VII. Прочтите 3-й абзац текста и вопрос к нему. Из приведенных ниже вариантов ответа укажите номер предложения, содержащего правильный ответ на поставленный вопрос.

What is the ability of a computer?

1. It has many different abilities, but cannot be used in every field of man’s life.

2. They provide entertainment only in the form of computerized games.

3. Computers control machines, are used as a navigation aid on airplanes, ships, and spacecraft and can also be used as teaching machines.

Вариант 3

I. Перепишите предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием –s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.Е. Служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного (см. образец выполнения 1).

Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Software processes data and stores it.

2. With the help of modern computers input and output processes are no longer difficult.

3. End user’s computer competency is mainly his computer knowledge and skills.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, учитывая особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным (см. образец выполнения 2).

1. People who use computer today are called “end users”.

2. Learn how to use the computer and you will meet your information need.

3. Large company departments use minicomputers for specific purposes.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, и переведите их на русский язык.

1. The hardware of today is not so huge as that of many years ago.

2. 3 ½ -inch floppy disk is smaller than 5 ¼ -inch disk.

3. The most useful knowledge nowadays is computer knowledge.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, обращая особое внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений.

1. Some modems can be located inside a computer’s system cabinet.

2. With its help you can transmit any information to other computer.

3. No software is so easy to work with than the modern software.

V. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видо-временные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык (см. образец выполнения 3).

1. We will help you to remain computer competent in the future.

2. Memory is also a primary storage.

3. There were no computers in the beginning of the 20^th century.

VI. Прочтите и устно переведите на русский язык с 1-го по 6-й абзацы тексты. Перепишите и письменно переведите 2, 3, 5 и 6-й абзацы.

Пояснения к тексту

1. general-purpose – универсальный; 2. restricted – ограниченный; 3. rearranging – перестройка; 4. binary – двоичный; 5. decimal – десятичный; 6.

Kinds of Computers

1. Computers are divided into two groups according to the jobs they perform. These groups are general-purpose computers and special-purpose computers. A general-purpose computer can handle many kinds of jobs and is not restricted to any particular user. On the other hand, a special-purpose computer is designed to do one specific job for a particular user.

2. Computers differ in the way they work as well as in what they can do. On this basis, they can be classified into three general types: 1. digital computers, 2. analog computers, and 3. hybrid computers.

3. Digital computers solve problems and do other tasks by counting, comparing, and rearranging digits in the arithmetic/logic unit. All the data, whether in the form of numbers, letters, or symbols, are represented by digits.

4. Digital computers use the digits of the binary numeration system. Unlike the familiar decimal number system, which uses 10 digits, the binary system uses only two digits: 0 and 1. These binary digits, called bits, can be easily represented by the thousands of tiny electronic circuits of a digital computer.

5. Analog computers work directly with a physical quantity, such as weight, voltage, or speed. In a problem involving water pressure and water flow, for example, electrical voltage might serve as an analogue for the water pressure, and electric current for the water flow. Many familiar devices, including speedometers, thermometers, and thermostats, operate on the same basic principle as analog computers. An analog computer presents output data in a continuous form, often as a position on a scale.

6. Hybrid computers combine the features of analog and digital computers. They are as fast as analog computers in solving problems involving differential equations and as accurate as digital computers.