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1. At present a great deal of the work force of most countries
is engaged in creating, processing, storing, communicating
and just working with information. Computers have become
commonplace in homes, offices, stores, schools, research institutes,
plants.
The use of computers in business, industry and communication
services is widespread today. Computer-controlled robots
are able to improve the quality of manufactured products and
to increase the productivity of industry. Computers can control
the work of power stations, plants and docks. They help in making
different decisions and in management of economy.
The work of banks depends upon computer terminals for
millions of daily operations. Without these terminals, records
of deposits and withdrawals would be difficult to maintain, and
it would be impossible to make inquiries about the current status
of customer accounts.
Computers form a part of many military systems including
communication and fire control. They are applied for automatic
piloting and automatic navigation. Space exploration depends
on computers for guidance, on-board environment and research.
2. Computers find application in astronomy and upper atmosphere
research. Weather forecasting, library information
services can benefit from computers too.
It is interesting to note that computers are widely used in
medicine. They became valuable medical diagnostic tools.
Computers are used for optical scanning and image processing,
ranging from pattern recognition to image processing. Technicians
can operate computer tomography scanners which combine
x-rays with computer technology to give sectional views of
the body of patients. The views then can be combined into a
single image shown on the screen.
It should be noticed that learning on a computer can be fun.
Students spend more time with computer-aided instruction performing
the assigned task, as compared with conventional classroom.
At last air traffic control is impossible without computer application.
It fully depends upon computer-generated information.
Many other uses of computers that we cannot imagine at
present will become commonplace in the transition from an
industrial to post industrial, or information society.

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