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Computers are often argued to be the most important invention of the last hundred years. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

#computers #invention #years
During recent centuries, humankind has invented lots of things , accompanied by or
due to
 the rapid progress of science and technology,
such
 as cars, planes, medicine to cure cancers and various equipment used in factories. These have brought dramatic changes to our daily lives. People may have different ideas when arguing about which is the most important one, but as for me, I should claim that
computers
 outweigh all others in their importance to us. Should
computers
 not come into reality, it is extremely hard to imagine what today's world will be. First and foremost,
Computers
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 been widely used in nearly every field of our modern society. For individuals, it is used for learning or entertainment. For companies,
computers
 are essential equipment to communicate messages
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 and store commercial documents. For factories, logistics
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 and production monitoring are
also
 heavily dependent on them. Even governments are improving their service level and providing convenience by utilising the capabilities of these machines.
However
, they are not simply machines. Another manifest factor to verdict its importance lies in that they are evolving into intelligent machines, namely AI. AI is not a collection of cold chips or disks, it is a super-man, it can think, it can answer your questions and it is now providing a deeper and better understanding and solutions to the common problems humans might be less efficient or even
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 no chance to resolve. That said, I could not think of any other
similarly
 significant man-made instruments which could replace
computers
. The
computers
,
instead
, are exploring more areas than before with a more profound methodology, in the years to come, we might be astounded at the stunning fruits resulting from its progress.
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task achievement
Your essay somewhat addresses the prompt, but it does not fully explore the extent to which the computer is seen as the most important invention. Expanding on comparisons with other inventions would strengthen the argument.
coherence cohesion
The essay lacks clear topic sentences at the beginning of each paragraph to guide the reader. Use clear topic sentences to indicate to the reader what the paragraph will discuss.
task achievement
You should provide more specific examples to support your points. General statements are insufficient; grounding your argument in concrete details would improve your score.

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  • technology
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  • information
  • learn
  • limitations
  • disadvantages
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