by Rainier Wong

Created on: November 26, 2009

Nowadays, it is hard to imagine anyone not having heard of a computer and the Internet especially in a modern society. Both computers and the Internet have great effects on society especially the way people communicate and interact with another; and the way certain tasks are being done. However, computers had profound impact on society even long before the word Internet became a common word.

The greatest effect of computers on society is the way they change the way how certain jobs are being done. The strongest impact, I believe, is on the typist's job. Today, a typist can use a word processing software that can help him or her to save some time and perhaps some paper as he or she can easily make corrections with it. Previously on a typewriter, a typist would have to use whiteouts or erasers that would leave awful marks on the paper to delete errors. If the typist wanted a clean and error-free copy, he or she would have retype the entire document again. With computers, authors can more quickly complete their work. Accountants who once only used the calculator and manually entered figures into the ledger can now use accounting software to ease their work. Graphics designer can now use graphic designing software that can help them save time in designing and provide suggestions to them. Architects can use a program that allow them to design and to see it in 3D without having to build a real 3D model. Composers can use composition software to listen to how his or her composition will sound like without having to gather members of an orchestra. One of the greatest invention was the spreadsheet that allows its user to enter numbers into tiny rectangular boxes known as cells to create meaningful statements with numbers and to easily make calculations on the numbers entered. Today with the Internet, it is even easier to obtain the required software. Instead of having to go to the store, a person can download the software from a website and install it directly onto the computer. If you have been exploring Google, you may have notice that the famous Internet business also provides programs that you can use directly on their website without having to download any of them. With the Internet, it is now possible to share spreadsheet files and word-processed documents with another without having to make copies and to post the copies. An author may now submit his or her work via the Internet to a publisher for consideration.

Computers and the Internet also have some effects

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