1.   It was a short step from encoding music on compact disc to encoding information a computer could read.

2.   You then go an make a cup of tea whilst the computer reads through all the files until it comes to the one you want.

3.   The computer reads the message and goes up.

4.   Bar codes allow computers to read and sort mail quickly.

5.   Both computers read the same information.

6.   A computer reads the labels and the parcels whirl around the belt system on trays.

7.   Computers read bar codes to insure that the right labels go on the right cans.

8.   Computers read the reflected light rays and, if all goes well, take more accurate measurements than an old-fashioned measuring tape.

9.   If these computers cannot read the address, the image of the address is finally given to a human, who reads it and types it into the system.

10.   In addition to cutting prices, the new wireless companies plan to build systems that use digital signals -- the ones and zeros that computers read.