- •Unit 2. Computer essentials
- •1 Reading
- •1.1 Read the text and translate the words in italics into Ukrainian.
- •1.2 Match these words from the text (1-9) with the correct meanings (a-I).
- •1.3 Find the equivalents of the words and word combinations.
- •1.4 State whether these statements are true or false.
- •Make up questions to the words in italics.
- •1.6 Use the information in the text to help you match the terms in the box with the appropriate explanation or definition below.
- •1.7 Read these slogans or quotations, and say what computer element they refer to.
- •1.8 Find words in the slogans with the following meanings.
- •1.9 Translate the sentences into English.
- •2 Vocabulary
- •Look at a. Read these quotations and say which computer essential they refer to.
- •Look at в opposite and label this diagram with the correct terms.
- •2.4 Complete the sentences below with words from c.
- •3 Language work Compound adjectives
- •Find some these noun phrases in the text and explain their meaning as in the help box.
- •Wearable computers, aren’t they chic?
- •Present Progressive (Continuous)
- •Use the present progressive in the sentences below.
- •Translate the sentences into English.
- •3.6 Put the verb in the sentences in the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous.
- •3.7 Circle the correct form of the verb in these sentences.
- •3.8 Complete these sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous.
- •3.9 Answer these questions about yourself with соmplete sentences.
1.3 Find the equivalents of the words and word combinations.
Отримувати данні, пристрій вводу, програму запущено, набір інструкцій, на екрані, впливовий, виконати програму, координувати роботу, забезпечувати зберігання, отримувати кінцевий продукт, друкувати, за допомогою, задня панель, підключати.
1.4 State whether these statements are true or false.
Data can be accepted in a certain form, processed and the results of the processing are given in a specific format known as information.
Software means mechanical parts that make up a computer system.
A standard computer system consists of five main sections.
The CPU is the “brain” of the computer.
Instructions and data are held in the central processing unit.
Output devices enable data to go into the computer's memory.
Make up questions to the words in italics.
Three basic steps are involved in the process.
The computer performs a set of instructions and processes the data.
Its function is to execute program instructions and coordinate the activities of all the other units.
The main memory holds the instructions and data.
They include storage devices and input/output devices.
Disk drives are used to handle one or more floppy disks.
The most common input devices are the mouse and the keyboard.
1.6 Use the information in the text to help you match the terms in the box with the appropriate explanation or definition below.
a) software b) peripheral devices с) monitor d) floppy disk e)hardware
f) input g) port h) output i) central processing unit
The brain of the computer.
Physical parts that make up a computer system.
Programs which can be used on a particular computer system.
The information which is presented to the computer.
Results produced by a computer.
Hardware equipment attached to the CPU.
Visual display unit.
Small device used to store information. Same as 'diskette'.
Any socket or channel in a computer system into which an input/output device may be connected.
1.7 Read these slogans or quotations, and say what computer element they refer to.
1) a ‘Point and click here for power.’
B ‘Obeys every impulse as if it were an extension of your hand.’
2) a ‘Displays your ideas with perfect brilliance.’
B ‘See the difference – sharp images and a fantastic range of colours.’
3) a ‘It’s quiet and fast.’
B ‘… it’s easy to back up your data before it’s too late.’
4) a ‘Power and speed on the inside.’
B ‘Let your computer’s brain do the work.’
5) a ‘… a big impact on the production of text and graphics’
b ‘ Just what you need: a laser power house’