Describe ways in which the use of computers has benefited users. F.S.T.01

Describe ways in which the use of computers has benefited users.

A few decades ago, ,there were only a f e co~mp uters in our countq. The! werc enormous and expensive machines. They were often used for special scientific purposes. Thus, they had little direct impact on the lives of most people. But, because of the advances in semiconductor technology, things have changednow. ~housandsof computers, from small relatively cheap units to large and expensive computers can be found in offices, factories, schools, hospitals, banks,' airports, railway stations and homes. Plans are already afoot

to equip each district headquarter in lndia with a computer which will he linked through satellite communication with a large central computer. This computer "network" will maintain all kinds of up-to-date information for the whole country. Indeed computers have become a way of life with us. They have tremendously increased our capacity to exchange mformation, undertake planning down to the grass roots level and faciliiate solution of very complex problems.