The document discusses how computers are used in various industries and workplaces. It describes how computers have transformed entertainment, publishing, medicine, airlines, and science. It also discusses how computers are used in automated factories, offices, and telecommuting. The document considers how computerization has led to both de-skilling and up-skilling of jobs as well as issues around monitoring workers and "electronic sweatshops." It examines predictions about future employment trends in relation to new technologies.