Computers have become endemic in our modern life. They are everywhere from shopping to medicine. But why is this so?
- They can be fast
- Search large datasets quickly
- Store vast amounts of data
- They will perform tasks accurately
- Don't mind performing repetitive tasks
- Can be automatic
- Can combine data to create information
- Link to other computer systems - is the Internet useful?
Supermarkets have changed enormously over the years due to the application of computerisation. Computers have made supermarkets more effective at finding out shopping habits and customer profiles (this helps marketing, helps decide what to sell, store layout etc.) and more cost efficient which should result in lower prices.
How could the application of computerised systems help
this scenerio?
2 comments:
Here is a good Powerpoint of the history of computing
http://fatmax.org/AS1/104/104.htm
S - Search large datasets
A - More accurate than humans
D - Store large amounts of data
C - Combine data to create info
A - Automatic = less humans = cheaper
L - Link between computers = sharing data
R - Perform repetitive tasks
F - Can be much faster than humans
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