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7. Memorize the following definitions:

1. BASIC is a programming high level language designed for solving mathematical and business problems. It is a problem oriented language extensively used with microcomputers and microprocessors. 2. PASCAL is a general-purpose high level programming language named after the French mathematician Blaise Pascal.

8. Answer the following questions:

1. What is BASIC? 2. What kinds of problems is BASIC designed for? 3. Why is the BASIC language popular on microcomputers? 4. Is it easy to debug a program written in BASIC? 5. What BASIC statements do you know? 6. What is PASCAL? 7. Who is PASCAL named after and why? 8. When did PASCAL appear as standard language? 9. How is a program in PASCAL divided? 10. How many sections does a block consist of? 11. Does PASCAL have the block structure? 12. What statements in PASCAL can you name?

9. A) Compare basic and pascal; b) Speak on the difference in basic and pascal structures.

10. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the meaning of the words and word combinations given below:

a) a feature – черта; особенность; признак

to feature – отличать (ся); быть характерной чертой

1. In this chapter we shall discuss the possible features that control panel might have. 2. The main feature this robot has is that it is given "hands" adjusted delicately enough to thread a needle under water. 3. ALGOL 60 has different declarations, such as: type declarations, array declarations, switch declarations, and procedure declarations, whereas ALGOL 68 features the 'identity declarations', whose expressive power includes all of these. 4. The low level languages are oriented to a machine, while the high level languages feature the fact of being problem oriented languages.

b) a record – запись

to record – записывать

1. A record of bytes on the floppy disks is read by the read/write head. 2. The problem of records of numbers has pressed upon human beings for more than five thousand years. 3. The reading equipment records digits and letters as they appear on a printed page. 4. In the world of business there are large quantities of records which are necessary to be handled by a computer. 5. To record each bit of information a computer must have the special equipment.

c) whether – ли

whether ... or not – ли ... или нет; в любом случае

whether ... or – или ..., или; то ли ..., то ли; либо ..., либо

1. Whether the control function is executed as an immediate operation depends on the operation and the type of device. 2. Science fiction stories sometimes give rise to questions as to whether a conflict is possible between men and machines. 3. The condition code indicates whether or not the channel has performed the function specified by the instruction. 4. Whether or not the transfer of control operation actually occurs depends upon the results of the previous logical operation. 5. This program is used when it is necessary to define whether the device is out of order, or there are some errors in the previous program. 6. The type declaration is used to specify whether a variable is an integer, or a Boolean variable.