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Computers and microchips have become ubiquitous in everyday life, from financial calculations to designing stores and offices. A computer is a versatile device that can act as a calculator, file cabinet, typewriter, and personal communicator to interact with others globally. It is capable of any task once provided the proper hardware and software, serving as a blank slate. Today, computers have become nearly indispensable and have transformed how people live, work and entertain themselves.

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Computers and microchips have become ubiquitous in everyday life, from financial calculations to designing stores and offices. A computer is a versatile device that can act as a calculator, file cabinet, typewriter, and personal communicator to interact with others globally. It is capable of any task once provided the proper hardware and software, serving as a blank slate. Today, computers have become nearly indispensable and have transformed how people live, work and entertain themselves.

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I Living in a digital age

The magic of computers


A You are going to read a text about some of the other things that computers are
used for. Five sentences have been removed from the text. Choose which sentence
(1-5) fits which gap in the text (a-e).
1 It is a calculating machine that speeds up financial calculations
2 we visit shops and offices which have been designed with the help of computers
3 you can even use your PC to relax with computer games
4 for example calculators, the car's electronic ignition, the timer in the microwave, or the
programmer inside the VCR
5 as does making a flight reservation or bank transaction

The magic of computers


Computers and microchips have become part of our of doing anything you ask. (d)............; it is an electronic
everyday lives: (a)............; we pay bills prepared by filing cabinet which manages large collections of
computers; just picking up a telephone and dialling a data, such as customers'lists, accounts, or inventories;
number involves the use of a sophisticated computer it is a magical typewriter that allows you to type and
system, (b)............. print any kind of document - letters, memos or legal
Every day we encounter computers that spring to life the documents; it is a personal communicator that enables
nstant they are switched on, (c)........... , all of which use you to interact with other computers and with people
chip technology. around the world; if you like gadgets and electronic
entertainment, (e).............
What makes your computer such a miraculous device?
Each time you turn it on, it is a blank slate (tabula rasa) Nowadays, it is almost impossible to imagine life without
that, with appropriate hardware and software, is capable the magic of computers.

B Read the text again and answer these questions.


1 Apart from computers, what other devices use microchips?
2 Which two components allow computer systems to operate?
3 What types of document are prepared on computers?
4 Why is a computer called a personal communicator1
Computers have
A changed the way
we live, work, play

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