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Why do some people consider computers the most important modern invention?
Wiki User
2007-03-25 18:56:25
According to my perception : what's more important and necessary
in this 21st Century is : 1. TIME 2. SPACE UTILIZATION 3. SPEED 4.
DATABASE ( STORING HISTORICAL AND CURRENT DATA MAINTENANCE) and
finally 5. QUALITY OF LIFE. ALL these have been possible with the
invention of "THE COMPUTER",which has made the human life more
comfortable. Annapurna.
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