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17. Discuss in pairs:

- What can modern computers do?

- What does any computer consist of?

- Peripherals.

18. Get ready to speak about Computers.

19. Translate the text in a written form using a dictionary. Computers

Some scientists say that without the computer the 21st century would be impossible.

Computers today are running our factories, planning our cities, teaching our children and forecasting our future. The computer solves in seconds the problems a generation of mathematicians would need months or years to solve without its help.

The degree to which computers will take over human functions may frighten some people and astonish others. If we are to believe some forecasts, computers, like the telephone or electricity, may become a common thing of every day used by almost everybody.

They can even enter our home life. They can help make up a person’s shopping list, remind someone of important appointments and anniversaries and answer the telephone.

We often hear that the increasing flood of information will be one of the problems of the 21st century.

A computer may help solve it too. In a computerized library of the future requests for information will be answered instantly and as fully as the user wants.

It’s hard to enumerate all the uses the computer may be put to.

20. Supplementary reading Appendix 1 Text 3.

УЭ – 2

1. Read and translate the following international words. Mind the part of speech.

Form n, v; mechanical a; logarithm n; automatic a; design v, n; prototype n; code n; electromagnetic a; recommend v; practice n; idea n; standard n; transistor n; dynamic a; contrast n; characteristic n, a; optical a; expert n, a; structural a; analysis n; method n; distant a; extremely adv; sensory a.

2. Read and memorize the words.

  1. add – складывать, прибавлять

  2. multiply – умножать

  3. invent – изобретать; invention – изобретение

  4. produce – создавать, производить

  5. production – производство, продукция

  6. slide-rule – логарифмическая линейка

  7. punch – 1) пробивка, перфорация; 2) перфорировать

  8. punched card – перфокарта

  9. digit – цифра, разряд

  10. complete – заканчивать, завершать

  11. completely – полностью

  12. count – считать

  13. сounter – счетчик

  14. generation – поколение

  15. chip – чип, кристалл

  16. rely – полагаться (на – on, upon)

  17. reliable – надежный

  18. capacity – емкость, мощность

  19. storage capacity – емкость запоминающего устройства

  20. capable – способный, восприимчивый

  21. capability – возможность, способность, производительность

The fifth generation computers are capable of speech input. Robots and machines with sensory capabilities are the fifth generation computer systems. 22) size – размер, величина, емкость (памяти)

3. Give English equivalents for the words in brackets.

1. Ch. Babbage’s (изобретение) of the machine which he called the Analytical Engine was a new era in the computer development. 2. In 1884 Russia began (производить) computing machines. 3. The (логарифмическая линейка) presents a quick and easy way of multiplication, division, raising to power. 4. He used (перфокарты) to operate this computer. 5. The letter “b” in the word “binary” and two letters “it” in the word (“цифра”) form the word “bit”. 6. They will (завершать) this program next week. 7. I shall (подсчитать) the results of this experiment with the help of a calculator. 8. MINSK 1 and IBM 650 are examples of the first (поколение) computer systems. 9. A typical microprocessor (чип) is half a centimeter on its side. 10. 1 (полагаюсь) on your words. 11. What is the storage (емкость) of this computer? 12. Full (размер) floppy disks are 8 inches in diameter.