Role of Computers in Education The computer technology has a deep impact on education.

Computer education forms a part of the school and college curricula, as it is important for every individual today, to have the basic knowledge of computers. The advantages of computers in education include an efficient storage and rendition of information, quick information processing and very importantly the saving of paper. Know more about the importance of computer education. Computer teaching plays a key role in the modern systems of education. Students find it easier to refer to the Internet than searching for information in fat reference books. The process of learning has gone beyond learning from prescribed textbooks. Today, aspirers can satiate their thirst for knowledge by means of the Internet. It is easier to store information on computers than maintaining hand -written notes. To know more on the subject, read about textbooks versus computer teaching. Online education has revolutionized the education industry. The computer technology has made the dream of distance learning, a reality. Educa tion is no more limited to classrooms. It has reached far and wide thanks to the computer technology. Physically distant locations have come close to each other only due to computer networking. Computers facilitate an efficient storage and effective prese ntation of information. Presentation software like PowerPoint and animation software like Flash and others can be of great help to the teachers while delivering information. Computers can turn out being a brilliant aid in teaching. Computers facilitate an audio-visual representation of information, thus making the process of learning interactive and interesting. Computer -aided teaching adds a fun element to education. Internet can play an important role in education. As it is an enormous information base, it can be harnessed for the retrieval of information on a wide variety of subjects. The Internet can be used to refer to information on various subjects to be taught to the students. Moreover, computers facilitate an electronic format for storage of info rmation, thereby saving paper. Homework and test assignments submitted as soft copies save paper. Electronically erasable memory devices can be used repeatedly. They offer a robust storage of data and reliable data retrieval. The computer technology thus e ases the process of learning. A life without computers would seem almost unimaginable for many. The importance of computers is evident today and having the perfect know -how of computers can only propel ones career in the right direction. Today, computer s are a part of almost every industry. They are no more limited to the software industry. They are widely used in networking, information access, data storage and the processing of information. So why not introduce computers early in education? Introducing computers early in education lays the foundation of most of the major competitive careers. Computers play a significant role in ones personal and professional life.

Application of computers in airlines

In the airline industry, many different systems i nteract in order to ensure that planes stay on schedule and that they fly safely. Nearly all of these systems rely on computers to some degree. Computers are involved in everything from the passenger's initial travel arrangements to the functioning of an airport and the airplanes that fly into it.

Passenger Services
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When you book a flight, regardless of the method, your reservation information is processed and stored by the airline's computer system. If you book this online, your registration information is directly stored with the company. If you book your flight over the phone, a customer service representative will enter this information for you. This computer-based reservation system allows you to easily modify travel arrangements at any airport, and even to use multiple airline companies over the course of a single trip.

Airport Services
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Many aspects of an airport rely heavi ly on computers. Security screening machines such as X-rays may not make use of personal computers, but they do rely on computer technology for a great deal of their operations. Furthermore, computers are necessary for the use of pre-screening measures such as the current U.S. counter -terrorism efforts.

Air Traffic
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Computers are crucial to an airport's air traffic control services. While the communication between air traffic controllers and pilots occurs through radio, the system by which this communication is synthesized with radar and weather data is based on computers. Computers allow air traffic controllers to visualize and track the location of planes in the air, and then instruct pilots as to the correct course of action.

Plane Mechanics
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An airplane depends on computers for a number of essential flight functions. The autopilot, which many modern airplanes are equipped with, frequently employs a computer. This relieves the pilots of many in -flight tasks, allowing the plane to process navigational data and flight control systems. Computerized "fly-by-wire" technology, which many airplanes have, transmits pilot or autopilot signals to a computer. This allows planes to respond to subtle atmospheric variables and make other adjustments easily. Additionally, some airplanes have wing flaps that can be controlled by a computer. Others have power systems that can be regulated by computer. Finally, computers are central to the efficient communication and recording of an airplane's flight data. Such data is vital to air traffic controllers, and greatly assists in the event of an emergency situation.

Application of computers in Banking

Computers in the banking sector have enhanced customer service and productivity regarding account management, while streamlining back -office activities. The biggest

impact is in the area of competition. Small banking institutions can access the same technology as large banking institutions and, therefore, can compete with them more effectively for business.

1. Account Management
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In banking, activities start with banks automating customer accounts, which allows personnel to create, update and maintain customer records. Banking hardware and software have enhanced the accuracy of accounts that tellers and other banking personnel process. Banking software performs customer transactions through a centralized data record system. Account management is the genesis and backbone of all banking information systems.

Hardware Technology
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In the 1960s, bank hardware consisted of a mainframe and a punch card machine. Punch cards contained customer account information and were r ead into the main system by a punch card machine. Midrange and client/server hardware configurations, which are no larger than a minitower system, can run an entire bank in addition to receiving transactions from affiliated bank branches. These new hardwar e technologies can process more transactions than legacy banking hardware systems. Hardware technologies have enabled advances into wireless banking and telecommunications banking.

Electronic Transactions
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Banking systems must perform electronic transaction s. Direct deposit is an example of an electronic transaction. Computers processing electronic transactions must have hardware and software encryption capabilities to keep data from being compromised during a transmission. After the computer performs electronic transmissions, it transfer the information to the main computer system for processing and updating. Banks have extended electronic transaction capabilities through landline and cell phones, the Internet and ATMs.

Web-based Banking
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Web-based banking systems use a dedicated server through a bank network system. An area of the banking system is partitioned for Internet applications. Web -based banking systems by law must include secure servers and authenticated certificates regarding transactions from the Federal Deposit Insurance Company and the Federal Reserve Board. Customers who choose to bank online can access their account through a web interface, which integrates with the main computer. A customer's creden tials -- user ID and password -- pass through several checkpoints before entering the main system to perform a web-based transaction.

Applications and computer type

There are many types of small computers used in the military. Recently there has been an increase in the implementation of thin client technology in many applications that don't require full computing capability. Thin client

technology reduces costs and eliminates some of the risks of placing more complex computers in rugged situations. Embedded computers are being integrated into more applications. These computers are generally fixed-function computers that are robust and bring additional capabilities to machines or comple x equipment. Notebooks and laptops have become more rugged since the turn of the century, and more portable computers are being placed into warfighter's hands than ever before. A number of manufacturers are specializing in creating ultra-rugged notebooks for the military. Now, some of these advances created for the military are finding their way backward into the home and business markets. Wireless communications technology has also improved in r ecent years. High-speed data transferral over secure, encrypted frequencies is consider a new standard for standard-security-level communications. The new wireless radio networking devices can establish a link between systems that could otherwise not physically communicate or be involved in command and control. Some thin clients and portable computers employ these recent advances. [edit]Future

computer use in the military

In the last 20 years, wide acceptance of small -scale computer technology in the military has occurred, and is likely to increase greatly. Confidence has improved in the ability of equipment to withstand combat and extreme environment conditions. Most importantly, modern combat has become a duel of speed. We continually see that faster and more technologically advanced weaponry demonstrates first -strike capability in current combat situations, which is likely only to encourage further implementation of computer technology into systems used in the US Armed Forces in the future