Computers are not only storage devices and processing units, but also are excellent communication media. They are the means to access the Internet and get connected to the world.

1. WHAT IS COMPUTER?
A computer is a device that accepts information (in the form
of digitalized data) and manipulates it for some result based on
a program or sequence of instructions on how the data is to be
processed. Complex computers also include the means for
storing data (including the program, which is also a form of
data) for some necessary duration. A program may be
invariable and built into the computer (and called logic
circuitry as it is on microprocessor or different programs may
be provided to the computer (loaded into its storage and then
started by an administrator or user). Today's computers have
both kinds of programming.

2. ADVANTAGES OF COMPUTERS
 Storage of information
 Quick data processing
 Audio-visual aids
 Better presentation of information
 Access to the internet
 Quick information between students, teachers and parents

3. DISADVANTAGES
 Excessive use of computer by students
lacks the verbal and non verbal cues
necessary for the development of social
and emotional skills.
 Leads to decreased educational
effectiveness within a classroom and
allow the problems down in the child’s
schooling.
 When computers are used in teaching,
there are tendencies that the effective
teaching will disappear between the
teacher and the learner. This is due to
the intervention of the attention that is
given by the student to the computer
machines. In other words, computers
could become a barrier in
communication between the teacher and
the learner.

4.  The gap between the rich and poor could also be affected since
computer machines are seldom accessible by the poor students
while advantage is evident to those rich students who usually
studies in the leading schools and universities which usually
computer and internet facilities.
 Another consideration is that fundamental skills are sometime
neglected. An example of this is the use of the spelling and
grammar tools in word processing software which make the
students rely on computer machines rather than doing the
editing with their own as a way of enhancing their learning.
 There are certain health disturbances that are associated with
computers. Among of these are the eyestrain, repetitive motion
injury and more. Computer integration in the teaching and
learning process could also give some problems for those
students who use to have poor eyesight or vision

5. USE OF COMPUTER IN EDUCATION
 The use of computers and technology in education has changed
the learning process of the people in several ways and helped
them to enhance their education process in a very short period
of time. Moreover Internet has changed the way people work
by giving them an access to various information on any subject
be it any product, research or any other technical information.
It has also changed the way people use to communicate by
overcoming hassles of the traditional mail or phone with the
use of emails and chats or voice chats which are simple and
very effective. Internet has also reduced the gap in the teaching
process. Now with the use of internet we can have many online
courses that are offered my teachers who are located across
boundaries who give training through video

6. conferencing thereby giving a personal
touch to individuals who prefer to have
a class room coaching but cannot afford
to leave their current location. Thus
through the use of computers schools,
colleges and universities are making
scientific, creative, and engineering
advances to produce well qualified and
highly skilled professionals.

7. ACCESS TO THE INTERNET
 Internet can play an important role in education. As it is an
enormous information base, it can be harnessed for retrieval of
information on a variety of subjects. The Internet can be used
to refer to information on different subjects. Both teachers and
students benefit from the Internet. Teachers can refer to it for
additional information and references on the topics to be
taught. Students can refer to web sources for additional
information on subjects of their interest. The Internet helps
teachers set test papers, frame questions for home assignments
and decide project topics. And not just academics, teachers can
use web sources for ideas on sports competitions, extra
curricular activities, picnics, parties and more. Students can
search for the concepts or things which they wish to know, by

8. referring to relevant websites. The Internet is an ocean of
information and surfing daily will increase the knowledge of
these students greatly. Another advantage of computers is that
the students will be able to gain knowledge of various subjects
and things which are other than their school.

9. NEED OF COMPUTER
We live in a fast-moving world where almost everything must
come instantly to us. In this computer era, we depend on the
computer to help us complete tasks, and to solve problems.
Computers are used in various fields like business, pharmacy,
music, education, engineering, defense, transportation, and
cooking as they help to ease certain tasks, provide information
faster, and speed up the work. Wherever you go whether it is a
mechanic’s shop or a fast food restaurant, some form of
technology and computers are being used. It may be a
computerized cash register or the machine that cleans out your
engine but it is a computer and everyone needs basic computer
skills to function in today’s job market. By computer education,
we mean learning how the basic concepts related to

10. a computer works, gaining the basic knowledge of computer
operation, knowing about the basic components of a computer,
the basic concepts behind the use of computers and knowing
how some of the elementary computer applications constitute
computer education. Learning about the computer basics
followed by a practical experience of using a computer is the
key to computer education. As computers are widely used
today, acquiring computer education is the need of the day
today.

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