Of course, in order to understand how to make a computer work for you, you need to understand how the computer works. In other words, you need to understand and be able to navigate the Operating System that the computer is running as well as the applications that run on that Operating System. That takes a lot of practice and getting used to. New material can't be written on it.
Telephones help to build interpersonal skills, which are more important than technical skills.
Would anyone rather be informed of the birth of their new grandson over an E-mail conversation or fax, or be able to hear the excitement in their daughters voice as she exclaims the news. The GUI of current operating systems encourages the tendency to view computers as more than just hardware. Software is the essential connection between people and chips and the computer is no good without people. To me, computer literacy means two things. Number one is understanding what resources you have available through computers and how valuable those resources are.