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Computers in Our Life

Computers have become a vital part of everyday life. We can find them in business, science, medicine, schools, and at home. A computer is an electronic machine which can be used to store, process, and display data.

There are different types of computers: a personal computer, a desktop, a laptop, a notebook, a subnotebook, a palmtop, and embedded computers. A computer system consists of two main elements: the machine and programs, or hardware and software. The central idea of a computing system is that input is processed into output.

The most common current uses of computers in everyday life are personal, educational, and commercial. People use the Internet to explore their personal hobbies and interests, to find information, and to access goods and services, such as booking a holiday or a flight, ordering books and DVDs, or doing their banking online.

An international group of psychologists has recently suggested that anyone who surfs the Internet for long periods is clinically ill and needs medical treatment. According to their report, Internet addicts should be treated in the same way as alcoholics, drug addicts, compulsive gamblers, and people with eating disorders.

As for me, I use the Internet to find information and to make contacts and keep in touch with people all over the world. In schools and universities, students use word-processing programs to write essays and projects, presentations, and databases. The Internet is also an important educational tool and is used in distance learning. Online learning is popular; it uses the Internet as a medium for instruction and educational development. Many young people have personal computers.

Ninety-six per cent of them are males of all ages. All of them spend an average of twenty hours per week on home computers. The majority of the adults also use computers at work. I use a computer to write projects, presentations, and essays.