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  Matches  ecording: Recording and storing videos of matches help sportsmen to observe and learn the
                   techniques of good players and to watch their own past performances in order to make improvements.
                   Sports lovers are also able to watch their favourite players and matches again and again. Action replay
                   during the game has become possible resulting in better judgement.

                    tatistical  Analysis:  Recording  of  statistical  data  of  performances  enables  commentators  and  sports
                   analysts to do better analysis of player and their playing style.

                 Medical Science

                 Before the advent of computers, those who fell ill in remote areas had to be carried for long distances in a
                 cot or charpoy. With the advent of computers and information technology, such patients have started getting
                 basic treatments from distance. Information technology has made health care on the whole, not only more
                 organised but also safer, reliable and more accessible with the introduction of:
                    elemedicine: Information technology and telecommunication are now used to provide health care to
                   people living in far-off distances.
                   Computer  Controlled  Medical  Devices:  The  diagnosis  of  diseases  is  now  possible  with  computer-

                   controlled devices like ultrasonography, CT scan,  -rays, EC , etc.
                   Computeri ation o   ospital Management  ystem: Hospitals are using computers to maintain real-
                   time data on bed availability, doctors and other staff on duty, generation of accurate bills of patients, etc.
                   Digital  atient  ecords: Medical records of patients are maintained electronically for quick reference and
                   access instead of being archived in paper files like in the past.
                   Computeri ed  a s: Today, Modern diagnostic laboratories have computerized devices to test samples
                   and infer accurate results.

                   Computeri ed   harmacies:  Computers are  now  able  to  check  vital  details like  the  composition of
                   medicines, expiry dates, inventory, etc. in pharmacies.

                 Museum and Library

                 Earlier, records of priceless items of museums and libraries were maintained in handwritten registers. It used
                 to be a time taking activity for curators and librarians to trace the records or location of any artifact or book
                 within the museum or library premises.  ow computers have enhanced the way in which museums and
                 libraries are accessed.
                    rac ing o   esources: The updated records are fed into computers and visitors can trace their requirements

                   or areas of interest themselves from user terminals located in libraries and museums.
                   Digital   istorical  Data:  Records  of  objects  in  the  museum  like  the  discovery  date,  location  of  the
                   excavation, relevance of that object in the historic times and other such details which may interest the
                   visitors are electronically maintained.
                    Boo   ssue  ecords: Records of issue, renewing and return of books and CDs are maintained with more
                   accuracy in libraries.

                    nde ing: Instead of searching different shelves of the library for a particular book, one can speedily
                   search the shelf it is in with data recorded on the computer.
                    nline Access to Boo s: One can read e-Books, newspapers, journals and research papers in soft copy

                   versions.


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