In the last 10 years, computers have virtually changed the way we work, shop, do business, and even communicate with the outside world. Only large companies and offices had this capability just 15 years ago, but since then, the personal computer has invaded virtually every facet of our lives. In the US, Europe and the Far East, personal computers are now common in more than 50% of all households and millions of people are making the world a true global village. Earlier computers weren’t much more than devices that could do simple work in Microsoft-provided applications, but today many people use computers for multimedia tasks, such as watching movies, creating complex graphics, and even composing music. Millions of people also work from home thanks to personal computers. Due to the fact that many people now use computers as multimedia devices for watching movies, streaming sound and video, attending conference calls, using voice recognition software to dictate writing, and the l...