EFFECTS OF COMPUTERISATION. INTRODUCTION FAST CHANGES FAST CHANGES HUMAN MIND HUMAN MIND MORE CONVENIENCE MORE CONVENIENCE PROFESSIONALS DEPEND ON COMPUTERS.

EFFECTS OF EFFECTS OF COMPUTERISATIONCOMPUTERISATION

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

FAST CHANGESFAST CHANGES HUMAN MINDHUMAN MIND MORE CONVENIENCEMORE CONVENIENCE PROFESSIONALS DEPEND ON PROFESSIONALS DEPEND ON

COMPUTERSCOMPUTERS EVEN NON-PROFESSIONALS- EVEN NON-PROFESSIONALS-

ENTERTAINMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNICATION AT HOMECOMMUNICATION AT HOME

DEPENDENCEDEPENDENCE

SOCIETY DEPENDS ON COMPUTERSSOCIETY DEPENDS ON COMPUTERS E.G.- FINANCIAL WORLDE.G.- FINANCIAL WORLD

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYCOMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

The shopping centres, the financial world of The shopping centres, the financial world of banking, insurance and credit companies.banking, insurance and credit companies.

Industrial organisations: steel, chemical and Industrial organisations: steel, chemical and oil companies:oil companies:

own internal administration and actual own internal administration and actual control of the plant processes, in extremes control of the plant processes, in extremes of cold, and in dirty and noisy atmospheresof cold, and in dirty and noisy atmospheres

EDUCATION AND EDUCATION AND AMDINISTRATIONAMDINISTRATION

Form of teaching is known as Form of teaching is known as computer-computer-assisted instruction assisted instruction (CAI) and (CAI) and computer-computer-assisted learning assisted learning (CAL). (CAL).

Civil Service aids the government in Civil Service aids the government in applying the laws of the country; local applying the laws of the country; local County Halls: administration of street County Halls: administration of street lighting, refuse collection, housing, road lighting, refuse collection, housing, road maintenance, local laws etc. maintenance, local laws etc.

TRANSPORTATION, OTHER TRANSPORTATION, OTHER PROFESSIONSPROFESSIONS

Land, sea and air transportation and also Land, sea and air transportation and also traffic systemstraffic systems

The law, medicine, libraries, the armed The law, medicine, libraries, the armed forces and many other professions and forces and many other professions and working environments working environments

INDIVIDUALSINDIVIDUALS

The motorist, the air passenger, some The motorist, the air passenger, some hospital patients, the shopper in any large hospital patients, the shopper in any large store, everyone who pays for rates, store, everyone who pays for rates, electricity, telephone or gas has their bills electricity, telephone or gas has their bills processed by computers. processed by computers.

Most people who receive a weekly or Most people who receive a weekly or monthly salary: salary slips generated by monthly salary: salary slips generated by computers. computers.

Why Society is Dependent upon Why Society is Dependent upon ComputersComputers

Ability to calculate (computer): speed, Ability to calculate (computer): speed, accuracy, consistencyaccuracy, consistency

Processing Information: ability to record and Processing Information: ability to record and store information, process that information, store information, process that information, and reproduce the information efficientlyand reproduce the information efficiently. . For quick decisions.For quick decisions.

DISADVANTAGESDISADVANTAGES

Privacy of Personal InformationPrivacy of Personal Information Unemployment ( new jobs also created. Unemployment ( new jobs also created.

Use computer for dull and repetitive Use computer for dull and repetitive tasks, use people for creative and tasks, use people for creative and challenging work)challenging work)

Technology Gap (poor countries)Technology Gap (poor countries)

Micro-electronicsMicro-electronics

washing machineswashing machines microwave ovensmicrowave ovens petrol pumpspetrol pumps pocket calculatorspocket calculators digital watchesdigital watches re frigeratorsre frigerators word processing machinesword processing machines point-of-sale devicepoint-of-sale device many computer peripherals, in military and space many computer peripherals, in military and space

applications, and in aircraft applications, and in aircraft

Some Applications of Some Applications of MicrocomputersMicrocomputers

Small organisations (lawyers, accountants, Small organisations (lawyers, accountants, doctors)doctors)

Industries (automated assembly process)Industries (automated assembly process) Robotics for the disabledRobotics for the disabled

The Future Home ComputersThe Future Home Computers

Breakfast, telephone calls, notes to reminds usBreakfast, telephone calls, notes to reminds us Working from Home (shop, CAL)Working from Home (shop, CAL) The Electronic OfficeThe Electronic Office Artificial Intelligence (capability to reason, to Artificial Intelligence (capability to reason, to

make judgments, and even to learn.make judgments, and even to learn. E.g. E.g. diagnosing lung diseases, locating mineral diagnosing lung diseases, locating mineral deposits, and deciding where to drill oil wells.)deposits, and deciding where to drill oil wells.)

Great political and social revolution Great political and social revolution

ROBOTICSROBOTICS

AdvantagesAdvantages Increase productivity, Accuracy, Reliability, Increase productivity, Accuracy, Reliability,

Flexibility situations, Quality, Speed, Flexibility situations, Quality, Speed, EfficiencyEfficiency

DisadvantagesDisadvantages Initially expensive, Unemployment, Can Initially expensive, Unemployment, Can

cope with only particular aims, Need special cope with only particular aims, Need special maintenancemaintenance

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

NO HUMAN CONTACTNO HUMAN CONTACT HIGH WAGES FROM CLERKSHIGH WAGES FROM CLERKS The future does not depend so much on The future does not depend so much on

computers but upon our use of computerscomputers but upon our use of computers Decide when to use computers and when Decide when to use computers and when

not to use them.not to use them.