2.3 Планы занятий в рамках самостоятельной работы студентов под руководством преподавателя (сроп)

4 Семестр

№	Наименование темы/Задание	Форма проведения	Методические рекомендации	Рекомендуемая литература
1	Types of Software	Устная беседа	Повторить лексику по заданной теме	8 (осн.) [стр. 26-33]
2	Hardware	Устная беседа	Повторить лексику по заданной теме	8 (осн.) [стр. 34-36]
3	Operating systems	Эссе	Объем эссе 20- 30 предложений	2 осн. [208-210]
4	Personal Computer	Устная беседа	Повторить лексику по заданной теме	12 (осн.) стр. 30-32
5	A computer for Scuba Divers	Устная беседа	Повторить лексику по заданной теме	26 осн. [10-11]
6	Television	Письменный перевод текста	Составить глоссарий	25 осн. [50-52]
7	Colour Television	Эссе	Объем эссе 20- 30 предложений	9 осн [52]
8	The Internet	Письменное сообщение	Повторить грамматику	12 осн [155-156]
9	Fax	Хронологи -ческая таблица	Найти необходимую информацию	12 осн. [140-142]
10	Telephone conversation	Презентация ролевой игры	Повторить виды вопросительных предложений и лексику по заданной теме	2 осн. [54-56]

СРОП №1

Задание 1. Read the text: Types of Software

A computer to complete a job requires more than just the actual equipment or hardware we see and touch. It requires Software–programs for directing the operation of a computer or electronic data.

Software is the final computer system component. These computer programs instruct the hardware how to conduct processing. The computer can input, is merely a general-purpose machine which requires specific software to perform a given task. Computer can input, calculate, compare, and output data as information. Software determines the order in which these operations are performed. Programs usually fall in one of two categories: system software and applications software.

System software controls standard internal computer activities. An operating system, for example, is a collection of system program that aid in the operation of a computer regardless of the application software being used. When a computer is first turned on, one of the systems programs is booted or loaded into the computers memory. This software contains information about memory capacity, the model of the processor, the disk drives to be used, and more. Once the system software is loaded, the applications software can be brought in.

System programs are designed for the specific pieces of hardware. These programs are called drivers and coordinate peripheral hardware and computer activities. User needs to install a specific driver in order to activate a peripheral device. For example, if you intend to buy a printer or a scanner you need to worry in advance about the driver program which, though, commonly goes along with your device. By installing the driver you «teach» your main board to «understand» the newly attached part.

The developers of applications software rely mostly on marketing research trying to do their best to attract more users (buyers) to their software. As the productivity of the hardware has increased greatly in recent years, the programmers nowadays tend to include as much as possible in one program to make software interface look more attractive to the user. These class of programs is the most numerous and perspective from the marketing point of view.