Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft Corporation, reflects on the amazing opportunities and challenges of the coming information age. He reveals to the reader his vision of the future, talks about the basics of computer science, the development of the global computer industry, and the impact of computer technology on all aspects of society, including business and education. Pays a lot of attention to the past, present and future of the global Internet. Readers will learn about the famous house of Bill Gates, where he plans to move at the end of 1996. The book consists of a preface, 12 chapters, an afterword and an index; designed for a wide range of readers.