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Computers: Now and in the Future
A computer is an electronic device. It makes calculations and processes information. Complicated problems can be solved very quickly. Millions of pieces of information can be processed in seconds. Nowadays, computers can be used for different purposes. Businesses use their computers not only to bill their customers, but also to send information to customers and to communicate with other businesses. In industry, many complicated machines are controlled by computers. Machines that produce chemicals, steel, and hundreds of other products are connected to computers. In transportation, airplanes, ships, and even spacecraft are guided by computers. In science, complicated problems and scientific data are almost always analyzed by computers. Even earthquakes and hurricanes can be predicted by computers. In education, computers are used as teaching machines. In the home, people are buying computers to help them manage their households more efficiently. People can shop, make travel arrangements, and pay their bills using computers right in their homes.
In the future computers will be even more widely used – in our offices, our homes, and our cars. It has been said by many experts that someday computers will be able to “think” creatively like human beings. For example, someday computers may be able to understand human language and to respond to it. In the near future, sophisticated forms of art and music may also be created by computers. Indeed, some forms of “computer art” and “computer music” have already been produced.
to bill – выставлять счет
to guide – вести, направлять, управлять
to respond – отвечать, реагировать
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| Application of Computers | | | Supplementary reading Appendix 1 Texts 6, 7. |