Applications of computers
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Computers have many applications in business, banking, stock exchanges, retailing, education, medicine, science, and manufacturing. In education specifically, computers are used for computer-assisted instruction, computer-managed instruction, computer-based simulations, computer-aided problem solving, and teaching computer science courses. They also have applications in recording business transactions, facilitating banking services, updating stock market information daily, automating retail checkout processes, and assisting medical diagnosis and treatment.
Applications of computers
- 2. Application of Computers Applications in Business Applications in Banking Application in Stock Exchange Applications in Retailing Applications in Education o Computer Assisted Instruction(CAI) o Computer Managed Instruction(CMI) o Computer Based Simulations o Computer Aided Problem Solving o Computer as a Subject of Instruction Applications in Medical Field Applications in Science
- 3. Applications in Business Computers are being used by all businesses. Some of computer uses in business are as under:- To record stocks To make customer bills To analyze sales To calculate employee's pay Computers are being used heavily by the following businesses and persons:- Businessmen Importers Banks Income Tax Departments etc.
- 4. Applications in Banking Banks are the largest users of computer. Some of computer uses in banking are as under:- To record day to day processing of customer's account To facilitate customers in using their credit cards for purchasing a product To make automatic debit form To update customer's accounts Computers are being used heavily in banks by the following persons:- Managers Accountants Cashiers Clerks etc.
- 5. Applications in Stock Exchange Computers update efficiently each day before the beginning of the next day. This helps traders to open their accounts without waiting for brokers to update previous day's processing. It keeps record of any change in the share rates. It updates the number of share available for sale and purchase for current day.
- 6. Applications in Retailing Computers are also being used by stores and shops / markets of all types. Following are some of the computer uses at stores and markets:- To write sales reports To write financial statements To calculate product cost Profit analysis To keep record of damaged or sold items The black and white bar-code printed on most of the products in supermarkets in called Universal Production Code (UPC). UPC is a key to computer controlled supermarket checkout. Computers use this UPC to determine product's number, price name, description and price.
- 7. Applications in Education Computer Assisted Instructions(CAI) Computer Managed Instructions (CMI) Computer Based Simulation Computer Aided Problem Solving Computer as a Subject of Instruction
- 8. Applications in Education Computer Managed Instructions (CMI) In this systems, the computer assigns a student to read certain book, listen certain tape or attend certain lecture. On completing the assignment the student returns the assignment to the computer for testing and further assignments. Computer Based Simulation Simulation is the process of designing a model for a real system and conducting experiments. It is used to understand such a system whose direct experimentation is impossible, slow, or too expensive.
- 9. Applications in Education Computer Aided Problem Solving Students use computers as problem solving tools. Students can explore and organize material from a course by using computer as an aid. Computer as a Subject of Instruction In this system, computer is taught as a subject. Universities and colleges offer many courses in Computer Science disciplines. Software Engineering and Hardware Engineering is also being taught at almost all universities in Pakistan.
- 10. Applications in Medical Field Keep track of patients appointments Diagnosis and treatment Assign medicine to certain patient depending on the patient data Keep track of the history of patients In medical researches Automatic operation and laboratory machine.
- 11. Applications in Science Computers are vastly used in sciences such as physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, agricultural sciences, computer science and nuclear physics etc. It helps in scientific researches.
- 12. Applications in Product Design and Manufacturing Manufacturing companies use computers from the design stage to the manufacturing stage. Computer Aided Design (CAD) software help to develop a representation of the product and help testing it in a variety of simulated environments.