4. Give English equivalents.

Упорядковувати базу даних в алфавітному порядку, знаходити інформацію в базі даних, керувати даними та їхньою структурою, складні системи файлів, керувати основними завданнями, з’єднувати файли, відповідати критерію, визначити формат звіту, заздалегідь, за власним вибором, друкувати звіт, вводити дані, вилучати дані

4. Give synonyms

Handle, retrieve, compose, include, modify, arrange, delete, perform

4. Answer the questions.

1. What is a database?

2. Which tasks can be performed by using a database? Make a list of possible applications.

3. What do these terms mean in Ukrainian: file, record, field?

4. What is personal information manager?

5. What stages can be defined while working with database?

Test yourself

Match the following key terms to the appropriate definition:

A.

1. User interface

2. Command-driven interface

3. Menu-driven interface

4. Graphical user interface

5. Windows

6. Operating system

7. File

8. Device driver

9. Single tasking

10. Multitasking

1. An interface that uses pictures and graphic symbols to represent commands, choices, or actions.

2. A method for dividing the display screen into variable-sized rectangles.

3. Functional units that control the operation of the hard­ware components of a personal computer system.

4. A set of programs that manages the overall operation of a computer system.

5. An operating system that allows two or more applications to be operating at the same time.

6. An interface that prompts the user to type in a single letter, word, or line that represents an instruction.

7. Software that passes information to and from the person using the program.

8. An interface that offers a list of choices or options as a way of getting the user to make a selection.

9. An operating system that allows one application to be operating at a time.

10. A named organized collection of information.

B.

11. Network services

12. Multimedia extensions

13. Application software

14. Special-purpose programs

15. General-purpose programs

16. Word processing

17. Cursor

18. Word wrap

19. Scrolling

20. Desktop publishing

21. Spreadsheet

1. Programs that are dedicated to performing single-use tasks.

2. Time-based synchronizing software for coordinating video, sound, and animation.

3. An interactive program that enables you to organize numbers and formulas into a rectangular array of cells.

4. Software that provides file-sharing, print-sharing, and electronic mail.

5. A blinking box or underline that marks where the next character you type will appear.

6. Programs that are adaptable to a wide variety of tasks.

7. Programs that perform work not related to the computer system itself.

8. Electronic ways of handling a standard set of office activi­ties — composing, revising, printing, and filing written documents.

1. A feature that allows you to type beyond one line without having to use the [Enter] key.

2. The use of personal computers to prepare and print a wide variety of typeset- or near-typeset-quality documents.

9. The process of moving the contents of a display screen up, down, left, or right.

22. Database

23. File manager

24. Database manager

25. Record

26. Field

27. Sorting

28. Computer graphics

29. Charting program

30. Presentation graphics program

31. Modem

32. Communications software

1. The smallest unit of named data that has meaning in a record.

2. Software that provides the interface between one com­puter with a modem and another computer with a modem.

1. A collection of data, a structure, and programs that manage and manipulate the data.

2. Multiple files, their indexes, the relationships among data in the files, and a program to link the files.

3. Programs that help you create presentations including output to transparencies or slides.

4. A single file, its indexes, and a program to handle basic tasks.

5. A collection of related data treated as a unit.

6. Programs that are capable of transforming data that are contained in their spreadsheet into charts.

7. A device that enables two computers to exchange data over standard telephone lines.

8. The methods and techniques used to draw pictures or images on display screens or special graphic printers and plotters.

3. Arranging records into a preidentified sequence.

True/False:

33. System software includes operating systems and programming languages.

34. Using a personal computer primarily involves finding the right hardware that will meet your application needs.

35. One of the main purposes of an operating system is to support application programs.

36. One trend in operating systems is to make the user interface command driven.

37. Even though operating systems perform similar functions, using one computer's operating system is not the same as using another.

33. One advantage of a word processor is the accuracy with which you can make corrections, additions, and deletions.

33. Whatever you compose or revise in a word-processing document is automatically transferred to disk.

34. Desktop-publishing users need to learn the basics of graphic design and typography.

35. Searching the database involves arranging the records into a preidentified sequence.

36. The largest application for personal computer graphics software is freehand drawing.

Multiple Choice:

48. Which of the following is not considered application software?

1. Spreadsheet programs.

2. Operating systems.

3. Word processors.

4. Communications programs.

49. Which of the following are not usually stored in a spreadsheet cell?

1. Values.

2. Formulas.

3. Labels.

4. Models.

50. Which of the following is not a basic function of a spreadsheet program?

1. Writing.

2. Forecasting.

3. Planning.

4. Modelling.

51. Computerized record-keeping systems allow you to

1. Check for spelling and punc­tuation errors.

2. Communicate with other computers.

3. Enter, modify, and retrieve data.

4. Manage files on disks.

52. The job of managing files belongs to the

1. Word processor.

2. Communications program.

3. Database program.

4. Operating system.

52. Which of the following types of user interfaces usually requires that you type in abbreviated instruc­tions?

1. Command-driven interface.

2. Menu-driven interface.

3. Graphical user interface.

4. None of the above.

55. Which of the following is not a function of a word processing program?

1. Document management.

2. Composing.

3. Record keeping.

4. Revising.

56. A primary purpose of computer graphics is to

1. Change the user interface of computers.

2. Communicate with other computers.

3. Create formatted reports.

4. Draw pictures on display screens.

Unit 4

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