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    IN PUBLISHING

                                                                    We use computers in publishing for the
                                                                    following tasks:

                                                                        Printing     newspapers,          magazines,
                                                                       books, and pamphlets

                                                                        E-publishing of books, magazines,

                                                                       and newspapers

                     IN SCIENCE AND DEFENCE

                     We use computers in science and defence for the following tasks:

                         Research

                         New scientific inventions

                         Designing robots

                         Weather forecasting

                         Launching and controlling satellites,

                       rockets, and missiles

                                                                    AT POLICE STATIONS

                                                                    We use computers at police stations for

                                                                    the following tasks:

                                                                        Maintaining criminal records

                                                                        Recording fingerprints of suspects

                                                                        Tracking criminals

                                                                                            21 st
                                                                                         Century   #Flexibility
                         Computers need energy to                                          Skills
                           work, just like trees need                “We should not become too
                                sunlight to grow.                    dependent on a computer.”

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