There have been a lot of advancements over the last 50 years and perhaps none have been more important than that of the computer. When you stop to consider it, the computer impacts everything about your life. It is a bit mind numbing.

The computer has evolved greatly from its beginning. When computers first started they took up an entire room by themselves. Now, you can have one sit on your lap while you look at its 9″ screen and type on a keyboard that is not any bigger. We refer to our computers as a pc, or personal computer because they are just that.

Our cell phones have even now been infiltrated with computer systems. It is amazing that we can surf the internet, check email, do live chat and many other functions all from our cell phones now. There are a lot of things that we do on our computers at home that now be done from our phone while we are away from home.

Many people today use a computer almost non-stop. They are on them all day at work and when they come home from work, they hop back on them again. So many jobs have been created because of the computer. We lost some jobs due to the computer automating things, but it has created so many more than it took away.

Pc’s are now a required of college students. Almost every aspect of what they do at college now requires a computer and anyone who attempts to go to college without one would find themselves failing miserably. Some have raised the concern that good penmanship is becoming a tragedy from abundant use of computers. However, in all honesty there does not seem to be a need for good penmanship beyond being able to write clear enough that others can read what is written.

Computers have even impacted our vehicles. They control some aspects of our cars as we drive down the road, including the air to fuel mixture. They also control things like the anti lock brakes, security systems and traction control.

Even your favorite place to eat out has been impacted by the computer. Restaurants use them to keep track of orders, people and employees. They also use them to make things more efficient and quicker.

There is no doubt that pc’s have penetrated into nearly every home in America as well as most homes in every other country. Computers have also penetrated the work environment in nearly every industry. They have revolutionized the way that we do research, read the news, socialize, write, share pictures and many other areas. They, indeed, have been the biggest advancement in the last 50 years and it seems as though we are only at the edge of a very tall mountain and it is about to get steep.

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