- •Unit 3. Inside the system
- •1. Reading
- •1.1 Read the text. Are the sentences 1-8 true or false? Correct the false ones. Computer system
- •What is inside a pc system?
- •1.2 What's the meaning of these abbreviations?
- •1.3 What do the words in bold print refer to?
- •1.4 Write answers to these questions.
- •1.5 Translate the following word combinations from the text into English.
- •1.6 Put the words into the gaps. Processors and memory
- •1.7 Your ideal computer system
- •2 Vocabulary
- •2.1 Match the numbers and letters.
- •2.2 Solve the clues and complete with the words.
- •2 .3 Read this product description and answer the questions below.
- •3 Language work: relative clauses
- •3.1 Fill in the gaps with that/ who.
- •3.2 Complete the sentences using who, which, that, whose or where.
- •3.3 Complete the definitions 1-6 using relative pronouns and the extra information in a-f.
- •3.4 In which sentences can the relative pronoun be left out? Rewrite them without who, that or which.
- •3.5 Read the box. Change these sentences to emphasize the words in italics.
- •3.6 Rewrite these sentences to emphasize the words in italics.
- •3.7 With the help of these facts about the history of pCs, correct the statements which follow using any of the structures studied in this unit.
- •3.8 Translate the sentences into English:
1.2 What's the meaning of these abbreviations?
CPU - central processing unit
ALU - arithmetic logic unit
GHz - gigahertz
RAM - random access memory
ROM - read only memory
1.3 What do the words in bold print refer to?
... which executes program instructions and supervises...
... the instruction that is currently being executed,
... the amount of data - the number of bits - they can work with at a time.
... the microprocessor looks for it on ...
... its information is lost when the computer is turned off.
... expansion slots that allow users to install adapters or expansion boards.
1.4 Write answers to these questions.
1. What are the main parts of the CPU?
2. What is RAM?
3. What memory section is permanent and contains instructions needed by the CPU?
4. What information is lost when the computer is switched off?
5. What is the typical unit used to measure RAM memory and storage memory?
6. What is a megahertz?
7. What is the ALU? What does it do?
8. What is the abbreviation for 'binary digit'?
1.5 Translate the following word combinations from the text into English.
Складатися з, програмне забезпечення, апаратні засоби, тактова частота, найвимогливіші програми, слот розширення, постійний запам'ятовувальний пристрій, швидко розвиватися, обробляти, допоміжний запам'ятовувальний пристрій, вимикати комп’ютер, інтегральна схема, контролювати роботу усього комп’ютера, програмний лічильник, робота у мережі, пристрій вводу/ виводу, ОЗП, здобувати результати.
1.6 Put the words into the gaps. Processors and memory
Chips dual core megabytes megahertz
motherboard processor speed upgraded
The ‘brain’ of a computer is the processor. Most of these are made by Intel and AMD, and are sometimes referred to as ‘Chips’. The fastest processors are dual core which means that these are two processors working together. The speed of a processor is measured in megahertz which is usually written as MHz.
A computer’s memory is measured in megabytes. If a computer has 1,024 megabytes of memory, and the memory type is SDRAM, this is written as 1,024 MB SDRAM, and is pronounced ‘a thousand and twenty-four megabytes ess-dee-dram’. The processor and memory modules are located on the motherboard. Changing a computer’s processor is not generally practical, but the memory can usually be upgraded.
1.7 Your ideal computer system
Make notes about the features of the computer that you would like to have.
CPU: Speed: Optical disk drives:
Minimum/maximum RAM: Monitor:
Hard disk: Software:
Now describe it to your partner.
Useful expressions
It has got...
It's very fast. It runs at...
The standard RAM memory ... and it is expandable ...
The hard disk can hold ...
I need a SuperVGA monitor because ...
As for the Internet...