1. Hardware (n.)

2. input hardware

3. processing hardware

4. storage hardware

5. output hardware

6. communication hardware

7. purpose (n.)

8. Convert (V.)

7. suitable (adj.)

8. keyboard (n.)

9. screen (n.)

10. typewriter (n.)

11. cable (n.)

12. mouse pad

13. cursor (n.)

14. user (n.)

15. button (n.)

16. command (n.)

17. scanner (n.)

18. graphics (n.)

19. microphone (n.)

20. video camera

21. purpose (n.)

22. design (n.)

22. affect (v.)

23. power (n.)

24. view (v.)

24. display (v.)

25. monitor (n.)

26. modem (n.)

27. configuration (n.)

2. Give English equivalents of the following word combinations

1. собирать данные и преобразовывать их

2. очень походить на

3. двигаться по экрану

4. выбор меню

5. также как и

6. печатные символы

7. иметь место

8. скорость компьютера

9. использовать эффективно

10. жесткий диск

11. флешка

12. обеспечивать пользователя средствами

13. просматривать информацию

14. делать возможным

3. Fill in the table. Translate and transcribe the words.

Verb	Noun
divide
communicate
input
output
process
store
collect
form
work
connect
locate
select
use
retrieve
interpret
direct
execute
coordinate
provide
view
produce
display
transmit
depend

4. Fill in the table. Translate and transcribe the words.

Nouns	Adjectives
mechanics
magnet
electronics
electricity
graphics
computer

5. Replace the underlined words by synonyms.

1. The aim of the input hardware is to collect data and convert them into a form available for computer processing.

2. A most important device for putting information into a computer and for working with this information on a screen is a mouse.

3. Information is moved out of a computer in either hardcopy or softcopy form.

6. a) Fill in the table with the terms defined.

Terms: the Central Processing Unit (CPU), a mouse, a hard disk, a monitor, a modem, hardware, a scanner, a keyboard, CD-ROM (compact disc read only memory).

	is defined as mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical devices composing a computer system.
	is an input device which looks like a typewriter.
	is a hand held device connected to the computer by a small cable.
	is an input device used to input graphics as well as typed characters.
	is the brain of the computer, it reads and interprets software instructions and coordinates the processing activities that must take place.
	is a rigid disk coated with magnetic material for storing programs and relatively large amounts of data.
	is an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.
	is a compact disc on which a large amount of information can be held.
	is a component of a computer with a display screen for viewing computer data, television programs, etc.
	is an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.

b) Learn the definitions of the terms.