- •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
Unit 28
1 Words to know
apply for, v |
подавать заявление о приеме на работу |
applicant, n |
1) проситель, податель (заявления) 2) желающий получить должность |
division, n |
отделение; подразделение; отдел |
qualifications, n |
квалификация; подготовленность, пригодность; навык; |
supervise, n |
осуществлять надзор, наблюдать; контролировать, руководить |
batch job, n |
пакетное задание |
data processing department, n |
отдел обработки данных |
log, n |
регистрировать; записывать |
SQL (Structured Query Language), n |
язык структурированных запросов, язык SQL |
terminal, n |
терминал |
upgrade, n, v |
модернизация, совершенствование; модернизировать, совершенствовать |
2 Read the text
Interview: Systems Manager
It is common in adverts for computing jobs to require that the candidate have a knowledge of various computer operating systems and programs. Common terms used in the job advert in this unit are shown in the table below.
Term |
Program or System |
VB (Visual Basic) |
a common Microsoft Windows general purpose programming language |
Access |
a popular database program produced by Microsoft Corporation |
Oracle |
a well-known, powerful database program produced by a company of the same name |
SQL |
a standard query language used for specifying search criteria in database programs |
The Systems Manager in this interview is in charge of the Technical Services Division of a large British brewery. He looks after existing computer systems, and is responsible for the development of new systems. One particular system mentioned in the interview involves service engineers recording details of repairs on portable computers, and later copying them to a central computer system to enable a stock control system to be maintained.
Sophisticated, purpose-made computer programs are now usually purchased from professional programming companies, after careful checking and testing, rather than being created in-house.
The cost of these programs is small compared to the system installation and maintenance costs. The system discussed in this unit is a mixture of old and new systems that must work together. There are contingency plans for maintaining the systems through various kinds of disasters and crisis situations. The Systems Manager thinks that faster communications is more important to the company than bigger data storage. He also believes that despite faster information transfer using computers, paper will also be used.
Large mainframe computers are often run by a data processing department which has a number of sections including:
1 collecting the data to be processed
2 storing the data into batches that are processed together
3 inputting the data
4 maintaining and operating the mainframe computer
5 returning the output to the users.
3 Answer the following two questions:
1. What is the Systems Manager job?
2. What is cheaper: the cost of the programs or the cost of the system installation and maintenance?