Role of Computer in Today's World

Role of Computer in Today’s World

In today’s world, for almost every activities whether personal (for example, operating personal savings bank account) or business-related for example, selling product or services); in some or the other way, we rely on the computer system.

Due to the growing dependency on computer’s every small and big organizations and other business companies have started offering computer-based services. Furthermore. The advancement of communications, electronic service networks, and multimedia have opened a new door for corporates by providing an effective way of business processing, payment transfer, and service delivery.

Advantages of Computers in Business

Following are the major advantages of introducing computer system in business-

Independency

As computer help in making the business automated, the businesses are becoming more and independent. No more, there is the need to put manpower for every work, as with help of computer most of the work can be automated. Starting from tickets booking to a luxury car manufacturing, everything is automated.

 

Cost Cutting

A number of business are based online in recent times; therefore, there is no need to open business branch in every city, rather having one centralized inventory can make the business easier. There is no need to employ many man-power.

Marketing

With the use of computer system with Internet facility, it is very simple to make a business global in a given period of time. Website, email, social media websites, online advertisements, etc. are the important tools of online marketing.

Huge Transaction Capacity

A number of tasks are being done by computer including ticket booking to money transactions; this increases to the transaction capacity.

Huge Storage Capacity

Normally, most of the businesses need to store and maintain huge data and other records; manually, it is very difficult to maintain, but the use of computer not only increases the storage capacity, but also facilities the processing and retrieval of data anytime .

Improvement of Productivity & Efficiency

As most of tasks in almost every industry has become automated, it has now become much easier to manufacture a huge bulk of products in very less time. Through computer technology, services also became faster and easier.

High Accuracy

There is hardly any scope of errors in an automated system; however, if any error occurs, it is largely a human error.

Ease of Data Sharing

Data sharing has now become very simple just the way it is simple to linkone computer system to another .

Competition

The applicability of computer technology has increased competition; now, the customers can avail support 24×7.

Enhanced the Security System

Computer also help keep the data of businesses secure. However, this security can face threats too. For instance, if someone hacks the system or there is a virus attack, it can have the potential to damage all the data that is secured.