Feel a pressing need to become computer literate, whatever that might be? You're not alone. Many see the computer as a permanent addition to our world, increasingly affecting what is done, when, how, and by whom. Evidence supporting this view abounds: Computer-related articles are now common in professional publications and in the popular press; businesses, institutions, and individuals report growing use of computers; schools are introducing computer literacy programs for teachers and students. Yet, becoming computer literate is, for most adults, strictly a do-it-yourself process. The first steps are by far the most difficult, but only because the concepts and vocabulary of the computer world were not part of the norm during the school days of most adults. The following is intended to help you start your own process for becoming computer literate and to give you some suggestions for continuing it. Although much is omitted, and significant elements onl...