COMPUTER
Computer is a fairly recent invention . There is no doubt that it is a boon to human civilization . It has become an inseparable part of modern life . Computer is an electronic device which performs mathematical calculations , stores large masses of information and supplies them in time of need . Charles Babbage was the first inventor of modern computer . Then professor Howard Akin gave it à revised and modern shape . Now it performs complicated problems , diagnoses diseases . performs complicated medical operations , runs business and so on . Computer is now widely used in industries . Every literate person should have a basic knowledge on computer . Electronic computers are of two basic types- Analog and Digital . Analog computers deal with physical qualities . On the other hand , Digital computers deal with numbers . The Analog computers measure , while the Digital computers count . Computers can be classified according to their functions : ( a ) Special purpose computers and ( b ) General purpose computers . Computer is now used in all sectors of life . It is widely used in the field of space administration . telecommunication , air traffic control , navigation of ships . In fact computer is doing a great job by substituting human brain and preventing misuse of time and energy . Despite its multilateral uses , computer is not without any bad impact . Sometimes , some students get too much obsessed with computer and its different functions , they hamper their studies .
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