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Sociology is the systematic and scientific study of the society and its components. Sociologists study society combining both theoretical and practical methods. Sociology is the detailed analysis of society based on its different components, which are as follows: a) Social Component which constituted by family, education, politics and economy. These components are further classified as follows: 1. Family marriage, kinship, nuclear family, extended family 2. Economy marketing, investment, savings, ownership 3. Politics leadership, parties, election 4. Education b) Cultural Component which is constituted by language, religion, norms, values, habits, arts, tradition etc. c) Physical Component which includes the climate, environment, resources etc. d) Demographic Component which includes the size of population, characteristics of the population, distribution of population, the trends of the birth and death rates in the society, age, structure etc. Today is an age of computers. There is no field left that has not been affected by the invention of computers. It used in practically in every field and aspect of human life. Computers was perhaps first introduced during the world war 2 when it was used to locate the exact location of the enemies and also to know where exactly to hit. Since then computers have found a widespread use in every aspect of life be it schools, offices, politics or anything else. Even the common mans household has a personal computer to aid him in his daily life. The affects computers have had on the society are very vast and diverse, in the sense that there are some advantages and a few disadvantages.
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