by Dawn Hawkins

Created on: March 03, 2009   Last Updated: December 26, 2011

We behave as though computers have always been around. For the younger generation this is true. They don't know what it was like before we could search the internet to complete our school work. Going to the library now isn't as necessary as it once was. When you do go to the library, you no longer see the card catalog of the past which you had to manually search through in order to find what you are looking for. How do you find the books now? A computer of course.

Are computers necessary in today's society? They are absolutely essential to the live styles we live. These devices save time and resources throughout our work day. As for the personal side of life, we do nearly everything from the comfort of our chairs.

Here are the reasons why computers are so important in our lives everyday:

Work Environment

This is where computers play a major role in your daily life. If you work in an office, you already know how much time you save with a computer. Typewriters are very seldom used in today's office. They are cumbersome, taking up much more space on the desktop than a monitor. If you make a mistake on them you have to either start over or use white-out to fix the error. They don't spell/grammar check and you can only work on one document at a time. Compare that to using your word processing program.

In fact, you don't even have to have a calculator anymore. Computers have built in calculators and excel goes far beyond anything a calculator can do.

Paper use has gone down because of the use of computers. You can simply send a file through email or the office can be set up on a network that allows file sharing between departments. There will always be a need for a hard copy of a document, but imagine how many trees have been saved because we don't use near the amount that we once did.

Entertainment

When you are at home, computers play a major role in our entertainment. Watching videos or playing games which are available throughout the internet. That is just the beginning. We can be creative as well.

Paying Bills

Paying bills has never been so convenient. Many businesses allow you to pay your bills online. Banks offer bill pay services that make it even easier. There is no need to worry about whether or not your payment reached its destination. As soon as you pay online, you can confirm that it was received. Did you forget that a bill needed to be paid and it's due today? Don't worry. Jump on the internet and pay it right now. The money will show up instantly.

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