With the widespread use of the personal computer, many authorities in the field of (56) have pointed out the need for computer literacy.
Unfortunately, there is no (57) agreement as to what the term "computer literacy" means. Some feel that computer literacy means knowing how to make the computer "compute"; that is knowing how to program computers in one or more programming languages.
Others feel that knowing how to program is merely a small segment of computer literacy. These people (58) the major emphasis in schools should be on teaching how to effectively use the many software packages that are available.
Still others suggest that computer literacy education is not required. They suggest that computers are being so rapidly integrated into our society that using a computer will be as (59) as using a telephone or a video tape recorder, and that special education will not be necessary. (60) of one’s definition of computer literacy, it is recognized by most that learning to use a computer is indeed an important skill in modern society.
A．Importance
B．Instead
C．Because
D．Regardless
参考答案：D
解析：
[分析]： 随着个人计算机的广泛使用，许多教育领域的权威人士已经指出了计算机文化的必要性。
不幸的是，人们对于计算机文化术语的定义还没有一致的意见。一些人认为计算机文化表示知道怎样用计算机来计算，也就是说，知道如何以一种或多种编程语言编制计算机程序。
另一些人则认为如何编程只是计算机文化的一小部分。这些人主张学校教学的重点应是教会学生如何有效地使用大量已有的软件包。
还有一些人认为不需要进行计算机文化教育。他们认为计算机正如此快速地融入我们的社会中，以致使用计算机将像使用电话或录像机一样普通，专门的教育是不必要的。不论人们如何定义计算机文化，大多数人承认学会使用计算机的确是现代社会中的一项重要技能。