- •1. Read the text and answer the questions.
- •2. Match the words with the correct definition.
- •3. Complete the sentences below with one of the words from the box.
- •1. Before you read this text discuss the following questions.
- •3. Decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •1. Before you read the text match these words (1-6) to their meaning (a-f)
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Complete the sentences using the words in box.
- •1. Answer the questions before reading the text.
- •2. Match the beginning of the sentences (1-5) with their endings (a-e)
- •3. Explain the meaning of the following words.
- •1. Answer the question before reading the text.
- •2. State the country where the following manufacturers in computing are
- •5. Match the words with their definition.
- •1. Name five major producers of microprocessors.
- •Intel Core i7-975 ee and Core i5-750
- •2. Read the text an answer the questions after it.
- •3. Read the text again and choose the correct answer to complete these
- •1. Answer these questions.
- •In a hermetically sealed hc-49/us package,
- •3. Find the word in the text that best matches with the appropriate
- •4. Decide whether the following statements true or false.
- •1. Guess the meaning of the following words
- •2. Read the text and answer the questions after it.
- •3. Complete the sentences below using the words from the box.
- •4. Make up questions for the following answers.
- •1. Read the text and answer the questions.
- •2. Complete the sentences below with one of the words from the box.
- •3. Find synonyms for the following words in the text.
- •2. Read the following text and check your answers.
- •3. Read the text and say whether the sentence is true or false.
- •5. Word Search. Find as many words from the text as possible in the grid below. There are 5 words all together.
- •1. Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian.
- •2. Read the text, complete the sentences and translate them into Ukrainian.
- •4. Put the letters into the order to make up words. Find sentences with these words in the text and translate them into Ukrainian.
- •5. Put all kinds of questions to the given sentences.
- •1. Read and discuss the text.
- •3. Fill in the missing words and translate the sentences into Ukrainian.
- •1. Before reading the text, choose the possible answer.
- •2. Read the following text and discuss in groups.
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •1. Read the text and say what debugging is.
- •2. Read the text and choose the right variant.
- •3. Answer the following questions.
- •5 . Put all kinds of questions to the given sentences.
- •1. Before reading the text, try to answer the following questions:
- •3. Say whether it is true or false.
- •4. Find 5 words from the text in the grid below. Then make up your own sentences using these words.
- •5. Put the words into the right order to make up sentences and translate the sentences into Ukrainian.
- •1. Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian.
- •5. Write a short summary of the text.
- •1. Before reading the text try to answer the following questions and
- •2. Read the text, give it your own title and make up a plan to it.
- •3. Say whether it is true or false.
- •4. Read the given sentences and denote the tense and voice. Put all
- •5. Write a summary to the text using the given key-words.
- •1. Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian.
- •2. Read the text and answer the questions.
- •3. Put the letters into the correct order to make up the words. Find these words in the text and translate sentences with the given words into Ukrainian.
- •5. Give your own title to the text and make up a plan to it. Retell the text according to your plan.
- •1. Before reading the text try to answer the following questions.
- •3. Say whether these sentences are true or false.
- •Summary Lesson
- •II . Make up your own sentences using the words given in the guessing game above.
- •Vocabulary file
- •Vocabulary file 48
- •Методичні вказівки
2. State the country where the following manufacturers in computing are
based.
Intel Corporation Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)
VIA Technologies Transmeta Corporation ST Microelectronics Micro-Star International (MSI) Dell Inc Apple Inc
Hewlett-Packard Company Fujitsu Limited
SIS - Silicon Integrated Systems
3. Match the logotypes to the names of the company.
4. Discuss in groups the products produced by these companies.
5. Match the words with their definition.
1. To give rise a. to make possible or easier
2. Reliability b. a square of silicon that contains
an integrated circuit, a chip.
3. a predecessor c. the purchase and use of goods and services
by consumers, or the quantity of goods
and services purchased
4. to facilitate d. to cause to occur or exist
5. a die e. to function or work, or make something
function or work
6. consumption f. an attribute of any system that consistently
produces the same results, preferably meeting or exceeding its specifications.
7. a relay g. something that precedes and indicates the
approach of something or someone
8. to operate h. an electrical device in which a small change
in current or voltage controls the switching on
or off of circuits or other devices
Unit 6 Microprocessor
1. Name five major producers of microprocessors.
Intel Core i7-975 ee and Core i5-750
Pentium D dual core processors
2. Read the text an answer the questions after it.
A microprocessor incorporates most or all of the functions of a central processing unit (CPU) on a single integrated circuit.
The introduction of the microprocessor in the 1970s significantly affected the design and implementation of CPUs. Since the introduction of the first microprocessor (the Intel 4004) in 1970 and the first widely used microprocessor (the Intel 8080) in 1974, this class of CPUs has almost completely overtaken all other central processing unit implementation methods. Combined with the advent and eventual vast success of the now ubiquitous personal computer, the term "CPU" is now applied almost exclusively to microprocessors.
Previous generations of CPUs were implemented as discrete components and numerous small integrated circuits (ICs) on one or more circuit boards. Microprocessors, on the other hand, are CPUs manufactured on a very small number of ICs; usually just one. The overall smaller CPU size as a result of being implemented on a single die means faster switching time because of physical factors like decreased gate parasitic capacitance. This has allowed synchronous microprocessors to have clock rates ranging from tens of megahertz to several gigahertz. Additionally, as the ability to construct exceedingly small transistors on an IC has increased, the complexity and number of transistors in a single CPU has increased dramatically.
The microprocessor manufacturers look for different ways to improve performance, in order to hold on to the momentum of constant upgrades in the market. One of these ways to improve a computer's performance is to add extra processors.
A multi-core processor is simply a single chip containing more than one microprocessor core, effectively multiplying the potential performance with the number of cores (as long as the operating system and software is designed to take advantage of more than one processor). Some components, such as bus interface and second level cache, may be shared between cores. Because the cores are physically very close they interface at much faster clock rates compared to discrete multiprocessor systems, improving overall system performance.
In 2005, the first personal computer dual-core processors were announced and as of 2007 dual-core processors are widely used in servers, workstations and PCs while quad-core processors are now available for high-end applications in both the home and professional environments.
Sun Microsystems has released the Niagara and Niagara 2 chips, both of which feature an eight-core design. The Niagara 2 supports more threads and operates at 1.6 GHz.
What is a microprocessor?
When was the first microprocessor introduced?
Is it correct to use term “CPU” in relation to microprocessors?
How were the first CPUs fabricated?
What is the result of smaller CPU size?
How can the computer’s performance be improved?
Where are multi-core processors used nowadays?