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WASHINGTON-Worldwide sales of personal computer in 1995 rose 24.7 percent over 1994 with Compaq
(美国康柏电脑公司) holding its first-place position while IBM overcame (击败) Apple for the No.2 slot (表上
排名), according to Dataquest.
A total of 59.7 million computers were sold around the world with important gains (获得) in Japan and
Europe.
Compaq sold 5.99 million computers, or 10 percent of the market, unchanged from 1994.
IBM sold 4.7 million with an 8 percent share of the market compared with 8.2 percent in 1994.
Apple sold 4.7 million, or 7.8 percent of the trade, compared with 8.4 percent in 1994.
Their lost market share was taken up by Packard Bell and NEC, which sold 3.1 million and 2.8 million
computers separately.
1. Which company was the first in selling computers in 1994? [ ]
A. Compaq
B. IBM
C. Apple
D. NEC
2. Which company sold the third most computers in 1995? [ ]
A. Compaq
B.IBM
C. Apple
D. NEC
3. What was the market share of Compaq in 1994? [ ]
A. 5.99%
B. 8.2%
C. 8.4%
D. 10%
4. Packard Bell and NEC take up about _____ of the market share in 1995. [ ]
A. 8.2%
B. 52%
C. 10%
D. 5%
