- •Содержание
- •Text 1 Computers and How They Work
- •Processing
- •1. Match a verb from a with a word or phrase from b to make phrases from the article.
- •2. What input device would you use for these tasks?
- •3. Complete each sentence by choosing from the following devices: memory stick, hard disk, cDs, dvDs, touch screen, trackball, touchpad, webcam.
- •4. Use the words in the box to complete these sentences.
- •Input processing storage output rom ram cpu software
- •5. Create a crossword puzzle for 20 of the computer terms found in this article.
- •The Internet: What’s all fuss?
- •Who uses it?
- •Its Benefits
- •How did the Internet begin?
- •1. Read the article and answer the questions.
- •2. What do isp, html, url and http stand for? Match these terms with their meanings.
- •3. Match a word from a with a word or phrase from b to make phrases from the article.
- •4. Use the words in the box to complete these sentences.
- •5. Make a list of the ways you use the Internet for study, at work and in your free time. Text 3 Computer Viruses? What really is it?
- •1. Read the article and mark the statements true (t) or false (f).
- •2. Read the article again and answer the questions.
- •3. Match a verb from a with a word or phrase from b to make phrases from the article.
- •4. Find words in the article which fit these meanings.
- •5. Use the words from Exercise 4 to complete these sentences.
- •Text 4 Microsoft aims Windows 8 storage at enterprise data centers
- •1. Read the article and answer the questions.
- •3. Use the words in the box to complete these sentences.
- •4. Match a word from a with a word or phrase from b to make phrases from the article.
- •1. Read the article and choose the best headline.
- •2. Read the article again and answer the questions.
- •3. Match a verb from a with a word or phrase from b to make phrases from the article.
- •4. Find words in the article which fit these meaning.
- •5. Use the words in the box to complete these sentences.
- •Text 6 using computers
- •Input devices
- •Text 7 can a computer respond to the human voice?
- •Information, people, one, processing, accurately, programmer, computers, instructions, components
- •Inevitably
- •Text 8 Cloud and Security
- •1. Match the words with their definitions:
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Find the words in the text which have similar meanings:
- •4. Match the words to make word expressions:
- •5. Translate the chains of nouns:
- •Text 9 Compiling or interpreting
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. True or false:
- •3. Choose the right preposition:
- •4. Choose the following words:
- •Text 10 Term information technology
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Choose true or false:
- •3. Put the following sentences logically in the right order according to the text:
- •4. Match the sentence halves:
- •Text 11 Taking computer for granted
- •VIII. What's missing? You can help yourself referring to the text.
- •IX. Put the letters in order to make words, then use the words to complete the sentences.
- •X. Give the opposites of the following words.
- •XI. Give the synonyms of the following words:
- •XII. What verbs frequently precede these words?
- •Match the expressions with their definitions:
- •Are you up to giving a right explanation?
- •Text 12 strap on some eyephones and you are virtually there
- •VII. True or false?
- •Read the words as they are used in the following sentences and try to come up with your own definition:
- •Put the proper words into sentences:
- •Guess the meaning of the italicized words:
- •Answer the questions:
- •Give the opposites of the following words:
- •Are you up to giving a right explanation?
- •Text 13 computer systems
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •VII. Match each component in column a with its function in column b:
- •IX. Give the opposites of the following words:
- •X. True or false?
- •XI. What's missing? You can help yourself referring to the text.
- •XII. Look through the text and find the English equivalents of the following words:
- •XIII. Are you baffled by computer language? Choose a, b, c or d. (Only one choice is correct)
- •XIV. Are you up to giving a right explanation?
- •Text 14 the first hackers
- •VII. Put the proper words into sentences:
- •XII. What's missing? You can help yourself referring to the text.
- •XIII. Match the words given in the left column with their definitions in the right column.
- •XIV. Are you up to giving a right explanation?
- •Text 15 the development of computers: prehistory
- •XI. Match the words given in the left column with their definitions in the right column.
- •XII. What's missing? You can help yourself referring to the text.
- •XIII. Match the sentence halves:
- •XIV. Are you up to giving a right explanation?
- •Text 16 Security and privacy issues in the pdf document format
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Choose the most suitable word (a-f from task 1) to complete the sentences.
- •What is described in the text as:
- •Look through the text and say whether these statements are true, false or not mentioned.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Text 17 Making the web more accessible to people with disabilities and special needs
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Fill in the gaps with the words from task 1.
- •Match the words and phrases that go together in a and b and translate them.
- •Which verbs form the following adjectives? Translate both verbs and adjectives into Russian.
- •Answer the questions to the text.
- •Text 18 Programmable nanowire circuits for nanoprocessors
- •Match the terms with their definitions.
- •Fill in the gaps with the following words: architecture, transistor, sensor, nano, circuit, volatile, approach.
- •Match the words and phrases that go together in a and b and translate them.
- •Find the Russian equivalents of the terms:
- •Answer the questions.
- •Text 19 New wireless technology developed for faster, more efficient networks
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Fill in the gaps with the following words: feasible; setup; transmitter; headphones; wireless network; receiver; channel; whisper; filter out.
- •Match the sentence halves.
- •Correct the statements according to the text.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Text 20 New device may revolutionize computer memory
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Complete the sentences with the words from task 1 and translate them.
- •Find the Russian equivalents of the following terms.
- •Put the following sentences logically in the right order according to the text.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Text 21 a textbook manoeuvre
- •II) Match these words to make word expressions:
- •Text 22 beyond the pc
- •I) Choose the most suitable word to complete the sentence:
- •Text 23 Measuring the black web
- •I) Define the main idea of the text:
- •II) Look through the text and say whether these statements are true, false or not mentioned (t/f/nm). Correct the false ones:
- •Vocabulary
- •I) Find the words in the text that mean the same as following:
- •II) Match the English words with Russian equivalents:
- •Text 24 Facebook's Timeline irks some users
- •Text 25 How shoppers with smartphones are changing the retail landscape
- •I) Match the headings to the correct paragraph:
- •II) Match the sentence halves:
- •Vocabulary
- •I) Find words and phrases in the text which have similar meanings:
- •II) Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •Text 26 Computer software
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Complete the sentences, using the text. Translate into Russian. Retell briefly.
- •3. Translate the following sentences into English. Use the information from the text.
- •4. Match the words and word-combinations from the columns.
- •5. Look through the text and find the English equivalents of the following words:
- •6. Define the main idea of each paragraph. Text 27 Operating systems
- •1. Define the main idea of each paragraph.
- •2. Find the sentence expressing the main idea in each paragraph.
- •3. Complete the sentences. Retell the text, using the answers.
- •4. Match the words and word-combinations from the columns.
- •5. Look through the text and say whether these statements are true, false or not mentioned:
- •6. Answer the questions.
- •Text 28 a modem
XIII. Are you baffled by computer language? Choose a, b, c or d. (Only one choice is correct)
cursor, n — A: coarse speaker. B: indicator.
C: moneychanger. D: technician.
network, n — A: TV channel. B: digital design.
C: system of computers. D: filter.
download, v — A: to copy. B: scramble.
C: erase. D: belittle.
virus, n — A: flaw. B: poison.
C: fatigue. D: infection.
browser is software that allows you to
A: explore the Internet. B: eavesdrop.
C: send a fax. D: save a file.
cracker, n — A: fanatic. B: intruder.
C: burglar. D: expert.
hit, n — A: accident. B: stumbling block.
C: unit of measurement. D: visit.
authenticate, v — A: to fade. B: complicate.
C: confirm. D: test.
emoticon, n — A: robot. B: radiation.
C: trick. D: illustration.
boot, v — A: to fail gradually. B: enlarge.
C: adjust. D: start up.
server, n — A: central computer. B: speed control.
C: power supply. D: trouble-shooter.
modem, n — A: digital code. B: keyboard.
C: visual display. D: connecting device.
glitch, n — A: flash. B: excitement.
C: error. D: stroke of luck.
compress, v — A: to shrink. B: understand.
C: fix. D: soften.
pixel, n — A: picture element. B: programming oddity.
C: brief blur. D: long delay.
link, n — A: missing piece. B: space station.
C: related site. D: warning signal.
scanner — machine that
A: reproduces images. B: translates files.
C: searches a document. D: adds color.
log on, v — A: to pile. B: gain access.
C: waste time. D: stretch.
shareware, n — A: hand-me-down clothing. B: free hardware.
C: relic. D: trial software.
gigabyte, n — A: sudden shutdown. B: unit of storage.
C: wide gap. D: high pressure.