Lesson 3: Role of
Computers in the Society
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1. Education
• For research
• Computer practical studies
• Evaluating and analyzing
performance
• Distance learning. This offers a
variety of internet and video-
based online courses.
2. Health and Medicine
• Digitizing medical information
• Computing the risk of a disease
• Psychotherapy in screening
mental health diseases.
• A patient paralyzed by a stroke
has received an implant that
allows communication between
his brain and a computer
• Analyzing the drug efficiency
3. Science
• Scientists use a “collaboratory”, an
internet based collaborative
laboratory, in which researchers all
over the world can work easily
together even at a distance.
An example is space physics where
space physicists are allowed to band
together to measure the earth’s
ionosphere from instruments on
four parts of the world.
4. Business
• Some areas of business that are
undergoing rapid changes are;
• Sales and marketing, retailing,
banking, stock trading
• The internet has become a popular
marketing tool.
• The world of cybercash has come
to banking – not only smart cards
but internet banking, electronic
deposit, bill paying, online stock
and bond trading, etc.
5. Recreation and
Entertainment
• In movies, computer generated
graphics give freedom to designers so
that special effects and even imaginary
characters can play a part in making
movies, videos, and commercials.
• In sports, computers compile statistics,
sell tickets, create training programs
and diets for athletes, and suggest
game plan strategies based on the
competitor’s past performance.
• Listening to music and DJ mixing
• Gaming
6. Governement
• Various departments of the
Government use computer for
their planning, control and law
enforcement activities.
• Examples – Traffic, Tourism,
Information & Broadcasting,
Education, Aviation and many
others.
7. Defense
• Controlling UAV or unmanned air-crafts an
example is Predator.
• They are also used on Intercontinental Ballistic
Missiles (ICBMs) that uses GPS and Computers to
help the missile get to the target.
• Computers are used to track incoming missiles
and help slew weapons systems onto the
incoming target to destroy them.
• Computers are used in helping the military find
out where all their assets are (Situational
Awareness) and in Communications/Battle
Management Systems.
• Computers are used in tanks and planes and ships
to target enemy forces
• Computers help design and test new systems.
8. Communication
• Video conferencing
• Sending and receiving emails
• Teleconferencing
• Instant messaging (facebook
messenger, whatsap)
• VoIP (voice over Internet
Protocol)
9. Social Networking
• Using social media sites likie
facebook, linkedlin, Instagram,
google+ people aroung the
world can connect ,
communicate and share
memories
Quiz:
Qn2 : a) what are computer
peripherals
Qn1. Describe the use of computers in
the following application areas b) Mention atleast two examples
of each of the following ;
• Data Storage
i) Input devices
• Engineering
ii) Output devices
• Customs and border management
iii) Storage devices
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Qn3. (a) Define a computer port?
• Agriculture
b) Mention the ports found on a
• Gas and oil industry computer and state their use(s)
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