XI. Translate the following paragraph into English.
Перший сучасний комп'ютер ENIAC з’явився у 1945 році. Він важив 30 тонн і займав велике приміщення. Складався ENIAC із 1500 електромеханічних реле і 17 тисяч електронних ламп. Розвиток сучасних персональних комп’ютерів пов’язаний з появою мікропроцесорів. Перший мікропроцесор з'явився в 1971 році. Він мав таку ж обчислювальну потужність, що і ENIAC, містив 2300 транзисторів і мав розрядність 4 біти.
XII. Do you know the facts from computer history? Complete the sentences and compare your answers in pairs.
1. The man who first planned his machine to deal with mathematical operations as sequences of simple repetitive tasks was _____.
2. What number system was used by the first computers?
a) decimal system b) duodecimal system c) binary system d) metric system
3. Which of these could not have been used by someone in the 1970s?
a) a spreadsheet b) a computer game c) a web-page d) a word processor
4. The first computer mouse, constructed by Doug Engelbart in 1964, was made out of _____.
a) wood b) plastic c) aluminum d) optic fiber
5. Name at least one of the first manufacturers to supply the market with user-friendly computers: ______
6. Arrange these components in chronological order:
a) transistor 1.______
b) integrated circuit 2.______
c) vacuum tube 3.______
d) electromechanical relay 4.______
7. When did computers which could be used by ordinary people start to appear?
a) 1930s b) 1950s c) 1970s d) 1990s
8. Arrange these items chronologically in order of appearance:
a) E-mail 1. _____
b) Computer games 2. _____
c) Word-processors 3. _____
d) Operating system 4. _____
9) The first computer in the world was invented in 1936 by _____.
a) Bill Gates b) Konrad Zuse c) Charles Babbage d) George Boole
10. The word "computer" was first recorded as being used and was originally used to describe a human who performed calculations or computations in:
a) 1613 b) 1820 c) 1936 d) 1950s
XIII. Computer technology has been rapidly advancing over the past two decades. Look at the picture and describe the main trends in the development of computers using the words and phrases from the box. Speak about its past, present and future. Explain how computers have changed our life. For linking phrases use Appendix 1.
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Explosive growth, computer performance and capability, smart, computer applications, software and hardware, software and hardware, silicon technology, to predict, to improve, driving factor, wide range |
GRAMMAR
Relative clauses
Relative clauses are used to join two English sentences, or to give more information about something. A relative clause always begins with a “relative pronoun,” which substitutes for a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun when sentences are combined. The relative pronouns are:
for people for things for people or things
who which that
whom
whose
I can't find my notebook that contains all my addresses.
Neil Armstrong, who was born in 1930, was the first man to stand on the moon.