The Personal Computer

The Personal Computer book cover — TABLE OF CONTENTS Homework Helper 4 Room-Sized to Desk-Sized 8 Powering Up 12 The Digital Age 20 A New Way 26 Personal Computer Timeline 28 Glossary 30 to learn more 31 Index 32

The Personal Computer — page 1 — HOMEWORK HELPER A student gets home from school He sits down at the computer Then he presses the machine’s power button and waits for the computer to boot up He has a report to write about the nation’s capital 4

The Personal Computer — page 2 — When the computer turns on the boy opens a music program With a click a soft tune starts to play Next the boy pulls up a blank document and opens a web browser He is ready to begin researching 5

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