The speaking module

III. Speaking exercises:

Exercise 1. Describe a mouse, a Macintosh, routines, a Macintosh Finder, a browser

using the suggested words and expressions as in the example:

A mouse Input\ device\with the ball\ specify\ rolled by the user\position\cursor\choose\menu\item

Macintosh nicknamed \ a brand name\ personal computers\ designed\developed\ Apple Inc\ commercially successful\ a mouse\ a graphical user interface \a command line interface.

Routines sequence \instructions\perform\ tasks\starting up\transferring\ disks\ data \ peripherals\controlling\ RAM\ space\

Macintosh finder Display\ desktop\ enables\ user\ disks\programs\ files.

Browser Program\ fetch\ designed\ display\ Web pages\on the Internet

Exercise 2. Ask questions to the given answers:

1. Question: ____________________________________ ?

Answer: It is a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.

2. Question: ____________________________________ ?

Answer: The Finder displays the Macintosh desktop.

3. Question: ____________________________________ ?

Answer: Yes, it does. Warp includes easy access to networks via modem.

4. Question: ___________________________________ ?

Answer: The central component of Java OS is Java Virtual Machine.

The writing module

IV. Writing exercises:

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the suggested words:

Multitasking/ Virtual Machine / multivendor /RAM

These contain hundreds of routines (sequence of instructions) which perform such tasks as starting up the computer, controlling the …. space. It provides true…., allowing the program to be divided into ‘threads’, many of which can be run at the same time. Open VMS supports all types of Digital and….. networks. The central component of Java OS is known as Java…….

Exercise 2. Fill in the table with words and expressions from the text:

The operating system designed by Bell laboratories in the USA for minicomputers, has been widely adopted for …..	What?
UNIX is the most commonly used system for..	What?
Open VMS supports all	What?

Exercise 3. Compose a story on one of the topics (up to 100 words):

“What do I know about Macintosh company?”

“LINUX embedded devices-smart phones, mobile phones, digital video recorder etc.”

“Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds, creators of Linux.”

Lesson 6 system utilities programs the reading module

I.Read the text:

Utility programs help manage, maintain and control computer resources. These programs are available to help you with the day-to-day chores associated with personal computing and to keep your system running at peak performance. Some examples of utility programs include:

Disk defragmenters. Examples include a disk defragmenter which can detect computer files whose contents have been not Italic text stored on the hard disk in disjointed fragments, and move the fragments together to increase efficiency; a disk checker can scan the contents of a hard disk to find files or areas that are corrupted in some way, or were not correctly saved, and eliminate them for a more efficiently operating hard drive; a disk cleaner can find files that unnecessary to computer operation, or take up considerable amounts of space. Disk cleaner helps the user to decide what to delete when their hard disk is full.

System profilers. A system profiler can provide detailed information about the software installed and hardware attached to the computer. Backup software can make a copy of all information stored on a computer, and restore either the entire system (e.g. in an event of disk failure) or selected files (e.g. in an event of accidental deletion). Disk compression software can transparently compress the contents of the hard disk, in order to fit more information to the drive.

Virus scanners. Virus Scanning Software are utility programs designed to protect your computer from computer viruses. This kind of software is critical to uses, due to the number of computer viruses (small computer programs created to disrupt and destroy computer files and/or operating system software).Virus scanning software needs to be updated on a regular basis (usually monthly). Updates insure that your virus scanning software will protect you from the most recent viruses.

Binary/text editor utility directly modify the text or data of a file without the WYSIWYG view in editor suites. These files could be data or an actual program.

Archive utilities output a stream or a single file when provided with a directory or a set of files. Compression utilities output a shorter stream or a smaller file when provided with a stream or file.

Encryption utilities use a specific algorithm to produce an encrypted stream or encrypted file when provided with a key and a plaintext.

Application launchers provide a convenient access point for application software.

Registry cleaners clean and optimize the windows registry by removing old registry keys that are no longer in use.

Network managers - programs that check your network, log events and check data transfer.

System Utilities - Utility programs that provide a convenient method of performing routine data management tasks, such as deleting, renaming, cataloging, uncataloging, moving, copying, merging, generating and modifying data sets, particularly used on mainframe computers such as IBM mainframe utility programs.

II.Reading exercises:

Exercise1. Read and memorize using the dictionary:

Utility programs, running at peak performance, disk defragmenters, scan the contents, compression software, backup, directory, WYSIWYG, algorithm, encrypted file, merging, modifying.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions:

1. What are the utility programs used for?

2. What kind of utility programs do you know?

3. What is a disk defragmenter?

4. What software can make a copy of all information stored on a computer?

5. What software protects your computer from computer viruses?

6. What do application launchers provide?

Exercise 3. Match the left part with the right:

1. These programs are available to help you with the day-to-day chores	a. protect you from the most recent viruses
2. Updates insure that your virus scanning software will	b. the number of computer viruses
3. Registry cleaners clean and optimize the windows registry by removing	c. associated with personal computing and to keep your system running at peak performance.
4. This kind of software is critical to uses, due to	d. old registry keys that are no longer in use.

Exercise 4. Open brackets using the right words:

1.Examples include a disk defragmenter which can (detect/ delete/ activate) computer files whose contents have been not Italic text stored on the ( hard disk/ CD discs/ mainframes) in disjointed fragments, and move the fragments together to ( increase/eliminate/decrease) efficiency.

2.Encryption utilities use a specific (binary digit/ algorithm/circuit) to produce an encrypted stream.