The effects that the computer had in our lives

It is impossible to imagine the existence of this twenty-first century without computers. The revolution of computers had its inception during the Second World War and is currently emerging exponentially by taking over nearly every aspect of our lives. It is one of the biggest blessing in disguise for the human race. They are undoubtedly changing and affecting society in an innumerable way. The three profound effects it had in our lives are the field of economics, communication and education.

Computers has dramatically changed the way modern business transactions and world economics is dealt with. Firstly, a business which is not computerized or not connected to internet ends up risking failure. In the world where consumerism has reached a new height due to online shopping, it is difficult for a business firm to be successful without internet. Every big corporation bases its operations on computing, regardless of which sector they are in. For example, companies like Amazon, Ebay, Google or Facebook may seem to have more necessity of computer to host their servers but companies like Ercot, DTE Energy or Duke Energy also need to sell their product i.e. electricity. Though the direct customer for these energy firm may be very less but it is crucial to use computers for their operations. Secondly, computing can be considered as a dynamo for world economics. Countries like India and China, which have the largest IT sector provides employment to a major demography and contributes to the GDP growth of these nation.

It is not only business that computers had an immense impact, but it has revolutionized communications. In the ancient time, when people used to write letters it took few weeks to reach their destinations. It used to take few minutes for a telecom operator to establish an international call. But with the usage of email or application like skype or hangouts has made the communication process simpler and faster.

The modern education system has been effected profusely by the advent of computer aided tools in academia. For example, usage of Autocad in civil engineering drawing has helped students get rid of the arduous task to modelling design by hands. In the field of research too, computer play a major role in designing a model and testing an algorithm. Nowadays super computer with high computational capacity help run complicated and lengthy simulations in few seconds. People these days can avail online education without investing a lot of money and time in class-room teaching.

In conclusion, computers have had a great impact in our lives and it is the field of education, business and communication that have benefitted the most from it. If the computer continues to evolve at such fast pace, business practices, methods of communication and education will undergo even more drastic changes.