- •Lesson 1 computer users Glossary to learn
- •Computer Users
- •Comprehension check
- •Here are some terms of computer systems. Be able to comment on them, “decode” them for a freshman in computing.
- •II. Insert the necessary words.
- •III. Find the answers to these questions in the text.
- •Discussion
- •Discuss with your partner what you have learned from the text about the structure of computer systems, types of computers and the Internet services.
- •Make up your own vocabulary on this text. Use each term of it in the sentence of your own.
- •Lesson 2
- •Computer architecture
- •Glossary to learn
- •Computer Architecture
- •Comprehension check
- •II. What do these abbreviations mean?
- •III. Complete the sentences or insert the necessary word.
- •Discussion
- •Lesson 3 computer applications Glossary to learn
- •Computer Applications
- •Comprehension check
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Make up questions for these answers.
- •Answer the questions and give reasons for your answers.
- •Discussion
- •I. Discuss with your partner what you have learned from the text about
- •II. Look at the text and decide what new expressions and abbreviations illustrate
- •Lesson 4 operating systems Glossary to learn
- •Operating Systems
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Find the answers to these questions.
- •II. Complete the gaps in this summary of the text on operating systems using these words and phrases:
- •Discussion
- •Lesson 5 applications programs Glossary to learn
- •Applications Programs
- •Comprehension check
- •II. Identify the function of the following applications programs:
- •III. Insert the necessary words or abbreviation.
- •Discussion
- •Lesson 6 networks Glossary to learn
- •Networks
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Choose the necessary definition to each sentence.
- •II. Express your agreement or disagreement with the following.
- •III. Answer the questions.
- •Discussion
- •I. Comment on the text using the following prompts.
- •II. Give a brief summary of the text.
- •Lesson 7
- •The internet
- •Glossary to learn
- •Irc (Internet relay chat)
- •The Internet
- •Comprehension check
- •II. Read the questions below and answer them.
- •III. Explain what is:
- •IV. Mark the following as true or false.
- •Discussion
- •Do you agree that the Internet is giant breakthrough in information technology field? Why? Give your reasons.
- •What in your opinion are positive and negative sides of the Internet? List your ideas and compare them with your groupmates.
- •III. Summarise the information presented in the text.
- •Lesson 8
- •Multimedia
- •Glossary to learn
- •Pronounce the words and abbreviations correctly.
- •Find the transcription for each combination of words.
- •Multimedia
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Read the questions below and find the answers in the text.
- •II. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
- •IV. Say what you have learned from the text about
- •Discussion
- •I. Do you agree that
- •II. Summarize the information presented in the text.
- •Lesson 9
- •Websites
- •Glossary to learn
- •Websites
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Mark the following statements as true or false and if they are false correct them.
- •Discussion
- •Lesson 10 communications systems Glossary to learn
- •Communications Systems
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Study these examples of abbreviations used in mobile phone text massages. Try to guess the meaning of the other abbreviations.
- •II. What do these abbreviations mean?
- •III. Read the question and find the answer in the text.
- •IV. Fill in the gap with necessary word, word-combination or abbreviation.
- •Discussion
- •Lesson 11 the world wide web Glossary to learn
- •Rewrite the underlined words in transcription in your copybooks.
- •II. Give these abbreviations a full form.
- •The World Wide Web
- •Comprehension check
- •Discussion
- •II. Try to describe to each other a process of streaming.
- •Lesson 12
- •Software engineering
- •Glossary to learn
- •Software Engineering
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Explain what is meant by the following word combinations:
- •II. Put these five stages of programming in the correct sequence.
- •III. To which stage does each of these steps belong?
- •Discussion
- •I. Work in pairs. Together decide what would be the most appropriate language to use for each of these situations.
- •II. Give a brief summary of the text.
- •Lesson 13
- •The future of it
- •Glossary to learn
- •The Future of it
- •Comprehension check
- •Give the definition of the following word-combinations and words.
- •How do you think developments in it will affect these areas of life in the next ten years?
- •Put the parts of the sentences in the right order.
- •Discussion
- •Lesson 14 data security 1 Glossary to learn
- •Data Security 1
- •Comprehension check
- •Consider the following questions on the text.
- •III. Read the short descriptions of computer crimes. Decide in your group what kind of crime is mentioned in each case. Name them.
- •Discussion
- •I. Find the other examples of computer crimes in daily newspapers. Discuss them.
- •II. Comment on the text. Tell your partner what information might be interesting and useful to you.
- •Lesson 15
- •Data security 2
- •Glossary to learn
- •I. Pronounce the combinations of words correctly.
- •II. Find the transcription for each combination of words.
- •Data Security 2
- •Comprehension check
- •I. Find words or phrases in the text which mean
- •II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form in this description of how smart cards work.
- •III. Decide on the relationship between these events. Then link them in the right order to make up a description of operation of anti-virus program.
- •Make up questions for these answers.
- •Discussion
Comprehension check
I. Study these examples of abbreviations used in mobile phone text massages. Try to guess the meaning of the other abbreviations.
ATB All the best
BCNU Be seeing you
CU See you
CU L8R
Luv
Msg
NE Any
NE1
NO1
PPL
RUOK
THNQ
Wknd
4
II. What do these abbreviations mean?
GPRS Wap SMS
HTML WML XML
III. Read the question and find the answer in the text.
Have mobile phones become a common way of communicating?
What extra hardware and software do they have?
What additional features do mobile phones have?
What is used in text messages to save typing and to make it easier to display the message on the screen?
How are packets transmitted?
Does Wap allow users to use Internet online services?
What language is used on Wab pages?
Will computers become more powerful and cheaper in the future?
What other improvements and changes are expected in the sphere of computers?
What is synchronous and asynchronous CMC?
IV. Fill in the gap with necessary word, word-combination or abbreviation.
Messages are divided into small units called …
Wap allows mobile phone users to use Internet …
A newer language called … will be used in normal computer browser programs and on mobile phone screens.
Flexible … will allow the design of computers to be more varied in the future.
… will allow the user to input data and control the computer by speaking.
Some messages are text only, some are audio and others are …
A … is a small radio receiver which beeps to alert the wearer of messages or telephone calls.
Discussion
Do you agree that Wap phones will revolutionise the way we communicate? Why?
What sophisticated communications systems are expected to appear in the short term? List your ideas and compare them with your partner.
The role of computer in everyday life. Computer to every house.
IV. Summarize the information presented in the text.
Lesson 11 the world wide web Glossary to learn
WWW (World Wide Web)
webpage
(Web) browser
hyperlink
Web address
URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
protocol prefix
hypertext transfer protocol
domain name
domain name extension
country code
path
webpage file
extension
HTML (hypertext markup language)
DNS (Domain Name System)
server
IP (Internet Protocol)
node
router
route
packet
search engine
wild card
bookmark
homepage
Home button
toolbar
bandwidth
storage buffer
streaming
Rewrite the underlined words in transcription in your copybooks.
WWW consists of a sets of linked documents known as webpages which can be viewed using a program called a browser.
http:// is known as the protocol prefix and indicates that the hypertext transfer protocol should be used to transfer the webpage across the Internet.
When a user clicks on a hyperlink on a webpage, the browser program contacts a server computer known as a DNS server to look up the IP address of the remote webserver computer given in the URL of the linked webpage.