The computer is a product of advanced civilization and its invention, according to some people, signals the advent of a Second Industrial Revolution. Formerly a bulky machine that demanded much space, the computer is now becoming smaller and smaller and scientists have made it more sophisticated and accordingly more useful. As is generally known, the computer can do a wide range of work, including complex computation and analyses. People now also use it as a teaching aid in designing. An infinite variety of software can be put into the computer, which explains why it is so powerful. There is, however, one thing which we should bear in mind: that the computer cannot think but man can. So there need not be any fear that someday the computer will control us and all we should expect is try our best to bring it to perfection. A computer age is not a pipe dream and there will come a day when most of our needs can be met by this wonderful machine.
Student Use of Computer
Since 1990, there has been tremendous growth in the use of computers by students. While in 1990, the average number of hours a student spent on the computer was about one hour per week, this number grew to nearly four hours per week by 1995, and to approximately 20 hours per week by the year 2000.
This significant growth in the use of computers by students in the 1990's can be attributed to several factors, including widespread usage, lower prices, and technological and social developments. Nowadays, computers are widely used by students for word processing, book keeping, multimedia presentations, and access to the Internet for both research and communications. Additionally, since 1990, due to competition and technological advances, computer hardware and software prices, as well as Internet usage charges have dropped significantly. Finally, technological developments and changes in social habits in the 1990's have played a major role in this tremendous growth in the use of computers. Today's society relies heavily on computers for immediate access to the news and for entertainment, including, listening to music, watching movies and sport events, and playing computer games.
While computers are of great assistance to the students, and therefore, are indispensable tools, they also pose some challenges. The biggest challenge that many students face is discipline in the use of this powerful device. That is, students need to have the discipline of not allowing themselves to be lured by the entertaining aspects of this wonderful tool-aspects that can result in addiction to computer games or viewing of undesirable material on the Internet. That is to say, students need to use this powerful tool with great wisdom!
自1990年以来,已经有极大的发展在使用电脑的学生。而在1990年,平均的小时数学生花在电脑上是每周大约一小时的时间,这一数字长了将近4小时/周,到1995年约20小时每星期2000年投入使用。
这个重要的增长在使用电脑的学生在1990年代可归咎于几个因素,包括广泛使用,价格较低,技术和社会的发展。如今,并广泛应用于计算机字(词)处理技术中,为学生帐册,多媒体演示,和上网为两个研究和通讯。此外,自1990年以来,由于竞争和技术的进步、计算机硬件和软件系统的价格,以及互联网的使用费用有显著下降。最后,科技的发展和社会习惯的变化在1990年代中起到了重要的作用,在这巨大的发展,电脑的使用。当今社会很大程度上依赖于计算机立即获得新闻和娱乐,包括,听音乐,看电影和体育活动,和玩电脑游戏
电脑有很大的帮助,因此,学生都是不可或缺的工具,他们也带来一定的挑战。最大的挑战,许多学生面临是学科在使用这个强大的装置。那是,学生需要有纪律的不允许自己是受这一绝妙的娱乐性方面,可能导致tool-aspects沉迷于电脑游戏或观察不受欢迎的资料在互联网上。也就是说,学生需要使用这个强大的工具以极大的智慧!
【要求】
在一次主题为“电脑时代”的学校征文活动中，你计划以“The Computer”为题写一篇文章参加评选，你的辅导老师帮助你制订了一个写作纲要，如下：
计算机正广泛被用于各行各业。
在过去的五十年中，计算机得到了迅猛的发展。
计算机最终还是由人来设计和控制。
【范文】
The Computer
The computer is widely used in all phases of society. In industry, business, education, medicine, nearly all walks of life, computers have made their appearance, providing great speed and accuracy for our work. Computers have been used in the home, offices, laboratories and research institutions, functioning as the most efficient and versatile instruments for calculating, sorting, filing, recording and distributing. Computers are indispensable to modern civilization. Without computers, our life and our society will undoubtedly suffer a big regression.
During the past five decades the computer has been rapidly advanced. Ever since the computer came into being, it has experienced the development of several generations, which are based respectively on vacuum tube, transistor and integrated circuit. Early computers were of great size, and had no match for the latest electronic computers in speed and accuracy. The Latter is capable of processing the most complicated information and reaching solution to problems in a fraction of time. At present, efforts are being made not only to bring the hardware to perfection, but also to improve the quality of the software.
作文的内容千变万化，这就要求我们丰富自己的知识，特别是各行业的最新动态。只有这样，才能自如地处理各种题材和内容。
Computers must be instructed and programmed by people. In spite of the remarkable skill of the computer, men can never become its slave. Computers are not creative. They work according to men's instructions. So the development of computers and their use will depend upon the ingenuity of men. Although there are times when computers seem to operate like a mechanical “brain”,their achievements are not comparable to what the minds of men are able to do
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