50. A talking electronic apparatus comprising: memory means for storing digital speech data and digital control data from which a plurality of requests in synthesized human speech for respective operator responses and appropriate operator responses corresponding to each of said plurality of requests may be respectively derived, speech synthesizer means operably associated with said memory means for converting said digital speech data into audible human speech, means for selectively transferring said digital speech data to said speech synthesizer means to produce a selected audible request in human speech, means responsive to said digital control data for producing a visual display corresponding to said selected audible request, operator input means for receiving an operator response to said selected audible request, and means responsive to said digital control data and said operator response to said selected audible request for responding in a manner producing an output indicative of the appropriateness of said operator response with respect to the appropriate operator response corresponding to said selected audible request.
50. A talking electronic apparatus comprising: memory means for storing digital speech data and digital control data from which a plurality of requests in synthesized human speech for respective operator responses and appropriate operator responses corresponding to each of said plurality of requests may be respectively derived, speech synthesizer means operably associated with said memory means for converting said digital speech data into audible human speech, means for selectively transferring said digital speech data to said speech synthesizer means to produce a selected audible request in human speech, means responsive to said digital control data for producing a visual display corresponding to said selected audible request, operator input means for receiving an operator response to said selected audible request, and means responsive to said digital control data and said operator response to said selected audible request for responding in a manner producing an output indicative of the appropriateness of said operator response with respect to the appropriate operator response corresponding to said selected audible request. 54. A talking electronic apparatus according to claim 50, wherein said memory means comprises non-volatile digital semiconductor memory means.