II. Complete the sentences using the information from the text.

1. There is a range of sizes …

2. Personal computers include …

3. Desktop computers are for …

4. Handheld computers can be …

5. Electronic chip is …

6. Smart cards are able to …

7. Multimedia can process different

III. Match each word or phrase in column a with a meaning in column b.

A B

1. personal computer	a) expansion board
2. desktop	b) a device into which an electric plug can be inserted in order to make a connection in a circuit
3. handheld computer	c) a physical electronic interface provided in a computer system to enable extra facilities to be added easily at a later date
4. expansion card	d) a computer to use on a desk
5. circuit board	e) circuit
6. socket	f) laser card, intelligent card
7. expansion slot	g) education entertainment
8. chip	h) a small inexpensive computer used in word processing, playing computer games, etc
9. smart card	i) circuit card
10. edutainment	j) palmtop computer

IV. Answer the questions.

1. What types of computer are distinguished?

2. What are personal computers designed for?

3. What is an electronic chip?

4. What are smart cards for?

5. What can multimedia process?

Text “Computer Programs”

I. Learn the words to read and translate the text.

1. World Wide Web - "Всемирная паутина", мировая паутина, широко распространенный информационный сервис глобальной электронной сети "Интернет", которую называют также "информационная суперавтострада" [Information Superhighway], " киберпространство" [Cyberspace ['saibəspeis] - киберпространство]. Предоставляет доступ к базам данных, возможность пользования электронной почтой, проведения видеоконференций и многие другие информационные услуги.

2. interlinked documents – документы с внутренними каналами связи

3. search engine - поисковая система, поисковая служба, поисковый механизм (программа, позволяющая осуществлять поиск в интернете по ключевым словам)

4. greeting card - поздравительная открытка

5. CD-ROM - компакт-диск (предназначен только для чтения)

6. hard disk - жёсткий диск

One of the newest and most popular services available on the Internet is the World Wide Web (abbreviation WWW). The World Wide Web is often simply referred to as the Web (note the use of the capital W). It is also called Information Superhighway or Cyberspace. World Wide Web is a vast network of linked hypertext files, stored on computers throughout the world. It can provide a computer user with information on a huge variety of subjects The Web contains interlinked documents called WebPages. A set of related WebPages stored together on a server computer is called a website. Websites give the user access to special programs called search engines. Search engines are designed to allow the user to find relevant WebPages on the Web. An Internet system provides free, interactive access to vast resources for people all over the world.

There are computer programs to produce greeting cards, to learn independently, to communicate and chat, programs for distance learning and videoconferencing, electronic classrooms, selling, painting; scanning pictures; downloading music and creating CD-ROMs (referred to as CDs). There are three-dimensional graphics programs. The most common storage device is a hard disk used for storing the operating system and applications programs as well as the user's data.