Uses of Computers in various fields

Computers are used in so many fields in our daily life. From Engineers to Doctors, Students, Teachers, and
Government Organization they all use computers to perform specific tasks, for entertainment or just to finish
office work. Computers have made our life easier. With greater precision and accuracy and less time taking
computers can do a lot in short time while that task can take a lot of time while doing manually. Computers
have taken industries and businesses to a whole new level. They are used at Home for work and entertainment
purposes, at Office, in hospitals, in government organizations. Here we are going to discuss some of the uses
of computers in various fields.

Uses of Computer at Home

Computer can be used at home in the following ways.
Home Budget
Computer can be used to manage Home Budget. You can easily calculate your expenses and income. You can
list all expenses in one column and income in another column. Then you can apply any calculation on these
columns to plan your home budget. There are also specialize software that can manage your income and
expenses and generate some cool reports.
Computer Games
An important use of computers at home is playing games. Different types of games are available. These games
are a source of entertainment and recreation. Many games are available that are specially developed to improve
your mental capability and thinking power.
Working from Home
People can manage the office work at home. The owner of a company can check the work of the employees
from home. He can control his office while sitting at home.
Entertainment
People can find entertainment on the internet. They can watch movies, listen to songs, watch missed TV
programs, keep photographs of interesting places, watch videos and download different stuff. They can also
watch live matches on the internet.
Information
People can find any type of information on the internet. They can check news and weather, Educational and
informative websites are available to download books, tutorials etc. to improve their knowledge and learn new
things.
Chatting & Social Media
People can chat with friends and family on the internet using different software like Skype etc. One can interact
with friends over social media websites like Facebook, Twitter & Google Plus. They can also share photos
and videos with friends.
On line Transactions
Pay bills and manage bank accounts, Purchase from online shops
Smart homes
Homes in which household tasks (such as watering the lawn, turning the air conditioning on or off, making
coffee, monitoring the security of the home and grounds, and managing home entertainment content) are
controlled by a main computer in the home or by the homeowner remotely via a mobile phone.

Uses of Computers in Education

Computer Aided Learning (CAL)
Computer aided learning is the process of using information technology to help teaching and enhance the
learning process. The use of computer can reduce the time that is spent on preparing teaching material. It can
also reduce the administrative load of teaching and research. The use of multimedia projector and PowerPoint
presentations has improved the quality of teaching. It has also helped the learning process. (Educational
videos, Educational games, Educational CD-ROMs, E-books)
Educational websites
Using the Internet you can learn anywhere at any time. There are number of educational websites
www.schoolnet.lk
www.nenasala.lk
www.e-thaksalawa.moe..gov.lk
www.vidumanpetha.com

Distance Learning
Distance learning is a new learning methodology. Computer plays the key role in this kind of learning. Many
institutes are providing distance learning programs. The student does not need to come to the institute. The
institute provides the reading material and the student attends virtual classroom. In virtual classroom, the
teacher delivers lecture at his own workplace. The student can attend the lecture at home by connecting to a
network. The student can also ask questions to the teacher.

Learning Management Systems are used to support distance learning.

Services Provided by Learning Management Systems:
Delivery of learning materials
Uploading assignments
Online forums
Online examinations
Online Examination
The trend of online examination is becoming popular. Different examination like GRE, GMAT and SAT are
conducted online all over the world. The questions are marked by computer. It minimizes the chance of
mistakes. It also enables to announce the result in time.

Uses of Computers in Business

The use of computer technology in business provides many facilities. Businessmen are using computers to
interact with their customers anywhere in the world. Many business tasks are performed more quickly and
efficiently. Computers also help them to reduce the overall cost of their business. Computer can be used in
business in the following ways.
Marketing and advertising
An organization can use computers for marketing their products. Marketing applications provide information
about the products to customers. Computer is also used to manage distribution system, advertising and selling
activities. It can also be used in deciding pricing strategies. Companies can know more about their customers
and their needs and requirements etc.

Using of social media for advertising and customer relationship management

Customer relationship management
Accounting
Decision making
Security: authentication to enter to the premises
Human Resources Management: finger print scanning, Calculating salaries
Video conferencing
After sale services: Get the after sale services through the website of vendor or the manufacturer.
Supermarkets
Privilege cards, Credit cards, POS systems, Bar codes, Inventory controlling, Pricing,
Online shops
Advantages: Global market for buyers and sellers, 24 hours 365 days, No travelling, pay using electronic
payment methods, Show rooms are not required (Save cost), Home delivery
Banks
ATM, Handling transactions, internet banking, mobile banking, Cheque clearing, Electronic data interchange,
E-Money
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange is the most important place for businessmen. Many stock exchanges use computers to conduct
bids. The stockbrokers perform all trading activities electronically. They connect with the computer where
brokers match the buyers with sellers. It reduces cost as no paper or special building is required to conduct
these activities.
Uses of Computers in Industry
Computers are finding their greatest use in factories and industries of all kinds. They have taken over the work
ranging from monotonous and risky jobs like welding to highly complex jobs such as process control. Drills,
saws and entire assembly lines can be computerized. Moreover, quality control tests and the manufacturing of
products, which require a lot of refinement, are done with the help of computers. Not only this Thermal Power
Plants, Oil refineries and chemical industries fully depend on computerized control systems because in such
industries the lag between two major events may be just a fraction of a second.
CAD/CAM systems

Uses of computers in Medical Field

Hospital Management System
Specialized hospital management software are used to automate the day to day procedures and operations at
hospitals. These tasks may be Online appointments, payroll admittance and discharge records etc.
Patient History
Hospital management systems can store data about patients. Computers are used to store data about patients,
their diseases & symptoms, the medicines that are prescribed. (medical cards)
Patients Monitoring
Monitoring systems are installed in medical wards and Intensive care units to monitoring patients
continuously. These systems can monitor pulse, blood pressure and body temperature and can alert medical
staff about any serious situations.
Life Support Systems
Specialized devices are used to help impaired patients like hearing aids.
Diagnosis Purpose
A variety of software are used to investigate symptoms and prescribed medication accordingly. Sophisticated
systems are used for tests like CAT scan (Computerized Axial Tomography Machine), MRI scan (Magnetic
Resonance Imaging Machine), Cardiac Screening Machine, ECG (Electro Diagram Machine), EEG (Electro-
encephalography) and other medical tests.

Telemedicine
A trained person provide emergency treatment for a patient who lives in a remote village and/or cannot reach a hospital,
in consultation with a specialist in a hospital via a telecommunication facility.
Telesurgery (E-Surgery)
A doctor perform a surgery on a patient in consultation with a specialist who is not physically present at the same
location

Uses of Computers in Agriculture

Farmers use small computers to help with billing, crop information, and cost per acre, feed combinations, and
market price checks. In addition a range of automatic machines are available today to ease the work of the
farmer. Some of such machines are Meteorological Devices, Automated Insect Control, Field condition
measuring devices, Irrigation systems, weed removing machines, seedling planting machines, crop harvesting
machines etc.

Uses of Computers in Transportation

• Monitor fluid levels, temperatures and electrical systems in vehicles.
• Load containerships
• Track railroads cars across the country.
• Air control traffic systems, where computers are used to control the flow of traffic between airplanes
which needs a lot of precision and accuracy to be dealt with.
• Traffic light control systems
• Parking identification