Прочитайте текст. выберите основную мысль для каждого абзаца из предложенных ниже. personal computers the personal computer can serve as a work station for the individual today. moreover, as it has become financially feasible to provide a computer for the individual worker, so also technical developments have made the interface between man and machine increasingly “friendly,” so that a wide array of computer functions are now accessible to people with no technical background. a personal computer is a small computer based on a microprocessor; it is a microcomputer. not all computers, however, are personal computers. a microcomputer can be dedicated to a single task such as controlling a machine tool or metering the injection of fuel into an automobile engine; it can be a word processor, a video game, or a “pocket computer” that is not quite a computer. a personal computer is something different: a stand-alone computer that puts a wide array of capabilities at the disposal of an individual. the first generation of true personal computers, which came on the market between 1977 and 1981, had eight-bit microprocessors; later introduced systems had 16-bits ones. now 32-bit microprocessor chips are available, and soon they will be included in complete computer systems. 1. a. performance of a wide array of a computer functions. b. accessibility of pc for not professionals. c. friendly interface of a personal computer. 2. a. a microprocessor-based pc. b. pc — a pocket computer. c. comparison of a microcomputer and a pc. 3. a. microprocessor’s capacity. b. the growth of m pc’s capacity. c. the first generation of personal computers.

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