Переведите текст по смыслу (без переводчика) the need for converting facts into useful information is not a phenomenon of modern life. throughout history, and even prehistory, people have found it necessary to sort data into forms that were easier to understand. for example, the ancient egyptians recorded the ebb and flow of the nile river and used this information to predict yearly crop yields. today computers convert data about land and water into recommendations to farmers on crop planting. mechanical aids to computation were developed and improved upon in europe, asia, and america throughout the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. modern computers are marvels of an electronics technology that continues to produce smaller, cheaper, and more powerful components.