A computer has become an essential commodity in every hospital.

Everything is computerized today,

from open heart surgeries to X-rays to various clinical tests. Everything is carried out efficiently and
effectively by the computer. There are many advantages of computers that make it a must have by
every medical professional. This article tells you about the use of computers in the medicine that
would help you understand the wide array of computer applications used across the medicinal practice.
Computers in the Medical Office
There are various uses of computer in medical field as it plays a vital role in every medical office. It
contributes a lot to the hospital administration where all the administrative processes are
computerized. For example, staff records, recording incoming and outgoing time of the staff, the
holiday records of the staff, etc. It is difficult to keep track of such things manually but with the help of
computers, the task is simplified and is less time-consuming. In most of the offices, accounting is also
computerized that helps you keep the daily record of the financial transactions of the office. It also
reduces the chances of money related frauds as all the data is stored properly that can be used for
future reference. Computer also helps in recording the names and contact details of the doctors and
associated people. It is useful when it comes to recording the medical history of the patient, such as,
previous treatments, tests, diagnosis, and symptoms, etc. Such information comes handy for the
doctor in case of emergencies and when a new treatment is to be designed. The patients can also avail
to computer counseling with the help of computers. Today, the bills are computer generated and
hence, the chances of miscalculation are less. Apart from this, to avail the online transaction facilities
computer is essential.
Use of Computers in Medicine
Use of computers is also associated with the research and inventions in health sector. Various research
studies are carried out with the help of various applications in the computer. For example, studying
certain cells, micro organisms, bacteria, etc., is easily possible with computer. It helps you save all the
related information that you can refer to, whenever required. One can also create electronic
presentations of certain diseases or treatments that are useful to understand by the junior or trainee
doctors so that they can prepare themselves for small and uncomplicated operations by taking
guidance from senior doctors via web conferencing. In seminars and paper presentations on the health
related topics, computerized presentations create more impact on the audience. It also helps the
audience understand the issues well. With the help of computer networking, doctors across the world
can communicate with each other about new inventions and unique health conditions, etc. All the
countries are conducting research studies and this information can be mutually shared by the medical
fraternity with the help of computers and internet technology. The computer makes the world smaller
and brings people together.
Uses of Computers in Hospitals
Computers are widely used in all the hospitals for numerous purposes apart from administration,
accounting, billing, and appointments. It literally helps doctors in performing various surgeries,
especially laparoscopic surgeries are possible because of computers where doctors insert the medical
tools and small camera and conduct an operation with the help of computers and monitors. Many high
tech surgical machines and instruments are endowed with small computer systems so that every
surgical process is recorded and monitored to avoid complications. Many clinical imaging processes are
conducted and examined with the help of computers, such as X-ray and CT scan, etc. Computers also
play a vital role in conducting various clinical and biological laboratory tests in hospitals that help in
correct diagnosis of the disease. Many critical patients who's heart rate, pulse rate, and brain
readings, etc., need be recorded and monitored continuously, are observed through computers. Its
virtually impossible for humans to note down every movement of the internal organs of the patients
but computers do it with ease. Importance of computers in medicine has grown so much that many

patients who need to be provided with life support system are also governed by the special
computerized system only. Such is the impact of computers on a medical practice.

Use of Computers in Agriculture

Computers and their applications changed the face of most traditional occupations including
agriculture. From computerized milk collection and seed estimators to weather predictions and
automated farmland assessment, computers have revolutionized farming practices. Let us explore the
use of computers in agriculture, through this article.
Technological advances have brought about drastic changes in farming and animal husbandry resulting
in tremendous increase in production capacity. The most common use of computers has been in
replacing human effort and intervention in traditional farming machinery and other equipment. In
addition, even the support functions for farming such as delivery of machinery, fertilizers and
production of raw products have been successfully automated. But all these are just the labor-saving,
basic uses that have been around even before the turn of the century. If computers have changed the
ways of farming, then the Internet has only doubled that pace of change.
Applications of Computing Technologies in Agriculture
In today's times, agriculture is not just about crop production or livestock farming and associated
activities. The challenges brought forth by ecological factors affecting the environment need to be a
major consideration for any kind of farming activity. Farmers need to preempt environmental impact
due to climate change and this is where modern technology comes to the rescue.
Farmland Assessment
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are being used for developing ranking systems that evaluate
land and provide a site assessment to aid what is now known as precision agriculture. These hi-tech,
interactive systems provide information based on a variety of factors such as soil conditions, drainage
and slope conditions, soil pH and nutrient status, etc. Prior to the use of these systems, farmers were
often in the dark about soil output, and unpredictable weather conditions affecting crop quality and
profitability. Precision agriculture provides farmers with control by predicting vital information
including fertilizer application and problems with drainage, insects, and weeds. Most government
websites provide this kind of information free of cost, covering agricultural land masses across the
United States. Global Positioning System (GPS) based technologies also help to monitor irrigation, field
mapping, soil sampling, tractor guidance and crop scouting. This kind of technology equips farmers
with enough information to increase crop yield in a manner that is consistent with the best
environmental practices for sustainable agriculture.
Autonomous Farm Equipment and Tractors
Automated farm equipment, needless to say, scores over human controlled equipment in terms of
consistency and reliability. Engine and machine functions such as transmission and hydraulic power
output are controlled using microchips built into the equipment. Guidance technology is already being
widely used in self-propelled equipment to aid crop seeding and fertilizer application. Automated
feeding systems, computerized milk collection and milking machines have been around since the late
20th century, resulting in better economic yield for the dairy industry as well as livestock production.
Automated tractors are probably not far away.
Farm Software
With regard to livestock farming, ready-made computer applications are available to track individual
animals, storing and evaluating information such as age, health records, milk production, offspring
productivity, and reproductive cycle status. This is often called herd recording. Similarly, most farm
accounting software and other computer applications in agriculture provide services for record

keeping, simulation of prediction-based models using that data, revenue and productivity estimation
and reporting to aid in making decisions. Most farm software vendors provide you with an option to
customize their applications to the specific needs of your farm or ranch.
Internet Forums, Social Networking and Online Knowledge Bases
Any business in the world that you can think of, has benefited from the advent and global reach of the
Internet and related communication technologies (mobile computing, e-commerce etc.). Agriculture is
no different. Imagine leveraging the power of the Internet to connect with farmers, agriculturists and
agricultural scientists and other experts spread across the globe from the comfort of your own
farmland or ranch. There are several forums and social networking sites on the Internet where farmers
can connect with other farmers and farming experts and exchange know-how. In addition, there are
several learning repositories serving as knowledge bases to provide information on a wide variety of
agricultural topics. These avenues serve to reduce the rural digital divide, influence public policies,
foster partnerships and connect all stakeholders across the agricultural value chain. For instance, a
farmer can easily seek out and connect with an agricultural entrepreneur and begin the exchange of
ideas or business proposals. Information such as price review for grain and livestock, pest information,
real-time weather information (precipitation, temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed, soil
moisture and soil temperature) in any part of the world is literally available on one's fingertips.
E-agriculture
An emerging field of agricultural practices, e-agriculture focuses on coming up with innovative ways
and best practices to use the existing information and communication technologies (ICTs) for
sustainable agricultural development and food safety standards, particularly in rural areas. Eagriculture encompasses other related technological fields such as agricultural informatics, agricultural
development and business. It aims to deploy all available technologies (computers, mobile computing,
satellite systems, smart cards) for the empowerment of farmers and strengthening of partnerships
across the food value chain.
The uses of computers in agriculture do have some real constraints such as, the lack of hardware and
software infrastructure, training and skills, and research priorities. However, once these are overcome,
the use of computers transcends automation and software application. In fact, it could be instrumental
in bridging the rural digital divide and bringing prosperity to agriculturists not only in the United
States, but also in other developing and emerging economies around the world.

Landmappers in farming

GIS(GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM)

Role of Computers in Daily Life

Here, we will try to discuss the role of computers in our daily life. You will also find a list of fields from
our everyday life, where use of computers is abundant and has sometimes become essential.
You wake up in the morning, switch on your PC and check mails or update your Facebook status. You
go to work, switch on your computer and work. You come back from work, and re-check your mails,
make entries in your account folder, check your bank balance, etc. You encourage your child to watch
NatGeo, or undertake grammar test using the latest software. You watch a movie or play one round of
computer game and end your day. But wait, in this busy schedule, have you wondered how much you
are dependent on your PC or computer for your daily activities. Computers play an important role in
our life today. Let us know more about it.
Importance of Computer in Daily Life
When talking about the use of computers in everyday life, we talk about the direct as well as indirect
uses. For e.g, when we use the computer for working or gaming, we have its direct uses; while using
an ATM, we are actually making an indirect use of computer based technology. The Internet proved to
be a boon in the field of science and technology. Computers, in general, are used in nearly all fields,
today, like supermarkets, banks, etc.
Education
With the development of technology, we find that long gone are the days when we used notebooks to
write down our research paper or actually used the library for research. Today, you simply need to
'Google' to find any information you want. Secondly, e-learning (e-classrooms) or distance learning
with computers is the latest and most practical modes of education today. Right from encyclopedias to
dictionaries to tests; you can simply have anything on your own PC within a fraction of seconds.
Accounts
Do you remember the last time you actually did maths using a pencil and paper, or even calculated
your monthly expense using a calculator? This is because most of us use computers for our daily
accounts. Keeping accounts using computers is not only feasible, but also more reliable and safer. You
can have passwords; and also memory devices that can preserve large data for a really long time.
Data Storage
Talking about data storage, most of us have an enviable collection of music, movies, etc. on our PC.
Storing and sharing of any kind of data is very easy and practical on computers. Secondly, storage
options like the network-attached storage help in providing data access to a larger number of clients.
Working
Large number of people make use of computers for work purposes every day. Software engineers,
writers, businessmen; employees in the field of telecommunication, banking, research, medicine,
make use of computers daily. Secondly, telework or working from home is possible because of the PC.
Therefore, we can say that the computer is also a source of income for a considerable number of
people all over the world.
Social Networking and Gaming
Last, but not the least, very few of us would actually spend a day without Facebook or Twitter. If you
take a look at the rise of followers or users on these or any other social networking sites, you will have
a fair idea about their popularity and role in social interaction. Secondly, do you know that the
computer gaming industry generates billions in revenue every year? This is because of the popularity
of computer games all over the world.

Some More Uses of Computers

The above mentioned are the major fields that highlight the role of computers in our daily life. Apart
from the aforementioned ones, there are several other uses of computers in day-to-day life. They
include:
E-banking
E-shopping
Graphics and architectural designs
Sharing of knowledge
Entertainment
Day planners / organizers
Writing / publishing content
Lastly, as a part of fun, imagine one day without using your PC or any computer based application.
Then, you will surely understand the importance of this 'thinking machine' in your life. Ciao!

E-SHOPPING

E-Banking

Graphics designing

Social networking