A
comprehensive study on the preparation and properties of colloidal
gold began in the middle of the 19th century, didn’t
it?
Who
prepared colloidal dispersion of gold in 1857?
What
has been the reason of the current fever of nanotechnology?
A
number of challenges in transistor design have already arisen from
materials limitations
and
device physics, haven’t they?
Doctors
widely use the means of nanotechnology, don’t they?
What
is one of the attractive applications in nanomedicine?
What
way can people use nanobots in medicine?
May
materials in nanometer scale exhibit unique physical properties?
Au
nanoparticles
can function as carrier vehicles to accommodate multiple
functionalities,
can't
they?
Ex.8.
Retell the text “Emergence of Nanotechnologies” in 10-12
sentences. Ex.9 Pronounce the words and word combinations correctly:
to
store, to process, to retrieve, to display, automated, manipulation,
computer, digital, software, hardware, to query, file-sand,
enthusiastic, amateur, network, dumb, calculation, desktop, laptop,
mainframe, notebook, server, terminal, workstation, central
processing unit, dot matrix printer, expansion card, inkjet printer,
keyboard, laser printer, monitor, mouse, random access memory,
scanner, screen, storage device, applet, application software,
browser, database software, email software, graphics software,
operating system, search engine, spreadsheet, word- processing,
analogue, origin.
Ex.10.
Translate the text into Russian, paying special attention to the
italicized
words
TEXT
Information
systems collect, organize, store,
process, retrieve
and display
information in different formats (text, video, and voice).
Information technology allows very fast automated
manipulation
of digital
data and
their transformation from and to analogue,
Two
basic technologies have been responsible for the development of the
necessary hardware: integrated circuits and digital communications,
Parallel advances have been made in software, particularly
easy-to-use
software products
to create, maintain, manipulate, and query file-sand records. Many
of these software programs are designed for use both by computer
professionals and enthusiastic amateurs. Another important factor is
the development of computer networks (- 6).
As
technology develops, new models and types of computer appear. At the
heart of all computers is the hardware.
However, without software,
computers are just dumb boxes, unable to perform any calculations or
operations.
There
are a number of models and types of computers.
These are desktop,
laptop, mainframe, notebook, server, terminal
and workstation.
Computer
hardware
includes: central
processing unit (CPU), dot matrix printer, expansion card, inkjet
printer, keyboard, laser printer, monitor, mouse, random access
memory (RAM), scanner, screen, storage devices.
Computer
software
includes: applet,
application software, browser, database software, email software,
graphics software, operating system, search engine, spreadsheet,
word- processing.
The
area of IT is developing very quickly. And the language to describe
hardware, software and applications is also evolving at a high
speed. As a result new noun+noun combinations often change to single
nouns. For example, lap
top has
changed into laptop,
note book
has changed into notebook,
work station
has changed into workstation,
desk
top has
changed into desktop.
Information technologies (it)
By
the way, many words in the sphere of IT are of American origin. So
their spelling differ from the British one: programme (BrE) —*■
program (AmE), analogue (BrE) —►analog (AmE).
Ex.
11. Translate the definitions into Russian. Find in the text terms
defined by these definitions:
the
part of a computer that controls all the parts of the system;
a
machine that prints letters, numbers, etc. formed from very small
dots;
a
small device that is moved by hand across a surface to control the
movement of the cursor on a computer screen;
a
very small computer that you can carry with you and use anywhere;
using
a system of receiving and sending information as a series of the
numbers one and
zero,
showing that an electronic signal is there or not there;
a
printer that producers good quality printer material by means of a
laser beam;
the
main computer on which a computer program that controls or supplies
information to
several
computer connected in a network is run;
information
that is stored by a computer;
a
device for examining smth./recording smth. using beams of light
sound or X-rays. It
stores
the contents of documents on a computer; j) the set of keys for
operating a computer;
k)
a small computer that can work with a battery and be easily carried;
1)
the machinery and electronic parts of a computer system; m) the
programs, etc., used to operate a computer;
n)
a piece of equipment usually consisting of a keyboard and a screen,
that joins the user to a central computer system;
computer
memory in which data can be changed or removed and can be looked at
in any
order;
p)
a computer with a keyboard, screen and a main processing unit that
fits on a desk; q) a large powerful computer, usually the center of
a network and shared by many users; r) the computer that is a part
of a networked computer system;
s)
a printer that uses very small jets to blow ink onto paper in order
to form letters, numbers, etc.;
t)
a screen that shows information from a computer;
u)
a special program that lets you look at or read documents when you
are on the Internet.
Ex.
12. Answer the following questions:
What
formats for collecting, organizing, storing, processing, retrieving
and displaying information do you know?
What
are two basic technologies responsible for the development of the
necessary hardware?
Is
hardware or software at the heart of all computers?
What
is the role of software in computers?
What
devices does the computer hardware include?
Operating
system and search engine are parts of computer hardware, aren’t
they?
Does
browser belong to hardware or software?
What
is the main consequence of IT development reflected in English?
Ex.
13. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
Information
systems collect, organize, store, process, retrieve and display
information in the only format of text.
Integrated
circuits and digital communications are responsible for the
development of the necessary hardware.