Application
of Computers in Various Fields
Business
A
computer has high speed of calculation, diligence, accuracy, reliability, or
versatility which has made it an integrated part in all business organizations.
Computer
is used in business organizations for:
1.
Payroll
Calculations
2.
Budgeting
3.
Sales
Analysis
4.
Managing
Employee Database
5.
Maintenance
of stocks, etc.
Banking
Today,
banking is almost totally dependent on computers.
Banks
provide the following facilities:
1.
Online
accounting facility, which includes checking current balance, making deposits
and overdrafts, checking interest charges, shares, and trustee records.
2.
ATM
machines which are completely automated are making it even easier for customers
to deal with banks.
Insurance
Insurance
companies are keeping all records up-to-date with the help of computers.
Insurance companies, stock broking firms are widely using computers for their
concerns.
Insurance
companies are maintaining a database of all clients with information showing:
1.
Procedure
to continue with policies
2.
Starting
date of the policies
3.
Next
due installment of a policy
4.
Maturity
date
5.
Interests
due
6.
Survival
benefits
7.
Bonus
Education
The
computer helps in providing a lot of facilities in the education system.
1.
The
computer provides a tool in the education system known as CBE (Computer Based
Education).
2.
CBE
involves control, delivery, and evaluation of learning.
3.
Computer
education is rapidly increasing the graph of number of computer students.
4.
There
are a number of methods in which educational institutions can use a computer to
educate the students.
5.
It
is used to prepare a database about performance of a student and analysis is
carried out on this basis.
Marketing
In
marketing, uses of the computer are following:
1.
Advertising
- With computers, advertising professionals create art and graphics, write and
revise copy, and print and disseminate ads with the goal of selling more
products.
2.
Home
Shopping - Home shopping has been made possible through the use of computerized
catalogues that provide access to product information and permit direct entry
of orders to be filled by the customers.
Healthcare
Computers
have become an important part in hospitals, labs, and dispensaries. They are
being used in hospitals to keep the record of patients and medicines. It is
also used in scanning and diagnosing different diseases. ECG, EEG, ultrasounds
and CT scans, etc. are also done by computerized machines.
Following
are some major fields of health care in which computers are used.
1.
Diagnostic
System - Computers are used to collect data and identify the cause of illness.
2.
Lab-diagnostic
System - All tests can be done and the reports are prepared by computer.
3.
Patient
Monitoring System - These are used to check the patient's signs for abnormality
such as in Cardiac Arrest, ECG, etc.
4.
Pharma
Information System - Computer is used to check drug labels, expiry dates,
harmful side effects, etc.
5.
Surgery
- Nowadays, computers are also used in performing surgery.
Engineering
Design
Computers
are widely used for Engineering purpose.
One
of the major areas is CAD (Computer Aided Design) that provides creation and
modification of images. Some of the fields are:
1.
Structural
Engineering - Requires stress and strain analysis for design of ships,
buildings, budgets, airplanes, etc.
2.
Industrial
Engineering - Computers deal with design, implementation, and improvement of
integrated systems of people, materials, and equipment.
3.
Architectural
Engineering - Computers help in planning towns, designing buildings,
determining a range of buildings on a site using both 2D and 3D drawings.
Military
Computers
are largely used in defence. Modern tanks, missiles, weapons, etc. Military
also employs computerized control systems. Some military areas where a computer
has been used are:
1.
Missile
Control
2.
Military
Communication
3.
Military
Operation and Planning
4.
Smart
Weapons
Communication
Communication
is a way to convey a message, an idea, a picture, or speech that is received
and understood clearly and correctly by the person for whom it is meant. Some
main areas in this category are:
1.
E-mail
2.
Chatting
3.
Usenet
4.
FTP
5.
Telnet
6.
Video-conferencing
Government
Computers
play an important role in government services. Some major fields in this
category are:
1.
Budgets
2.
Sales
tax department
3.
Income
tax department
4.
Computation
of male/female ratio
5.
Computerization
of voters’ lists
6.
Computerization
of PAN card
7.
Weather
forecasting
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