This document discusses the use of computers in education. It defines computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and lists some examples of early CAI systems from the 1980s like PLATO, SMALLTALK-80, and TICCIT. CAI applications can be used for teaching purposes like drills, tutorials, simulations, and games or for non-teaching purposes like computer-assisted testing, guidance, and managed instruction. The document also outlines some advantages of computers in education, such as enabling varied teaching methods and improving learning abilities, and disadvantages like potential laziness, loss of the teacher's role, and increased individualism.