Text 1. Computers and Their Usage

Today economy increasingly works with computers. Computers also facilitate our everyday work and study.

Modern companies analyse sales of products as well as potential sales of products, programme their whole production by electronic data processing equipment.

Computers are widely used in agriculture. Say, analysing of essential animal characteristics with the help of a computer is important for cattle breeding. In industry cars, devices, tools and instruments are often designed by computers.

The computer has entered education. In management young specialists are trained in special courses. All statistical information is put and kept in computer's memory.

In short, computers are everywhere in our modern life. Computer hardware consists of a tower, a monitor, a printer and their connections.

Computer software has various programmes.

In everyday business they use such common programmes:

• word processing;

• database management;

• accounting;

• auditing;

• communications;

• process control, etc.

The advantages of computers are evident. They solve problem_s rapidly. Now the computer is being more and more involved in making decisions at the senior management level.