- •Английский язык
- •1 Terms to learn
- •2 Read the text Everyday uses of computers
- •3 Answer the questions.
- •1 Terms to learn
- •2 Read the text Types of Computer
- •3 Answer the questions.
- •1 Terms to learn
- •2 Read the text Parts of a computer
- •3 Answer the questions
- •1 Terms to learn
- •2 Read the text Keyboard and Mouse
- •3 Answer the questions
- •1 Terms to learn
- •2 Read the text
- •Interview: Student
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •1 Terms to learn
- •2 Read the text
- •Input Devices
- •Optical input devices
- •3 Answer the following questions
- •1Terms to learn
- •2 Read the text Output devices
- •3 Answer the following questions.
- •1 Terms to learn
- •2 Read the text Storage devices
- •3 Answer the following questions.
- •Supplementary Reading
- •1Terms to learn
- •2 Read the text Graphical User Interface
- •3 Answer the following questions.
- •Unit 10
- •1 Terms to learn
- •2 Read the text Computing Support Assistant
- •3 Answer the following questions.
- •Unit 11
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text Networks
- •3 Answer the following questions
- •Unit 12
- •1 Words to learn
- •2 Read the text Communications
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Unit 13
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text The Internet 1: email and newsgroups
- •3 Answer the following questions
- •Unit 14
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text
- •Internet 2: the World Wide Web
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Unit 15
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text
- •Interview: Website Designer
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Unit 16
- •1 Terms to know
- •2 Read the text Word processing
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Test 10
- •Unit 17
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text Databases and spreadsheets
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Unit 18
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text Graphics and Multimedia
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Test 11
- •Unit 19
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text Programming
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Unit 20
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text
- •Interview: Analyst/Programmer
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Test 12
- •Unit 21
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text Languages
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Unit 22
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Test 13
- •Unit 23
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text Future Trends 1
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Test 14
- •Unit 24
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text Future Trends 2
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Unit 25
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text
- •Interview: it Manager
- •Unit 26
- •2 Read the text
- •Issues in computing
- •3 Answer the following questions:
- •Test 15
- •Unit 27
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text Careers in computing
- •Unit 28
- •1 Words to know
- •2 Read the text
- •Interview: Systems Manager
- •3 Answer the following two questions:
- •Test 16
- •List of english-russian terms
- •Английский язык
3 Answer the following questions:
1. Will the hardware and software be very different from what is in use today?
2. May videophones, electronic pets, and robots become more common in the future?
3. Is it already necessary ho have some computing skills for most jobs?
4. What makes it easier for computers to be used in more situations?
5. Is use of machines in education a good thing? What is your opinion of all this?
6. What systems can be used on the Internet to make shopping and electronic money system easier?
Unit 25
1 Words to know
vacuum tube, n |
(электро) вакуумная лампа, электронная лампа, (электро) вакуумный прибор |
transistor, n |
транзистор |
integrated circuit (IC), n |
интегральная микросхема, ИС, микросхема |
develop, v |
разрабатывать, проектировать, создавать |
introduce, v |
1) вводить; вносить; внедрять 2) знакомить, представлять |
invent, v |
изобретать, создавать, выдвигать что-л. новое |
punched card, n |
перфокарта |
paper tape, n |
перфолента |
megawatt, n |
мегаватт |
distributed computing, n |
распределённые вычисления |
air-conditioning, n |
кондиционирование воздуха |
pick, n, v |
выбор; отбор; выделение, выбирать; отбирать; выделять |
reliable, adj. |
надёжный, безотказный |
unreliable, adj. |
ненадёжный |
grow, v |
расти; вырастать; увеличиваться; развиваться |
growth, n |
рост; увеличение; развитие |
drop, v |
падать, ниспадать, опускаться, спускаться; выпадать; вываливаться |
lift off, v |
стартовать, взлетать |
mushroomed, n |
быстрорастущий |
enormous, adj. |
громадный; гигантский, обширный, огромный |
staggering changes, n |
ошеломляющие, потрясающие изменения |
certain, adj. |
точный, определённый |
fairly certain, n |
(довольно, в некоторой степени) точный, определённый |
uncertain, n |
неопределённый; неясный, точно не известный |
Cray, n |
фирменное название серии суперкомпьютеров корпорации Cray Research |
IBM, n |
корпорация International Business Machines, корпорация IBM |
Apple Macintosh, n |
компьютер (серии) Мак(интош), компьютер Mac(intosh) (корпорации Apple Computer) |
2 Read the text
Interview: it Manager
The IT Manager being interviewed in this unit has seen a lot of developments in computing and expresses his views about future developments.
Electronc computers have only been around for a relatively short time. They started out as very big mainfame systems that consumed a lot of power, were unreliable, and needed a team of professionals to operate and maintain them.Mainframes are still in use however and have continued to be developed.
Supercomputer such as the Cray computers are the most powerful type of mainframe available today.Smaller personal computers that consume a modest amount of power, are fairly reliable, and can be controlled and maintained by the user are now very common.The development of network systems using personal computers has encouraged the move away from centalized systems, controlled by a large mainframe, to the development of distributed systems, where various smaler computers share the workload and control the system. Computers are likely to continue to become faster, cheaper, and more efficient.
Some of the views expressed by the IT Manager include the following:
1 Speech recognition requires the use of very powerful systems that are only now becoming possible to produce. They will make a big change in computing and will inevitably encourage a lot more people to use computers in everyday situations.
2 Hyperlinked webpages are likely to be the type of computing interface that will become the standard for the future.
3 As networking develops, video conferencing is likely to become more common, although people will prefer to meet face-to-face where possible.
4 Although there is always some resistance to change, it is likeky that computers will play a bigger role in teaching in the fuuture. Teaching, however, requires human skills and is unlikely to be done entirely by computers.
5 It is difficult to find a good time to buy a computer because they are always being improved. Having a home computer entices you to continue working at home.