Answer the questions:

1. Have there been any changes as far as basic computer operation is concerned?

2. What can human beings do? What can a computer do?

3. What is a programme? How is it prepared?

4. What are computer applications?

5. How do computers range in size?

6. Can computers think? Prove it.

Exercises:

I. Translate the words paying attention to negative prefixes:

Indirect; unimportant; unequal; irresponsive; irrelative; indifferent; improper; impracticable; unusual.

II. Give verbs of the same root and translate them:

Application; integration; operation; instruction; variation; production; manipulation; calculation.

III. Form words after the model and translate them (v + ment, v + ion (-tion, -ation)):

1. to improve – improvement;

2. to require –

3. to develop –

4. to measure –

5. to apply –

6. to calculate –

7. to prepare –

8. to specify –

9. to solve –

10. to decide –

IV. Form adjectives (nouns, adverbs) adding the suffixes -er, -al, -ly, -ment, -ion, -able to the following words:

To consider; to improve; industry; usual; to program; to operate; to instruct.

V. Translate the following word-combinations:

Basic concepts; to perform calculations; one step at time; a complete set of instructions; digital computer; up-to-date minicomputer; logical operation; basic concept; scientific institution; research laboratory; binary digit; binary coded form; real-time applications; tremendous advances in large-scale integration.

VI. Translate the following international words:

Computer; electronic; minicomputer; programme; system; category; machine.

VII. Choose the correct English equivalent:

to take place

Відбуватися to take a seat

to take part

VIII. Make up pairs of the following words and translate them into Ukrainian:

1. vast a. computer

2. logical b. code

3. digital c. institution

4. unique d. operation

5. chemical e. improvement

6. scientific f. plant

7. research g. chip

8. memory h. laboratory

IX. Fill in the blanks with the words given below:

Logical, range, mistake, calculation, integrated.

1. Today digital computers still use the same ……… operations as their predecessors.

2. Computers are often used in application where the results of their ……… are required immediately to be used in controlling a process.

3. Computers in present use ……… considerably: from tiny things to big fellows.

4. The microcomputer usually consists of several ……… circuit chips.

5. If the programmer makes a ……… in the programme or puts in the wrong data, his computer will produce wrong results.