COMPUTER APPRECIATION

The term “Computer Appreciation” (CA) was coined by Hamming (circa 1960) when he indicated the need for broad scale education about computers. In order to achieve this objective, the computing profession must gain for itself an appreciation of just what CA might be. It refers to the basic concepts and fundamentals of computers, which are. Introduction – What is Computer? Characteristics of computer. Generation of Computers etc. A computer is a vital tool for accessing and processing information and data, as it is the first window to access the Internet. It is an important tool for science students, who generally rely on it in preparing their educational reports and projects. Computer has become very important nowadays because it is very much accurate, fast and can accomplish many tasks easily. Otherwise to complete those tasks manually much more time is required. It can do very big calculations in just a fraction of a second. Moreover it can store huge amount of data in it. Computers have supplied infinite resources for learning and made education more flexible and easy to access. Students can now gain knowledge and information not only from classroom assignments and libraries but also from available online resources. Computer has been intervened to every sphere of human life such as Mobile phones, TV shows, Supermarkets, Hospitals, Railways, Matrimonial, Share Tradings, Online Purchasing, Banking, Sports, Traffic controls, Security Surveillance systems, Job Recruitment, Robotics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence etc.