affecting all aspect of our society . Generally , most of the people only know that computer used for calculation or computation ,but actually its more than that , precisely computer is an electronic device for performing arithmetic and logical operation device or a flexible machine to process data and converts it into information .Today , computer have become such necessity of people’s life , such as online banking as we can just transfer money or paying our bill online , super market computer can calculate the bill we have to pay and etc. Now , let’s see the development of the computer. Actually the development of computer started from the simple calculating mechanical equipment merely in the early 1940. The first calculating devise invented is the ABACUS , it is used to perform simple addition and subtraction .Its idea came from the Egyptian and finally shaped by the Chinese in 12th century BC . The next is the Napier’s bone in 1617 , followed by the pascal’s calculator in 1642 .Leibnz calculator was modified from the pascal’s calculator in year 1671 and finally an machine called analytical engine invented by a scientist from England who is Charles Baggage .Analytical engine known as the first mechanical computer , its contribute lots to the great invention of the computer today. As the time passed , the first generation of computer has came in 1945 .This generation is started because the onset of the second world war , governments sought to develop computers to exploit their potential strategic important . In this generation , Electronic Numerical I... ... middle of paper ... ...e computer can be smaller and powerful and it can be linked together, networked to share the memory , data, information ,software and communicate with each others. The concept of the network computer is one powerful computer that shared time with several terminals for many applications or allowed individual computer to form electronic co-ops. These network computer either using direct wiring called Local Area Network(LAN) or telephone lines . The global web of computer circuitry means the internet links all the computer worldwide into a single network of information . As the result of various improvement and enhancement of the computer , it become an important machine which affecting every people life every day. It is important because one need to accomplish many basic chores in society. The internet is a major source of information and communication.

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