Contents

UNIT FIVE Computer Literacy for Everyone?…………………….5

Topics for Essays, Oral or Written Reports…………………………5

Prereading Discussion…………………………………………………..5

Text 5A Worry About Computers? Me?………………………………6

Discussion 5.2

Are Computers Going to Make Many Careers Obsolete?……..9

Definitions 5.3 Computer Literacy…………………………………..10

Exercise 5.6 Feed in English, Print out in French…………………13

Text 5B₁ The Central Processing Unit……………………………….14

Dialogue 5.11…………………………………………………………….17

Text 5B₂ Control and Arithmetic-Logical Units…………………….18

Text 5С₁ ROM-BIOS………………………………………………….…21

Exercise 5.19 The Processor.…………………………………………23

Exercise 5.21 Structure of the Processor…………………………...24

Text 5С₂ The Mouse…………………………………………………….25

Dialogues 5.26 Computer Literacy…………………………………..29

Dialogue 5.31 Why I Won't Buy a Computer………………………32

Dialogue 5.32 Keep Clicking!…………………………………………33

Dialogue 5.33 Your Opinion, Please!………………………………..33

Discussion 5.35 Modern Technology’s Influence ..………………34

Text 5D The Arithmetic Logic Unit……………………………………35

UNIT SIX Personal Computers……………………………………….40

Prereading Discussion…………………………………………………40

Text 6A The Early Years……………………………………………….41

Discussion 6.2…………………………………………………………..44

Dialogues 6.6 Silicon Valley………………………………………….46

Exercise 6.8 In Terms of Figures..…………………………………..49

Text 6B Delete Keys - Clipboard Technology………………………51

Dialogue 6.13…………………………………………………………….54

Text 6C₁ The Binary and Decimal Systems………………………..56

Dialogue 6.19 Binary System………………………………………..57

Text 6C₂ The Storage Unit……………………………………………..57

Dialogue 6.25 What Is CD, I Wonder?………………………………60

Prereading Discussion…….…………………………………………..62

Text 6D It is Never too Late to Learn………………………………..62

Exercise 6.32 a) Advantages of Computers………………………..65

b) Disadvantages of Computers…………………...65

Prompts for Dialogues AAAA Framework

Computers Will Bring in the Future?……………..65

Dialogue 6.34 How Can You Join the Internet?……………….….66

Discussion 6.35 Е-Mail Tales…………………………………………67

Dia­logue 6.38 Elec­tronic Books……………………………………...69

Dis­cus­sion 6.39 Books’ Des­tiny…………………………………….73

UNIT SEVEN Totally Electronically Interdependent?………..74

Prereading Discussion…………………………………………………74

Text 7A₁ History of Robotics…………………………………………..75

Text 7A₂ Robots in Manufacturing…………………………………..80

Dialogues 7.4 Robots…………………………………………………..81

Dialogue 7.5 Working with Robots…………………………………..82

Text 7B Automation in Industry……………………………………...85

Dialogue 7.11…………………………………………………………….88

Text 7C Types of Automation…………………………………………89

Discussion 7.12 Automation………………………………………….90

Text 7D What Is Engineering?………………………………………..91

Computer Software……………………………………………………..95

Dialogue 7.18 a) Terms You Should Know………………………..96

Dialogue 7.19 More Information…………………………………….98

Exercise 7.20 Writing Instructions………………………………….99

UNIT eight No Problem?……………………………………………102

Prereading Discussion High-Tech Pollution…………………….104

Text 8A The Era of High-Tech Pollution……………………………106

Dialogues 8.3 High-Tech Pollution…………………………………107

Text 8B₁ To Your Health……………………………………………..108

Dialogues 8.7 Is Computing Healthy?…………………………….110

Text 8B₂ Checking Your Own Security…………………………….111

Dialogues 8.8 Computer Hardware Security…………………….121

Exercise 8.9 Опасные Игры………………………………………..112

Dialogues 8.10 Computer Games………………………………….112

Text 8C What Is the Internet?………………………………………113

Dialogues 8.13 Computer Crimes & Criminals………………….116

Text 8D₁ Viruses……………………………………………………….117

Text 8D₂ Introduction to Computer Viruses & Security………...119

Text 8D₃ Whom to Blame & What to Do?…………………………125

Discussion 8.14 It Is Vital for the Professionals………………..126

Additional Text Brain Drain…………………………………………128

Appendix………………………………………………………………..129

Topics for Discussion, Essays, Oral or Written Reports……..129

Rendering the Article…………………………………………………130

The Table of Special Plural Forms…………………………………133

References..………………………………………………………………134

Happy Computing!

UNIT FIVE