Understanding Computers

Introduction

Computers! An amazing.machine! We are living in the computer age today and most  of our day to day activities cannot be accomplished without using computers.   Sometimes knowingly and sometimes unknowingly we.use computers. Whether we   have to withdraw money from the ATM (Automated Teller Machines retranslated as  Any Time Money), publish a newsletter, drive a motorbike, design a building or even   a new dress. go to a grocery shop and buy from cookies to tyres for our car – all involve computers in one way or the other.   

We are breathing in the computer age and gradually the computer has become such a   dire necessity of life that it is difficult to imagine life without it. Computers are affecting   every sphere of our life. Be it government, business, education, legal practice,   entertainment, defense or home – computers have become an indispensable and   multipurpose tool. 

Whereas supercomputers can forecast weather, embedded computers make smart    devices like washing machines that beep when washing is complete or the    automobiles that give you warning before breaking down

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