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Chapter 21: Search for Stability
"Computer Careers"

Introduction
Students have read about how the use of computers began to grow during the 1950s. In this lesson, students will learn more about the computer industry.

Lesson Description
Students will go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site and learn more about the computer industry. They will then try to develop a new use for a computer program.

Instructional Objectives
1. Students will be able to comprehend text in order to answer questions about it.
2. Students will be able to use their understanding of computers to outline a computer program of their own.

Student Web Activity Answers
1. A computer scientist designs computers and finds new ways to use them; a systems analyst figures out how new technology can help an organization.
2. 828,000; as society continues to use computers in more facets of life, the need for computer experts will grow.
3. Answers will vary; accept reasonable plans.

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