Technology Uses: Education

Technology Uses
Technology has changed society today as much as the industrial revolution changed society in
the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. People interact directly with technology in fields such
as education, government, finance, retail, entertainment, health care, science, travel,
publishing, and manufacturing.
Education
Educators and teaching institutions use technology to assist with education. Most equip labs
and classrooms with laptops or desktops. Some even provide computers or mobile devices to
students. Many require students to have a mobile computer or mobile device to access the
school’s network or Internet wirelessly, or to access digital-only content provided by a
textbook publisher. To promote the use of technology in education, vendors often offer
substantial student discounts on hardware and software.
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Many schools offer distance learning classes, where the delivery of education
occurs at one place while the learning occurs at other locations. Distance learning
courses provide time, distance, and place advantages for students who live far
from a campus or work full time. A few schools offer entire degrees online.
National and international companies offer distance learning training because it
eliminates the costs of airfare, hotels, and meals for centralized training sessions.
Government
Most government offices have websites to provide citizens with up-to-date
information. People in the United States access government websites to view
census data, file taxes, apply for permits and licenses, pay parking tickets, buy
stamps, report crimes, apply for financial aid, and renew vehicle registrations and
driver’s licenses. Employees of government agencies use computers as part of
their daily routine.
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North American 911 call centers use computers to dispatch calls for fire, police, and
medical assistance. Military and other agency officials use the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security’s network of information about domestic security threats to help
protect against terrorist attacks.
Finance
Many people and companies use online banking or finance software to pay bills, track
personal income and expenses, manage investments, and evaluate financial plans. The
difference between using a financial institutions’ website versus finance software on
your computer is that all your account information is stored on the bank’s computer
instead of your computer. The advantage is you can access your financial records
from anywhere in the world. Investors often use online investing to buy and sell
stocks and bonds — without using a broker. With online investing, the transaction fee
for each trade usually is much less than when trading through a broker.
Retail
You can purchase just about any product or service on the web, including
groceries, flowers, books, computers and mobile devices, music, movies, airline
tickets, and concert tickets. To purchase from an online retailer, a customer visits
the business’s storefront, which contains product descriptions, images, and a
shopping cart. The shopping cart allows the customer to collect purchases. When
ready to complete the sale, the customer enters personal data and the method of
payment, which should be through a secure Internet connection.
Entertainment
You can use computers and mobile devices to listen to audio clips or live audio;
watch video clips, television shows, or live performances and events; read a
book, magazine, or newspaper; and play a myriad of games individually or with
others.
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In some cases, you download the media from the web to a computer or mobile
device so that you can watch, listen to, view, or play later. Some websites support
streaming, where you access the media content while it downloads. For example,
radio and television broadcasts often use streaming media to broadcast music,
interviews, talk shows, sporting events, news, and other segments so that you can
listen to the audio or view the video as it downloads to your computer. You also
can create videos, take photos, or record audio and upload (transfer) your media
content to the web to share with others, such as on an online social network.
Health Care
Nearly every area of health care today uses computers. Whether you are visiting
a family doctor for a regular checkup, having lab work or an outpatient test,
filling a prescription, or being rushed in for emergency surgery, the medical staff
around you will be using computers for various purposes:
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• Hospitals and doctors use computers and mobile devices to maintain and access
patient records.
• Computers and mobile devices monitor patients’ vital signs in hospital rooms
and at home; patients use computers to manage health conditions, such as
diabetes.
• Robots deliver medication to nurses’ stations in hospitals.
• Computers and computerized devices assist doctors, nurses, and technicians
with medical tests.
• Doctors use the web and medical software to assist with researching and
diagnosing health conditions.
• Doctors use email, text messaging, and other communications services to
correspond with patients.
Science
All branches of science, from biology to astronomy to meteorology, use

computers to assist them with collecting, analyzing, and modeling data. Scientists
also use the Internet to communicate with colleagues around the world.
Breakthroughs in surgery, medicine, and treatments often result from scientists’
use of computers. Tiny computers now imitate functions of the central nervous
system, retina of the eye, and cochlea of the ear. A cochlear implant allows a deaf
person to distinguish sounds.
Travel
Whether traveling by car or plane, your goal is to arrive safely at your destination.
As you make the journey, you may interact with a navigation system or GPS,
which uses satellite signals to determine a geographic location. GPS technology
also assists people with creating maps, determining the best route between two
points, locating a lost person or stolen object, monitoring a person’s or object’s
movement, determining altitude, calculating speed, and finding points of interest.
Publishing
Many publishers of books, magazines, newspapers, music, film, and video make their
works available online. Organizations and individuals publish their thoughts and ideas
using a blog, podcast, or wiki.
A blog is an informal website consisting of time-stamped articles (posts) in a diary or
journal format, usually listed in reverse chronological order. Posts can contain text,
photos, links, and more.
Podcasts are a popular way to distribute audio or video on the web. A podcast is
recorded media that users can download or stream to a computer or portable media
player. Examples of podcasts include lectures, political messages, radio shows, and
commentaries. Podcasters register their podcasts so that subscribers can select content
to automatically download when they are connected.
A wiki is a collaborative website that allows users to create, add to, modify, or delete
the content via their browser. Many wikis are open to modification by the general
public. The difference between a wiki and a blog is that users cannot modify original
posts made by a blogger.
Manufacturing
Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) refers to the use of computers to assist

with manufacturing processes, such as fabrication and assembly. Industries use
CAM to reduce product development costs, shorten a product’s time to market,
and stay ahead of the competition. Often, robots carry out processes in a CAM
environment. CAM is used by a variety of industries, including oil drilling,
power generation, food production, and automobile manufacturing.

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