- •1. Discuss the following questions.
- •2. Read the text about the History of Spreadsheets. Why was the VisiCalc program discontinued?
- •6. Discuss the following questions in pairs.
- •7. Find one word in the text for each of these notions.
- •8. Match the words with their definitions.
- •9. Find synonyms in the text for the following words and expressions.
- •10. Paraphrase the following sentences using the vocabulary of the text.
- •11. Complete the sentences using appropriate verb form.
- •12. Choose the best word.
- •13. Choose the best words from each underlined pair.
- •14. Add the arithmetic operator symbols to the table below.
- •15. Retell the text.
- •16. Write a summary of the text.
6. Discuss the following questions in pairs.
Is it important for a product to be market-oriented? How important are advertisements and annotations for applications? What ads are better perceived?
7. Find one word in the text for each of these notions.
1. A set of numbers in which the numbers are listed in rows and columns and can be
added or multiplied according to special rules is .
2. To move text or images of a Web page or document up, down, or to the side on a
computer screen so that you can see all of it is .
3. To record the progress or development of smth means .
4. To be with various parts or aspects linked or coordinated means .
5. A space where information can be entered in an organized arrangement of rows and
columns is .
6. is a series of numbers that includes the highest and lowest possible
amounts.
7. is a person who manages or directs other people in a company or
organization.
8. An important point in the progress or development of something is .
9. A computer program or a document that calculates numbers and organizes information
in columns and rows is .
10. means to mark out or allocate points on a graph.
11. An area of activity, interest, or knowledge is .
12. To prevent someone from concentrating on something means .
13. A very small piece of hard material (called silicon) in a computer or other device that
contains many electronic circuits is .
8. Match the words with their definitions.
to mature
to decline
to indicate
to input
to compress
to expand
stakeholder
integrated
milestone in
cell
chart
plot
- to increase in size, range, or amount
- a very important event, point or advance
- having different parts working together as a unit
- a person or group of people who own a share in a business
- a sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, diagram
- to become fully developed
- a graph showing the relation between two variables
- to say or express something briefly
– to refuse an invitation or offer politely
- a unit in a table or spreadsheet
- to reduce the size of a computer file
- to enter information into a comput
9. Find synonyms in the text for the following words and expressions.
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a business deal
potential, possibility
sphere, field
to become bigger
to design, to arrange
to refuse, to reject, to turn down
to get, to come to own, to buy
to become adult, to grow up
compact
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