- •Contents
- •Unit 1 College and Student’s Life. Glossary
- •Text. Our College
- •Dialogue . Student’s Day
- •Unit 2 Education in Different Countries Text 1. Education in Russia.
- •Text 2. British Schools.
- •Text 3. British Universities.
- •Text 4. School Education in the usa.
- •Text 5. Higher Education in the usa.
- •Unit 3 Mass Media Text l . Mass Media
- •Text 2.Television
- •Text 3. Press in the United Kingdom
- •Text. Newspapers in the usa
- •Additional Texts
- •Life with the Box
- •Unit 4. Travelling Glossary
- •Dialogue 1 Booking Railway Tickets
- •Dialogue 2. On the Ship.
- •Dialogue 3. Booking Air-Line Tickets
- •Text "Travelling by Air"
- •Text "Travelling by Sea"
- •In the Hotel
- •The Glossary
- •Helpful expressions
- •In the Train
- •In the Plane
- •In the Ship
- •Unit 5. Hobbies and Leisure
- •Healthy Hobbies
- •Text 2 One of the best film directors Steven Spielberg
- •Remember!
- •Unit 6. Job Hunting Glossary
- •Job Qualifications
- •A Letter of Application
- •How to Write a resume?
- •A Resume (1)
- •Resume (2) (Curricular Vitae)
- •References
- •Unit 7. Youth Problems The Glossary
- •Text l Generation Gap
- •Text 2 Sibling conflicts
- •Text 3 One Who Understands
- •Read and translate the text. Think of its title.
- •Unit 8. Computers in Modern Life Text 1. What is a Computer?
- •Text 2. Welcome to Computer World.
- •Text 3. To Use or not to Use. Advantages and disadvantages of computers at work.
- •Text 4.
- •Text 5. Introduction to the www and the Internet.
Unit 8. Computers in Modern Life Text 1. What is a Computer?
Computer is a device for processing information. Computer has no intelligence by itself and is called hardware. A computer system is a combination of four elements:
Hardware
Software
Procedures
Data/information
Software are the programmes that tell the hardware how to perform a task. Without software instructions, the hardware doesn't know what to do.
The basic job of the computer is the processing of information. Computers take information in the form of instructions called programmes and symbols called data. After that they perform various mathematical and logical operations, and then give the results (information). Computer is used to convert data into information. Computer is also used to store information in the digital form.
information in digital
forms. of
information.
Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps.
Computer has no ……………………
A computer system is……………….
Without……………. Instructions …
Computer is used …………………
The basic job of the computer is ……
by itself.
of four elements.
doesn't know what to do.
Exercise 2. Answer the questions.
What does the term "Computer" describe?
Is computer intelligent?
What are four components of computer system?
What is software?
What is the difference between software and hardware?
In what way do terms "information" and "data" differ?
How does computer convert data into information?
Exercise 3. Are the statements true or false? Give your arguments.
Computer is made of electronic components so it is an electronic device.
Computer has no intelligence until software is loaded.
There are four elements of computer system: Software, hardware, diskette and data.
Without software instructions hardware doesn't know what to do.
The software is the most important component because it is made by people.
The user inputs data into computer to get information as an output.
Text 2. Welcome to Computer World.
Many companies computerized their offices because computers can do work more quickly and accurately than people. The computer stores and finds information and does calculations. This work is called data processing. The part of the computer that processes the data (information) is called the central processing unit. It contains only electronic components called microchips.
A computer can only do what it is instructed to do. This instructions that are stored in a computer are called the computer programs. The parts of the computer used by most people are called terminals. The terminals consist of α keyboard, which looks like a typewriter, and a visual display units, which looks like a television. Information put into the computer on the keyboard is called input. When the computer shows the result of the data processing on the video display unit, it is called output.
When a computer goes wrong, it is usually because there is something wrong with the input. In other words it is a mistake made by a person not by a computer. This is sometimes called GIGO (Garbage in, Garbage out).