One of the main advantages of the computer, because of which it can truly be called a blessing, is the amount of information available on any topic. Newspapers and magazines can be viewed online and even books can be read while browsing the net. The whole world is at our fingertips and it seems as if the world has been brought closer. People can easily talk to their relatives or friends living in another part of the world ; the other way is only through telephone which is costly and undependable.
The computer has also given birth to digital photography. Nowadays, people can send pictures to their loved ones living in another country just at the click of the mouse. E-mail has made it easy for people to communicate with each other rather than using the traditional means of sending letters by post which takes a lot of time and is not even reliable.
Computers perform calculations which may have been impossible for a person even if he were a genius! Computers work twenty four hours a day without getting tired and are very accurate in their jobs. Television programmes are also created using different computer software. Computers may come in handy even for an architect who can view three-dimensional structures.
Robots are used in factories which are more quick and efficient as compared to human beings. These robots can ideally perform more than one task at a time. High tech security systems and alarms used by banks and jewellery stores are also created using computers.
Computers are used in forecasting the weather which again proves them more efficient and useful. Natural disasters can be predicted using computers and necessary evacuation of people can be carried out