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Great advancement in the field of science and technology has resulted into the invention

of numerous devices, which have made our life easy and comfortable. Among the
devices, which are widely used in the present time, is computer. Indeed computer has
become basis need of modern people. There is a symbol of modernity. Despite this fact
computer like other devices has pros and cons. Having computer certainly has
disadvantages but there are some good aspects of it too.

Conventionally, a computer consists of at least one processing element, typically


a central processing unit (CPU), and some form of memory. The processing element
carries out arithmetic and logic operations, and a sequencing and control unit can change
the order of operations in response to stored information. Peripheral devices allow
information to be retrieved from an external source, and the result of operations saved
and retrieved.

Mechanical analog computers started appearing in the first century and were later used in
the medieval era for astronomical calculations. In World War II, mechanical analog
computers were used for specialized military applications such as calculating torpedo
aiming. During this time the first electronic digital computers were developed. Originally
they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred
modern personal computers (PCs).

Disadvantages:

1. It can have negative effects on your social life and


interactions with other people if you do not maintain
the balance between time online and offline.
2. It may have a negative effect on your eyesight due to
radiation.
3. It may cause pimples and wrinkles.
4. It may distract you from your studies.
5. Too much time in front of monitor may adversely affect your eyesight.
6. Sitting in front of a computer for too long without exercise can cause a weight gain.
Microsoft Windows (or simply Windows) is a metafamily of graphical operating
systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft. It consists of several families of
operating systems, each of which cater to a certain sector of the computing industry.
Active Windows families include Windows NT, Windows Embedded and Windows
Phone; these may encompass subfamilies, e.g. Windows Embedded Compact (Windows
CE) or Windows Server. Defunct Windows families include Windows 9x and Windows
Mobile.

Microsoft introduced an operating


environment named Windows on November 20,
1985, as a graphical operating system shell for MS-
DOS in response to the growing interest ingraphical
user interfaces (GUIs).[4] Microsoft Windows came
to dominate the world's personal computer market
with over 90% market share, overtaking Mac OS,
which had been introduced in 1984. However, since 2012, thanks to the massive growth
of smartphones, Windows sells less than Android, which became the most popular
operating system in 2014, when counting all of the computing platforms each operating
system runs on; in 2014, the number of Windows devices sold were less than 25% of
Android devices sold. However, comparisons across different markets are not fully
relevant; and for personal computers, Windows is still the most popular operating system.

As of July 2015, the most recent version of Windows


for personal computers, tablets and smartphones is Windows
10. The most recent versions for server
computers andembedded devices are respectively Windows
Server 2012 R2 and Windows Embedded 8. A specialized
version of Windows runs on the Xbox One game console.

The next server version of Windows is Windows Server


2016, which is expected to be released in early 2016.

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