Research Paper on:
Technological Impact of Computers on Society

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number of developments, computers have not only become integral components of virtually every aspect of a persons life, but they have also been successfully assimilated into homes all across the  globe for personal and business use. There is practically nothing that computers do not influence in one manner or another, which has caused society to render itself dependent upon  its constant application. Through Brian Winstons model for technological innovations, the student can readily understand how society has had - and continues to have - a love/hate relationship with  the computer. II. THE BIRTH OF THE COMPUTER Since 1945, there have been two monumental discoveries that launched computers into an entirely  new realm of acceptance and, thus, the "beginning of the computer revolution" (Computers: From the Past to the Present): the transistor and the microprocessor. The invention of these two  implements was instrumental in integrating computers from the fringes of society to its accepted status within the community. Prior to these developments, the only people who were capable of  operating or even understanding computers were those who had an intrinsic comprehension of such complicated machinery. However, there was destined to be a change with regard to the overall  application in order for computers to become significantly more user-friendly. Granted there was still a long way to go before the "computer novice" (Computers: From the Past to the  Present) would become even slightly proficient at such a complicated operation, but at least the ball had been rolled in the right direction.  Such developments caught the attention of two young computer hackers by the names of Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Together, they created their own improvements of existing computer programs