1. «A computer-literate person» is a person who is able to use computers as everyday problem-solvingdevices.
2. Yes, I am aware of the potential of computers to influence my life.
3. By «the basics» people mean the three R's: reading, writing, and arithmetics.
4. Computers and their many applications are among the most significant technical achievements of the century. They bring with them both economic and social changes.
5. «Computing» is a concept that embraces in the basics not only the old third R, arithmetics, but also a new idea — computer literacy. 
6. A program is a set of instructions that direct the operations of computers.
7. All of us are already on the way to becoming computer-literate. Many actions that we take or observe relate to some aspect of a data processing system. 
8. Computers are used in everyday life. If someone receives a subscription magazine in the post-office, it is probably addressed to him by a computer. If someone buys something with a bank credit card or pay a bill by check, computers help him process the information. When someone checks out at the counter of a store, a computer assists the checkout clerk and the store manager. When someone visits his doctor, his schedules and bills and special services, such as laboratory tests, are prepared by computer. 
каждый день решать проблемы устройства
чтобы быть в курсе
чтобы иметь возможность
для подготовки программы
symbols called data
possible States
store numbers