How Do I Use Them

What Can A Computer Do For Me ???

Computers can be used to do many things that help us at work and at home. For example computers can:

Store Personal Information - Allow us to provide our own information such as typing invoice information into a spreadsheet program (input).
Type Letters - Allow us to type letters, books, or whatever else you would normally do on a type writer (Word Processing).
Design Charts - Provide us the ability to design fancy charts for presentations, birthday cards, building designs, etc. (graphical programs).
E-Mail - Allow us the opportunity to send and receive electronic mail, (E-Mail) Fax documents, and connect to information services.
Manage Budgets- Allow us to manage budgets, financial forecasts, etc (electronic spreadsheets).
Play Games - Allow us to play Games, use an electronic telephone roll-o-dex, use calculators, Keep index cards for notes, play music CDs, etc. (Accessory Programs).

As you can see the list of possibilities is endless. A computers use is limited only to your imagination. Some of the advantages of computers are:

Accuracy - Additionally - computers are more accurate than people can be. Computers remember your work (storage on a floppy disk) exactly as you typed it by making a master copy of your letter or document. When you need to change your letter you can have the computer recall or reload the master. This saves you a lot of time since you don't have to retype the letter or document.
Saving Time - Computers also save time by automating repetitive tasks such as typing several hundred form letters. A computer can print these letters in a matter of hours. It would take a person several days to accomplish the same task. While the letters are printing you would have time to accomplish other duties such as going to meetings, or talking with customers.
Steady Work - Computers don't get bored like people do. This makes them ideal for accuracy when they are assigned repetitive tasks. Once a computer is told how to do something, it can do that task indefinitely without making numerous mistakes.