- •Англійська мова
- •Київ кнутд 2009
- •Unit 1 Topic: Computers in our life
- •I. Reading skills
- •1. Pre-reading tasks
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. Computers in our life
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •4. Complete the sentences.
- •5. Find English equivalents to these Ukrainian words.
- •6. True or false statements. Explain why some statements are false.
- •7. Translate from English into Ukrainian.
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “Computers in our life”.
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian using a dictionary. Advantages and disadvantages of using computers
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •V. Communicative skills
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. What are the different types of the computers?
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “What are the different types of the computers?”
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary. Quantum Computers
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian.
- •Inside the system
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “Inside the system”.
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary. Programming languages and their use
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •3. Give а summary of the text according to your plan in a written form.
- •IV. Comprehensive skills
- •1. Read and remember.
- •2. Listen to the text “Arithmetic Logic Unit (alu)” and try to understand it.
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. What is "virtual memory"?
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “What is ‘virtual memory’?”
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary. Units of memory
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. An alternative to the computer mouse
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •4. Complete the sentences.
- •5. Match the following English words with their Ukrainian equivalents.
- •6. True or false statements.
- •7. Translate from English into Ukrainian.
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “An alternative to the computer mouse”.
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary. Haptic devices
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •4. Listen to the text once again and answer the following questions.
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. Types of scanners
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “Types of Scanners”.
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary. How does the scanner work?
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. Cathode ray tube
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •4. Listen to the text once again and answer the following questions.
- •2. Read and translate the following text into Ukrainian. Computer printer
- •3. Find the answers to the questions:
- •8. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •II. Retell the text “Computer printer”.
- •III. Rendering.
- •1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary. Types of printers
- •2. Make up a plan in the form of questions.
- •A laptop computer
- •Arithmetic/logic unit (alu)
- •Bits for pictures
- •The internet
- •Computer monitors
- •Toner-based printers
The internet
The Internet is international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and Financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises (called gateways or service providers) that enable individuals to access the network. The most popular features of the Internet include electronic mail (e-mail), discussion groups (called newsgroups or bulletin boards, where users can post messages and look for responses on a system called Usenet), on-line conversations (called chats), adventure and role-playing games, information retrieval, and electronic commerce (e-commerce).
The public information stored in the multitude of computer networks connected to the Internet forms a huge electronic library, but the enormous quantity of data and number of linked computer networks also make it difficult to find where the desired information resides and then to retrieve it. A number of progressively easier-to-use interfaces and tools have been developed to facilitate searching. Among these are search engines, such as Archie, Gopher, and WAIS (Wide Area Information Server), and a number of commercial indexes, which are programs that use a proprietary algorithm to search a large collection of documents for keywords and return a list of documents containing one or more of the keywords.
There is also such a program as Telnet that allows users of one computer to connect with another, distant computer in a different network. The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used to transfer information between computers in different networks. The greatest impetus to the popularization of the Internet came with the introduction of the World Wide Web (WWW), a hypertext system that makes
MOUSE
In computing, a mouse (plural mice, mouse devices, or mouses) is a pointing device that functions by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface. Physically, a mouse consists of a small case, held under one of the user's hands, with one or more buttons. It sometimes features other elements, such as "wheels", which allow the user to perform various system-dependent operations, or extra buttons or features can add more control or dimensional input. The mouse's motion typically translates into the motion of a pointer on a display, which allows for fine control of a Graphical User Interface.
The name mouse, originated at the Stanford Research Institute, derives from the resemblance of early models (which had a cord attached to the rear part of the device, suggesting the idea of a tail) to the common mouse.
The first marketed integrated mouse — shipped as a part of a computer and intended for personal computer navigation — came with the Xerox 8010 Star Information System in 1981.
Computer monitors
Your computer monitor is perhaps the most important element of your computer setup, other than the CPU itself. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most overlooked, and the monitor is often considered an afterthought when buying a new computer. While you use your keyboard, mouse and other devices to interact with your applications and the internet, you are always looking at your monitor, and an upgraded monitor can greatly enhance your computing experience.
Computer monitors are available in two common formats, CRT and LCD. CRT is yesterday's technology, but this design still provides the best color fidelity, making it a good choice for professionals who deal with color production, including print media, photography and video.
LCD is the most popular format, and for good reason. An LCD monitor at any given size takes up less space, weighs less and uses less energy than an equivalent CRT.
LCD monitors are available in two common formats (aspect ratios). The standard format (4:3) is the most familiar. Widescreen (16:9 or 16:10) monitors mimic the aspect ratio of the HDTV format and are an ideal choice for viewing and editing video. In addition, widescreens can easily display multiple documents side by side, so you can work in two or more applications simultaneously.
Perhaps the two most notable negative attributes of LCD monitors are a reduced viewing angle when compared to CRT, and the inability of some LCD monitors to correctly display fast motion. Because of the relatively slow response time of an LCD panel (i.e., how fast a pixel can turn on and off), fast motion can appear blurred or leave trails. Higher-performance LCD monitors tend to reduce, if not eliminate, this problem, although bargain-basement models are all but guaranteed to suffer from it.