1.4 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
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This Module will expose you to Terminologies and basic concepts of a computer and why we do computer studies as a subject.? This module has two units
- Computers Today
- Functions and Uses of computers
2. UNIT TWO: USES AND FUNCTIONS OF COMPUTERS
2.1. USES OF COMPUTERS IN THE AREA OF RESEARCH
a. They have made searching the literature and references easier through the use of
electronic databases on the World Wide Web. For example, an online encyclopedia
such as Wikipedia has over 15 times as many words as compared to any printed
Encyclopedia and dictionaries.
b. Computers have tools such as Spell checking, cut-and-paste, etc., which make
compiling and editing research work easier.
c. A lot of statistical software is available for performing calculations and analyzing the collected research data.
d. Data Storage: The data obtained from the research is easily stored in softcopies on computers as word documents or excel spreadsheets.
e. Research publishing: The research work can be converted into Portable Document
Format (PDF) and published to the World Wide Web.