a) To look back to the early days of computers.
b) To explain what technical problems may occur with computers.
c) To discourage unnecessary investment in computers.
d) To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers.
2. According to the passage, initial concerns about computers were that they might …
a) lead us into the post-war era;
b) be quite widespread;
c) take control;
d) take over routine tasks.
3. The passage recommends those dealing with computers to …
a) be reasonably skeptical about them;
b) check all their answers;
c) substitute them for basic thinking;
d) use them for business purposes only.
4. An ‘internal computer’ is …
a) a computer used exclusively by one company for its own problems;
b) a person's store of knowledge and the ability to process it;
c) the most up-to-date in-house computer a company can buy;
d) a computer from the post-war era which is very reliable.
5. The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is …
a) challenging;
b) dramatic;
c) insoluble;
d) malfunctioning.