<P> Computers in the classroom include any digital technology used to enhance, supplement, or replace a traditional educational curriculum . As computers have become more accessible, inexpensive, and powerful, the demand for this technology has increased, leading to more frequent use of computer resources within classes, and a decrease in the student - to - computer ratio within schools . </P> <P> College campuses used computer mainframes in education since the initial days of this technology, and throughout the initial development of computers . The earliest large - scale study of educational computer usage conducted for the National Science Foundation by The American Institute for Research concluded that 13% of the nation's public high schools used computers for instruction, although non-users still outnumbered users at a ratio of 2 to 1 . The study also concluded that computers proved to be very popular with students, and that applications run on early models included sports statistic managers, administration tools, and physics simulators . </P>

Critically discuss the uses of computers in a school for learners