Read the following passage and choose the best answer

Based on the passage provided, here are the answers to the questions:

1. **What happened before printing presses were invented?**
- Only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Most people were unable to read.

2. **Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented?**
- They were wanted because there was something magical about them, and they contained knowledge that people wanted to access.

3. **What is a common feature of a book and a computer?**
- Both can be used to store information and provide knowledge to the reader/user.

4. **What situation has thoroughly changed nowadays?**
- The situation regarding computers has changed; now, many people own microcomputers and know how to use them, unlike before when they were large and expensive and not widely understood.