Part II Three items of technological innovation
Lesson 4
word
Original
meaning
New
meaning
Russian
meaning
1. To
surf
to
ride on a board on the waves
of the sea
to
move around the Internet
2.
A bug
a
small insect
an
error in a computer program
3.
To boot
to
kick
to
start a computer
4.
To crack
to
make something split
to
break a computer code
5. A
flame
a
red or yellow burning gas
an
insulting or unfriendly e-mail
6.
A geek
an
entertainer who bites the heads off live chickens
a
rich successful person in the computer industry
маленькая
незаконная компьютерная программа,
которая предназначена для того, чтобы
каким-то способом обмануть другую
программу, якобы зарегистрировав её;
грубое
или оскорбительное сообщение на форуме
Интернета;
создать
серьёзную
программную или аппаратную ошибку;
компьютерный
фанат;
перемещаться
по сети;
делать
начальную
загрузку.
1.
"Who invented the
computer?" is a question with a simple answer.
True
False
2.
A computer is a counting
device which manipulates data according to a list of
instructions.
True
False
3.
Embedded
computers are big, complicated devices that are often used to
control other devices.
True
False
4.
The ability to store and
execute lists of instructions called programs makes computers
extremely versatile.
True
False
5.
The use of
digital electronics and more flexible programmability were
vitally important steps.
True
False
