VIII Speak on the topic “Computers in our life”

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1. Read the text “Computers in our life” and be ready to answer the following questions:

1) What replaced individual transistor in computers?

2) Why did it become possible to design more components into a single computer circuit?

3) What did manufactures use integrated circuit technology for?

4) What will make the operation of computer easier?

5) What occurred in the area of quantum computing in the late 1990s?

6) What is the advantage of quantum computers?

7) What will communications between computer users and networks benefit fom?

8) What are the benefits of computer using nowadays?

Text b Computers in our life

In the late 1960s integrated circuits, tiny transistors and other electrical components arranged on a single chip of silicon, replaced individual transistors in computers.

Integrated circuits became miniaturized, enabling more components to be designed into a single computer circuit. In the 1970s refinements in integrated circuit technology led to the development of the modern microprocessor, integrated circuits that contained thousands of transistors. Modern microprocessors contain as many as 10 million transistors.

Manufacturers used integrated circuit technology to build smaller and cheaper computers.

Computers will become more advanced and they will also become easier to use. Reliable speech recognition will make the operation of a computer easier. Virtual reality, the technology of interacting with a computer using all of the human senses, will also contributes to better human and computer, interfaces. Breakthroughs occurred in the area of quantum computing in the late 1990s. Scientists used a branch of physics called quantum mechanics, which describe the activity of subatomic particles (particles that make up atoms), as the basis for quantum computing. Quantum computers may one day be thousands to millions of times faster than current computers, because they take advantage of the laws that govern the behavior of subatomic particles. These laws allow quantum computers to examine all possible answers to a query at one time. Future uses of quantum computers could include code breaking and large database queries. Communications between computer users and networks will benefit from new technologies such as broadband communication systems that can carry significantly more data and carry it faster, to and from the vast interconnected databases that continue to grow in number and type.

Very recently, computers have offered the chance to completely remove the early morning commute and rush hour. Some people have decided to work from home using their home computer. Now, you see commercials everywhere about people quitting their job and working from home and making tons of money. Computers can be used for just about anything. From providing access to card catalogs, helping with homework, help with your job, connect you with other people all over the world, research the most obscure of topics, or even store all your personal information and data such as pictures, videos, and songs. People everywhere use computers for different reasons. You can use a network for almost anything these days.