- •1) Read the text.
- •2) Search the text for the English equivalents of the words and word-combinations listed below:
- •4) Look at the most common components of a home computer system. Which component allows you to
- •5) Here are some of the ways in which a word processor can help a student. Which of them do you think could be useful to you?
- •In which situations could a computer be more useful than an ordinary notebook?
- •2) Search the text for the English equivalents of the ords and word-combinations listed below:
- •III Comprehension Check:
- •1) Answer the following questions:
- •Ill person.
- •2) Search the text for the English equivalents of the words and word-combinations listed below:
- •5) Translate from Russian into English.
- •«Types of computers»
- •2) Search the text for the English equivalents of the words and word-combinations listed below:
- •"Computer Companies".
- •2) Search the text for the English equivalents of the words and word - combinations listed below:
- •III Comprehension Check:
- •1) Answer the following questions:
- •0 Assemblers
2) Search the text for the English equivalents of the words and word-combinations listed below:
обработка информации
электронная машина
происходит от
означает
казённый
владели и пользовались
появились
в конце 1970-х
действующую совместно
память
занесение данных
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катодно-лучевая трубкасъемный - несъемный
различные виды
снова и снова
выполнять работу
"большие умы"
способ работы
жить и обучаться
III Comprehension Check.
1) Answer the following questions:
1. How can you define a computer?
What can a computer do?
What does the word "institutional" mean?
When did the concepts "personal computer" emerge?
What are the component parts of a computer?
What types of computers are mentioned in the text?
Why are general-purpose computers called "big brains"?
2) Work in pairs. Complete each sentence with one of the words in the box.
1. A is what you use to input information into the computer. It
works like a normal typewriter.
The -.1........ is where you place the disks to start the program.
The .......... shows what you type and the computers calculations.
The is what you can actually see.
The is a list of information that lets you choose what to do
disk, disk drive, display, hard disk, keyboard, menu, microprocessor, modem, monitor, mouse, operating system, RAM (Random Access Memory), printer, software, ROM (Read Only Memory).
The is used for making hard copies of what you can see. 7. Information is stored outside the computer on 8. Many modern computers have a , with which you can move an arrow to point at different parts of the screen. 9. The........... is the heart of the computer and controls everything it does. 10 is another term for the programs you use on a computer.
11. A ......... is a device which connects a computer to a telephone
line.
12. As an alternative to putting information on a floppy disk you can
use a
13 ..are chips in the computer with permanent instructions and
programs which you can not alter.
14. The is a complex set of instructions which tells the
computer how to carry out different tasks.
15 is the facility the computer uses to store programming
information temporarily. The bigger this is, the more complicated the tasks the computer can carry out.
3) Make a sentence out of two parts:
The basic job of computers is...
The word computer comes from...
Some of the common methods of inputting information are to use...
The computers input device...
For outputting information, two common devices used,
■
are...
6. Computers help...
a) reads the information into the computer.
b) a printer or a display
c) a Latin word which means "to count". d) a keyboard and disks
e) the processing of information, f) our space program, our business and industry, medicine and education.
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4) Look at the most common components of a home computer system. Which component allows you to
a. view a text?
b. reproduce your work on paper?
c. store your work and come back to it later?
d. enter new information?