PART A: Which statement expresses the central idea of the text?
A While women initially programmed digital
computers, they were pushed out of their jobs
in favor of men continuing their work.
B Women fell behind men in computer science
because boys were often encouraged and
enabled to play with personal computers.
c When personal computers were developed,
the games for boys helped them develop
technical skills while the games for girls were
useless.
D From the very beginning, women were not
encouraged to play or work with computers, as
technology was considered to be for men.