5. Say what we can do with the help of a computer:

to take an information or data; to perform a sequence of reasonable operations; to put out information; to store information; to display the answers; to keep records of financial affairs; to do weather forecasting; to translate the text into another language; to write poetry; to play chess; to gather and process experimental data; to monitor the launching of spaceships; to maintain them in orbit; to control thermonuclear reactions (in nuclear power plants); to make complicated calculations in physics, mathematics etc.; to provide educational programs; to control the operation of machines; to control complex technological processes; to control the flights of missiles; to book airplane and railway tickets; to select a suitable match (prospective husband or wife).

6. Say whether these statements are true or false. If some of them are false, give your version using the following expressions:

I disagree; to my mind; in my opinion; as far as I know; I think; It’s absolutely wrong; etc.

1. The educated man of today needn’t to have significant knowledge of science and about computers.

2. The pieces of information that a computer process – numbers, words, facts – is called data.

3. Computers used only for home and personal use.

4. Computer is data storage system created by man.

5. The basic job of a computer is the processing of data.

6 The first programmer computer which operated successfully was built in 1950 by Lebedev.

7. There are two kinds of computers: digital and analogue.

8. The first computer was designed by Charles Babbage, professor of Cambridge University in 1833.

9. The mathematical program for the first computer had been compiled by Lord Byron’s daughter – Augusta Ada Byron.

10. Every student knows how to compose a program for a computer.

7. List the difference between digital, analogue and hybrid computers. Завдання для самостійної роботи

(FROM THE HISTORY OF COMPUTER)

1. Find in the text English equivalents of the following:

освічена людина, без сумніву, досягнення людства, цифровий, аналоговий комп’ютери, гібрид, збільшити, обчислення, проникнути в усі сфери, обробка банківських чеків, медична діагностика, досліди, виробництво, властивості, досягнення, порівнювати.

2. Give synonyms to the words in bold type:

1. Computer penetrates almost into all spheres of our modern society. 2. Basic is considered to be one of the easiest programming languages to learn. 3. A digital computer computes by using numbers or digits. 4. A hybrid computer is a machine which combines some of the properties of digital and analogue computers. 5. Computer is a data storage system created by man.

6. Computer is a million times faster than humans in performing computing operations.

3. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word:

Personal; computer; calculations; achievements; invented; program; to process

1. Compiling a … requires great attention of a programmer.

2. We must have this information … .

3. … computers being used for many purposes, scientists go on improving their characteristics.

4. We know of Pascal’s having … the first mechanical calculator.

5. The problem being difficult, we solved it with the help of … .

6. Scientists use computers widely, the latter helping in performing … at great speeds.

7. They say the computer to be the most amazing … of mankind.

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