Society, computers in

  • Authors:
  • Eric Roberts

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • Encyclopedia of Computer Science
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Ever since the introduction of microcomputers in the late 1970s, computers have become more and more a part of everyday life. Computers are integral to communications, government, the military, medicine, and most businesses. When you visit the bank, you are likely to use an automatic teller machine. If your job once required a typewriter, the odds are good that you now use a word processor (q.v.). When you make an airline reservation, request a telephone number from directory assistance, or even order a meal in a fastfood restaurant, a computer system is likely to be centrally involved, even if consumers are not always conscious of that fact.