TITLE

Great Britain leads world in computer-to-student ratio

PUB. DATE
October 1997
SOURCE
Community College Week;10/06/97, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p11
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
States that Great Britain has the highest computer to-student ratio in the world according to reports. How many British householders own computers.
ACCESSION #
9710301343

Tags: COMPUTERS

 

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