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IELTS Essay: Computers are often argued to be the most important invention of the last hun...

Prompt

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?

#computers#invention#significance#historical impact#technological change#comparative importance

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 argues computers are transformative with examples in communication, medicine, science; acknowledges other contenders; Band 9 questions the premise—whether importance is measurable, and whether computers are fundamental invention or application of deeper discoveries (electricity, mathematics).

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Key concepts in this essay

Measurement of historical significance (economic, social, enablement)
Enabling technology versus direct utility
Path dependence and technological dependency
Comparative advantage in different domains

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Conflating different measures of 'importance' (economic impact, daily use, innovation enablement) without defining which matters
Ignoring comparison class; claiming computers are most important without acknowledging electricity, internet, semiconductors as arguably more fundamental
Failing to distinguish between computers as tools versus the ideas they implement (algorithms, information theory)

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