A Computerized World

A Computerized World

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Since the first computer was made in the late fifties, the technology has developed extremely. Computers which took the place of a living-room then are now being made not much bigger than credit cards! More and more areas are being taken over by the computer. The world is being computerized!

As computers are capable of handling large amounts of data in a very short time, they are well-suited for word-processing. It won’t be long before all paper archives are replaced by magnetic tapes and CD-ROMs. Even a 1.44 megabytes (MB) diskette can hold hundreds pf times more information than a written page. And it takes up less space, too!

In the near future, maps and road directories will be replaced by CD-ROMs. A single CD is sufficient to store all the information on the different routes within a state or even a country; not to mention much more information and tips to short-cuts form one point to another. In fact, some world-be prophets of the computing world have firmly declared that drivers in the future would only have to insert the CD-ROM that contains the route map into the car’s computer and the car will automatically drive him to his destination!

Virtual reality is also currently being tested in a big way. Although still in its infancy, virtual reality research has made great headway. With sophisticated electronic gadgetry, virtual reality machines can make an experience frightfully real. Using a powerful computer and microsensors, a person can stimulate reality and experience flying a jet fighter, swimming beneath the ocean among fish or any other experiences the system has been programmed to stimulate. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United State have used this technology successfully to train its astronauts.

Now, let us take a look closer to home. The urban children of today know not the simple joys of lying kites or shooting marbles. They get their fun out of computer and video games! In a way, it is a great advantage that children are being exposed to computer at and early age because they will definitely have to use them later as almost all schools now use computers and interactive teaching aids in teaching some difficult lessons.

Today, more than half of all homes have a personal computer. People use the computer for personal budgeting, to calculate taxes, to surf the web or just to write a simple letter. Some home owners also have a dial-up connection with their workstations at work. Computer networking has made it possible to send and receive form one remote system to another. Therefore, these people can log on to their computers at work form their own homes if the need arises.

In conclusion, with all the rapid advancements in computer technology, it is quite safe to say that in the future there will be few occupation which do not employ computers in one way or another.

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