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One of the greatest advances in modern technology has
been the invention of computers、 They are already widely used
in indusiry and in universites、and the tme has come when it
iS possible even ( A ) ordinary people to use them as well
Computers are capable ( B ) doing extremely complicated s
work in all branches ot learning. They can solve the most
complex mathematcal problems or put thousands of unrelated
facts ( C ) order.
These machines can 。ybe put to varied uses. For instance.
they can count the number of Hmes the word “God" iS used io
i the Bible、 Because they work accurately and at high
Speeds. they ysave research workers years of hard work. This
whole process by which computers can be used to work
( D ) us has been called automation. In the future,
automation may enable human beings to enjoy far more leisure is
than we do todayi computers (pare bound to have important
social consequences.
However, a sort ( E ) mystery surrounds computers、
This mystery iS partly a belief that computers are alLpowertul
always faultless, and always accurate. Actually、the computer s
only uses the data i receives as input and carries out
operations 誠 iS ordered to perform、 Even people who use
computers are often unaware that they themselves have become
preoccupied with such a belief.
