{"id":92,"date":"2020-11-27T14:42:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T19:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/chapter\/common-uses-of-computers-in-society\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T13:43:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T17:43:29","slug":"common-uses-of-computers-in-society","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/chapter\/common-uses-of-computers-in-society\/","title":{"raw":"Topic D: Common uses of computers in society","rendered":"Topic D: Common uses of computers in society"},"content":{"raw":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_lnn1xa88?width=608&amp;height=70&amp;playerId=23449753\r\n<h1>Computers at Home<\/h1>\r\nThere are many things that a computer can do at home, such as:\r\n<h2>Manage home budget<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-84 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/dh.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"116\" \/>Personal finance software can help you create budget, track debt, track spending and savings, reduce or eliminate expenses, plan tax, plan for emergencies, determine short and long-term financial goals, or even just get a better handle on your monthly household spending.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Some personal finance software: Personal Capital, Quicken, Buxfer, Moneydance, AceMoney Lite, Buddi, GnuCash, etc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Work from home<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><img class=\"alignright wp-image-85\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/home-office-336377_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"138\" \/>Some work from home jobs: data entry, web developer, freelance writer, travel agent, call centre representative, online teaching job, software engineer, social media manager, translator, accountant, bookkeeper, etc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Online banking<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><img class=\"alignright wp-image-86\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/paper-3147856_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"138\" \/>Online banking is a banking transaction system that allows the bank customers to handle account management and conduct a range of financial transactions via the Internet, rather than visiting a branch.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Online banking allows users to make bill payments, view account details, open a new account, money transfers, pre-authorized payments, e-transfer, apply for loans, etc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Entertainment<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><img class=\"alignright wp-image-94\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/ccg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"155\" \/>Computers are used in a variety of areas for entertainment purposes, such as videos, movies, television, music, photo editing, and art (for example, paintings, pictures, poetry, etc., are just a click away).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Computer games<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Some intelligence games are specially developed to improve a user\u2019s cognitive abilities and boost thinking power and mental capability.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Computers in Education and Business<\/h1>\r\n<h2>Computers in education<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-95\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/dcc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"126\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe uses of computers in education are plentiful, such as:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Distance education<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Online courses, programs, and degrees<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Online training resources<\/li>\r\n \t<li>eLearning<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Computer aided teaching and learning. This includes research, school work, storage of information, quick data processing, audio-visual aids in teaching, better presentation of information (PowerPoint, Moodle, smart-boards, etc.), entering and viewing grades online, quick communication between students and instructors, etc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Computers in business<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-89 alignright\" style=\"font-size: 18.6667px; orphans: 1;\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/digital-marketing-1433427_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"138\" \/>\r\n\r\nComputer can help a business start, run, manage, and grow. Computers can be used in business for:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Marketing and advertising<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Storage, archiving, and order fulfillment<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Budgeting and forecasting<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Customer relationship management<\/li>\r\n \t<li>e-commerce<\/li>\r\n \t<li>And more<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWithout a computer, it can be very difficult to start, run, and grow the business.\r\n<h1>Computers in Healthcare and Science\/Engineering<\/h1>\r\n<h2>Computers in healthcare<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-90\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/hospital-room-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"A hospital room with two beds.\" width=\"208\" height=\"134\" \/>Computers play a crucial role in the healthcare field, such as:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Storing medical and patient data<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Managing appointments with doctors<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Medical imaging and equipment. This includes X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans (Magnetic Resonance Imaging\u2014it can produce a detailed body image), etc.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Patient monitoring<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Computer-controlled surgeries<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Diagnostic databases (create a database of a patient records with their treatment and medicine records)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Medical research<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Blood testing (take blood samples and analyze the results with computer)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Computers in science\/engineering<\/h2>\r\nComputers play a critical role in science\/engineering because today is a world of computers.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><img class=\"alignright wp-image-91\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-3.28.32-PM-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"140\" \/>Research<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Design (prototype)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Modelling<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Simulate experiments<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Record, organize, and analysis data<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Report\/communication<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"kaltura_player\" title=\"Unit 1. Topic D: Common uses of computers in society\" src=\"https:\/\/api.ca.kaltura.com\/p\/148\/sp\/14800\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/23449753\/partner_id\/148?iframeembed=true&#38;playerId=kaltura_player&#38;entry_id=0_lnn1xa88&#38;flashvars[leadWithHTML5]=true&#38;flashvars[streamerType]=auto&#38;flashvars[localizationCode]=en&#38;flashvars[sideBarContainer.plugin]=true&#38;flashvars[sideBarContainer.position]=left&#38;flashvars[sideBarContainer.clickToClose]=true&#38;flashvars[chapters.plugin]=true&#38;flashvars[chapters.layout]=vertical&#38;flashvars[chapters.thumbnailRotator]=false&#38;flashvars[streamSelector.plugin]=true&#38;flashvars[EmbedPlayer.SpinnerTarget]=videoHolder&#38;flashvars[dualScreen.plugin]=true&#38;flashvars[Kaltura.addCrossoriginToIframe]=true&#38;wid=0_oifdje3s\" width=\"608\" height=\"70\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals 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goals, or even just get a better handle on your monthly household spending.<\/li>\n<li>Some personal finance software: Personal Capital, Quicken, Buxfer, Moneydance, AceMoney Lite, Buddi, GnuCash, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Work from home<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-85\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/home-office-336377_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/home-office-336377_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/home-office-336377_640-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/home-office-336377_640-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/home-office-336377_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/home-office-336377_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>Some work from home jobs: data entry, web developer, freelance writer, travel agent, call centre representative, online teaching job, software engineer, social media manager, translator, accountant, bookkeeper, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Online banking<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-86\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/paper-3147856_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/paper-3147856_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/paper-3147856_640-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/paper-3147856_640-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/paper-3147856_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/paper-3147856_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>Online banking is a banking transaction system that allows the bank customers to handle account management and conduct a range of financial transactions via the Internet, rather than visiting a branch.<\/li>\n<li>Online banking allows users to make bill payments, view account details, open a new account, money transfers, pre-authorized payments, e-transfer, apply for loans, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Entertainment<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-94\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/ccg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"155\" \/>Computers are used in a variety of areas for entertainment purposes, such as videos, movies, television, music, photo editing, and art (for example, paintings, pictures, poetry, etc., are just a click away).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Computer games<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Some intelligence games are specially developed to improve a user\u2019s cognitive abilities and boost thinking power and mental capability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Computers in Education and Business<\/h1>\n<h2>Computers in education<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-95\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/dcc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"126\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The uses of computers in education are plentiful, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Distance education<\/li>\n<li>Online courses, programs, and degrees<\/li>\n<li>Online training resources<\/li>\n<li>eLearning<\/li>\n<li>Computer aided teaching and learning. This includes research, school work, storage of information, quick data processing, audio-visual aids in teaching, better presentation of information (PowerPoint, Moodle, smart-boards, etc.), entering and viewing grades online, quick communication between students and instructors, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Computers in business<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89 alignright\" style=\"font-size: 18.6667px; orphans: 1;\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/digital-marketing-1433427_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/digital-marketing-1433427_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/digital-marketing-1433427_640-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/digital-marketing-1433427_640-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/digital-marketing-1433427_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/digital-marketing-1433427_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Computer can help a business start, run, manage, and grow. Computers can be used in business for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marketing and advertising<\/li>\n<li>Storage, archiving, and order fulfillment<\/li>\n<li>Budgeting and forecasting<\/li>\n<li>Customer relationship management<\/li>\n<li>e-commerce<\/li>\n<li>And more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without a computer, it can be very difficult to start, run, and grow the business.<\/p>\n<h1>Computers in Healthcare and Science\/Engineering<\/h1>\n<h2>Computers in healthcare<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-90\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/hospital-room-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"A hospital room with two beds.\" width=\"208\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/hospital-room-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/hospital-room-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/hospital-room-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/hospital-room-1536x993.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/hospital-room-2048x1323.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/hospital-room-65x42.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/hospital-room-225x145.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/hospital-room-350x226.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>Computers play a crucial role in the healthcare field, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Storing medical and patient data<\/li>\n<li>Managing appointments with doctors<\/li>\n<li>Medical imaging and equipment. This includes X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans (Magnetic Resonance Imaging\u2014it can produce a detailed body image), etc.<\/li>\n<li>Patient monitoring<\/li>\n<li>Computer-controlled surgeries<\/li>\n<li>Diagnostic databases (create a database of a patient records with their treatment and medicine records)<\/li>\n<li>Medical research<\/li>\n<li>Blood testing (take blood samples and analyze the results with computer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Computers in science\/engineering<\/h2>\n<p>Computers play a critical role in science\/engineering because today is a world of computers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-91\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-3.28.32-PM-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-3.28.32-PM-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-3.28.32-PM-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-3.28.32-PM-65x44.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-3.28.32-PM-225x151.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-3.28.32-PM-350x235.png 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-03-at-3.28.32-PM.png 917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>Research<\/li>\n<li>Design (prototype)<\/li>\n<li>Modelling<\/li>\n<li>Simulate experiments<\/li>\n<li>Record, organize, and analysis data<\/li>\n<li>Report\/communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-92","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":48,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/92","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/92\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":596,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/92\/revisions\/596"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/48"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/92\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=92"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=92"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=92"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}