1. This is the edited version of my speech.
2. If translated into Russian, this article will be of great service to programmers.
3. The CPU is controlled by a set of software instructions called a program.
4. When recorded on ROM, the information cannot be erased or written over.
5. The idea of an internally stored program was introduced in the late 1940s by the Hungarian-born mathematician John von Neumann.
6. If undetected in time, viruses may be powerful enough to destroy a whole computer system.
7. The early computers were huge and needed a lot of power compared to today’s microprocessor-driven computers.
8. Though designed for beginning programmers, BASIC has become a universal language for personal computers.
9. A monitor is a TV-like device connected to a computer that displays information on a screen.
10. When overheated, the circuit may lead to a failure of a device.