AG Ahmad

  Essay No 28 Values of Computer Blessing or Curse ( Uses and Misuses of Technology ) 21 st century is the century of advancement in science and technology. The most important feature of the coming century is the development and growth of computer technology. After ten years, computers will be at home, in our pockets and inside our television. Even a grocer and vendor will be doing his business with the help of computers. As it is rightly said, Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionize the way we learn. A scientific survey has revealed that tomorrow, we shall have shirt pocket computers, which will work much faster than to-day's computers. A computer is an electronic device that solves problems by processing data according to instructions. The word computer has been derived from the “ Latin ” word “computar” which means to reckon up (recount). The first computer was designed by French scientist Pascal in 1942 . The first automatic ...