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
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
The boy reads through articles about the capital He finds some sketches of the buildings from when they were first built Then he watches some videos showing major landmarks As the boy researches he takes notes 6
The boy’s parents call him to dinner He stretches and yawns as he rises from the computer He will come back to start writing later With the personal computer all he needs to write his report is right in front of him 7
