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1、Chapter1IntroductiontoComputersComputerApplicationsinSocietyComputerApplicationsandSocietyEducationFinanceGovernmentHealthCareSciencePublishingTravelIndustryComputerApplicationsandSocietyEducationIstheprocessofacquiringknowledge.Sointoday’stechnologicalworld,educatorsturntocomputersto

2、assistineducation.Studentsusesoftwaretoassistwithlearningortocompleteassignments.Dropincomputercosthaveallowededucatorstoequipschoolsciencelabsandclassroomswithcomputers.SomeschoolsrequirestudentstohaveanotebookcomputerorPDA.LearningtakesplaceinclassroomandtheotherpartoccursontheWeb.7

3、0percentofcollegeoffersometypeofdistancelearningclasses.ComputerApplicationsandSocietyFinanceComputersareusedtomanagefinancesforindividualsandcompanies.OnlineBanking-userscanaccessaccountbalances,paybills,copymonthlytransactionsfromthebank’scomputerrightintotheircomputers.Web-basedfin

4、ancialinstitutions:Transfercashtoanotherperson’saccountorbankaccountCompaniesuseitforrebatesandrefundsOnlineInvesting-buyingandsellingofstockswithouttheuseofabroker.Transactionfee’saremuchlessthantradingwithabrokerComputerApplicationsandSocietyContinuedHealthCareNearlyeveryareaofhealt

5、hcareusescomputers.MaintainpatientrecordsMonitorpatientvitalsignsAssistdoctors,nurses,andtechniciansinmedicaltestTofileinsuranceclaimsSurgeonsusecomputer-controlleddevicestoaidinsomesurgeriesComputerApplicationsandSocietyContinuedGovernmentProvidessocietywithdirectionbymakingandadmini

6、steringpolicies.Asapartofthedailyjob,governmentemployeesusecomputerseverydaytorunthererespectedagencies.About62%ofthepeopleintheUnitedStatesaccessgovernmentWebsites.FiletaxesApplyforpermitsandlicensesRenewdriverlicenseGovernmentcomputersstorevitalrecords,suchasfingerprintsandcriminalr

7、ecords.ComputerApplicationsandSocietyContinuedScienceAllbranchesofscience,frombiologytoastronomytometeorology,usecomputerstoassistthemwithin:CollectingAnalyzingModelingdataCommunicationwithotherscientist.ComputerApplicationsandSocietyContinuedPublishingTheprocessofmakingworksavailable

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