- •2. Find Russian equivalents to every English word:
- •3. Read and translate the text: what is a computer?
- •Looking at hardware
- •Procesor and memory
- •4. Translate the following word-combinations:
- •5. Find sentences with the following words in the text.
- •6. Speak about processor and memory and other parts your computer consist of. Unit II
- •2. Read and translate texts: monitor
- •Keyboard
- •Arrow Keys
- •Function Keys
- •Additional keys
- •3. Translate the words and word-combinations into Russian:
- •4. Name all basic keys on the keyboard.
- •7. Translate the names of the keys on the extended keyboard and determine their functions:
- •9. Make up the story about the keyboards and their using. Unit III
- •1. Read the text, write down the new words. Learn the words.
- •Additional hardware
- •Using disks and disk drives
- •Labeling and Caring for a Floppy Disk
- •Protecting Information on a Floppy Disk
- •Inserting and Removing a Floppy Disk
- •Personal Computer (pc)
- •What is a computer?
- •4. General understanding. Answer the questions to the text:
- •5. Which of the listed below terms have Russian equivalents:
- •6. Which of the listed above statements are true/false. Specify your answer using the text:
- •7. Match the following:
- •8. Questions for group discussion:
- •Hardware
- •3. General understanding. Answer the questions to the text:
- •4. Which of the listed below statements are true/false? Specify your answer using the text:
- •5. Give definitions to the following using the vocabulary
- •6. Which of the following is Hardware and which is Software?
- •7. Match the following, learn the definitions:
- •8. Questions for group discussion:
- •Looking at operating system What is ms-dos?
- •Vocabulary:
- •3. Find in the text sentences with the subordinate clause. Read and explain the rule. Translate these sentences.
- •2. Speak how to organize your files and directories.
- •3. Translate the following computer messages:
- •4. Look through all the texts and find the synonyms:
- •5. Read, translate and match the following, learn the definitions:
- •Unit XIII
- •2. Read and translate the text: types of software
- •3. Answer the questions to the text:
- •4. Which of the following is Software:
- •5. Which of the listed below statements are true or false?
- •6. Give definitions to the following using the vocabulary:
- •7. Speak about Software.
- •8. Say: What is it?
- •9. Translate the following computer messages:
- •Unit XIV
- •2. Read and translate the text: operating systems
- •3. Answer the questions to the text:
- •4. Speak about operating systems.
- •3. Answer the questions to the text:
- •4. Which of the listed above statements are true or false? Specify your answer using the text:
- •5. Say: What is:
- •6. Discuss the following problems:
- •7. Speak about the operating system Windows you use on your computer. Unit XVI
- •1. Read and translate the text:
- •How much shold an educated man know about computers?
- •3. Speak on the problem that is discussed in the text. Are you agree? If not, why? What do you think about educated man?
- •4. Read the text: programming languages
- •5. Ask the questions on the text. Make up the dialogue to the text. Unit XVII
- •1. Translate the following words, pronounce them correctly:
- •2. Memorize the following word-combinations:
- •High level programming languages fortran
- •The elements of programming
- •8. Read and translate the text:
- •1. Read and learn the new words:
- •Introduction to the www and the internet
- •4. Which of the listed below statements are true/false. Specify your answer using the text.
- •5. Define the following using the vocabulary:
- •6. Say in English:
- •7. Match the following:
- •8. Read the text and ask questions to it: The Internet
- •9. Questions for group discussion:
- •10. Read the text and render in English: Bill Gates
- •My future profession
- •4. Add to your vocabulary:
- •5. How do you see your future profession? Please answer the following questions:
- •6. Please, discuss with your group advantages and disadvantages of your future profession.
- •Is it well paid? How difficult is it to find a good work in this field?
- •1. Put the following sentences in plural and write them down.
- •2. Put the following sentences in plural and write them down.
- •3. Use the Possessive Case of the Nouns:
- •12. Put the verbs in brackets in the right form. Use Past Tenses:
- •13. Put the verbs in brackets in the right form:
Looking at operating system What is ms-dos?
This section introduces MS-DOS and shows how it helps you to use your computer easily. MS-DOS has a number of powerful features.
MS-DOS – is one of the first operating systems that look after the running of your computer; and like other operating systems, manages the flow of information to and from the various parts of your computer systems. It lets you create and keep track of files, run and link programs, and make use of peripheral devices (for example, printers and disk drives) attached to your computer.
Because your computer can run with one of several different operating systems (for example, MS-DOS, CP/M) the operating system is not built into the computer. Instead, it is loaded from disk when the computer is started up.
Once the operating system has been loaded into the computer's memory the disk from which it was loaded may be removed if required. The operating system needs to be reloaded only if part has been overwritten (when using very large programs, for example) or when the computer is restarted. You work with MS-DOS by typing or choosing commands, which direct your system to perform these tasks:
- Manage files and directories;
- Maintain disks;
- Configure hardware;
- Optimize the use of memory;
- Speed up programs;
- Customize MS-DOS;
There are two ways you can work with MS-DOS – by using MS-DOS Shell or by typing commands at the command prompt.
MS-DOS Command Line. The MS-DOS command line is where you type commands. The command prompt indicates that you are at the command line. The prompt may be the drive letter followed by a backslash (C:\or A:\, for example) or a backslash and the name directory (C; \STATUS, for example).
The letter indicates which disk drive is the current drive. MS-DOS searches the current drive for the information it needs to process the commands you type.
To direct MS-DOS to perform a task, you type a command and then press ENTER. Characters appear to the right of the command prompt as you type.
Entering MS-DOS commands. You have to follow a number of rules when entering MS-DOS commands. You must type everything exactly including all punctuation, such as commas, colons, slash symbols and equal signs. Some commands need extra information that you supply. This is shown in italics.
A typical example of how to use a command looks like this:
- enter TYPE filename
This means you must enter TYPE followed by a space, exactly as shown. Then you must enter a filename of your choice and press the Enter key. TYPE is the name of the command and filename is a parameter that varies.
There are several other rules that you must follow, these are described in detail at the beginning of the section on MS-DOS commands.
MS-DOS Shell. In addition to the command line, you can use MS-DOS Shell to work with many of the MS-DOS commands. MS-DOS Shell offers a visual way of working with MS-DOS. It displays drives, directories, files, and programs available for your use.
The commands in MS-DOS Shell are listed in menus; the names of these menus are located across the top of the screen. You use a command in MS-DOS Shell by choosing it from a menu with the keyboard or a mouse. Keep in mind that not all MS-DOS commands can be used in MS-DOS Shell; you must type some commands at the command prompt.
Find the appropriate English forms for the following
expressions:
manages the flow of information установитьдиск
to direct system to perform tasks имя каталога
maintain disk текущий дисковод
speed up programs предлагать видимый путь
command line управлять потоком информации
command prompt направить систему на выполнение задач
nameofdirectoryускорятьпрограммы
current drive обрабатывать команды
to process the commands командная строка
to offer a visual way приглашение команды
Find in the text sentences with the following words and word-combinations; translate these sentences:
various parts includes commands
current drive typing commands
to perform a task name of directory
choosing commands
Give definitions to the following meanings, use the