Exercise 2: Match the two halves of the phrases: 


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Exercise 2: Match the two halves of the phrases:



 

  machine a resolution
  programming b device
  high c network
  an input d tube
  artificial e formulas
  global f code
  mathematical g density
  electron h beam
  pixel i intelligence
  cathode ray j language

 

 

Exercise 3: Choose the answers to the following questions:

 

  1. Are the computers far more efficient than human beings?

a) Yes, they are;

b) No, they are not;

c) I don’t know;

d) Aren’t they?

 

  1. What is a computer mouse?

a) a type of small animal that has long front teeth;

b) an input device;

c) traditional letterpress;

d) raised printing elements.

 

  1. What is a machine code?

a) a special type of printing;

b) embroidered artwork;

c) the only language computers can understand directly;

d) foreign language.

 

 

  1. What is the Internet?

a) an application program;

b) an indirect printing technology;

c) a magnificent global network;

d) computer software.

 

  1. What is a pixel?

a) the result of a visual display;

b) the smallest unit of an image on a computer screen;

c) the screen resolution;

d) the screen printing.

 

Exercise 4: Fill in the gaps with an appropriate word or phrase from the box:

Desktop, clicking, Internet, modem, dialog box, mouse, icon, resolution, software, binary system.

 

1. A …….. is a small input device, on top of which there are one or more buttons for communicating with the computer.

2..……….. means the programs needed to operate computer equipment.

3. People send e-mail messages with the help of the ……..

4. An …….. is a small picture representing an object, process or function.

5. ………. is a basic mouse action to place a cursor to close a window.

6. A ………is an electronic device that converts signals to enable a computer to be connected to an ordinary telephone line.

7. The main operating system’s background screen is called the ………..

8. The ………. ……….. is a system that only uses two digits (0 and 1).

9. A ………. ………. is a message window with different options for the user to choose, with a text box and some command buttons inside it.

10. ……… is the amount of details that you can see on a television or computer screen, or in a photograph.

 

Exercise 5: Find the definition of the following terms:

  Computer A A system in which information is represented using combinations of the numbers 0 and 1, used especially in computers.
  Information B Something that is easy to carry or move, so that you can use it in different places.
  Mouse C The smallest unit of an image on a computer screen.
  Peripherals D A machine that stores programs and information in electronic form and can be used for a variety of processes, such as writing, calculating, and communicating on the Internet.
  Portable E The activity or job of writing and developing computer programs.
  Programming F A piece of equipment that you can connect to a computer.
  Binary code G Knowledge or facts about someone or something.
  Pixel H A small object that you move in order to do things on a computer screen.

 

Exercise 6: Find in the Text II the English equivalents of the following Russian expressions:

 

1. иностранный язык

2. влиять на нашу жизнь

3. бинарный код

4. человек

5. совместимость между разными типами машин

6. пользователь

7. данные

8. спутник

9. обрабатывать информацию

10. достигать, получать

11. понятный

12. сходный

13. преобразовывать

14. покрывать поверхность

15. вещество

 

Exercise 7: How do you spell it? Write the continuous form (-ing) of these verbs in the correct list:

Come, dance decide, dig, forget, have, help, laugh, listen, lie, live, make, play, put rob, start, stop, swim, tie, wear, win, work, write
+ -ing -nn, -tt, etc. e → -ing ie → -ying
cry - crying begin - beginning arrive - arriving die - dying
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

 

Exercise 8: Put the verbs in brackets in appropriate form of continuous tense:

1. This computer (to use) the latest software.

2. The programmer (to develop) the system which can translate articles from foreign magazines by computer.

3. - What’s the use of the Internet?

-Look! With a few touches of a keyboard I (to get) access to materials in almost everywhere.

4. - What is he doing?

- He (to make) purchases in the Internet-shop.

5. Just now I (to download) an electronic book over the Internet.

6. At this moment the computer (to use) hundreds of mathematical formulas to convert the bits of data into precise shapes and colours.

7. - What’s the matter with you now?

- Oh, my new portable computer (not to switch on).

8. Do you happen to know that at this moment an electron beam inside the tube (to scan) the screen and (to turn) on or off the pixels that make up the image?

 



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