- •Unit 1 Computer users
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •Could computer games be good for you after all?
- •A career in computers
- •Are you a blogger too?
- •Unit 2 Computer Architecture
- •Floppy drive and cd drive are input or output devices?
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •Addiction to Internet ‘is an illness’
- •1. Find the answers to the questions in the article.
- •2. Find words in the text that mean the following.
- •3. Answer these questions for yourself or for someone you know and discuss the results. Do you think these test questions are a good indicator of Internet addiction?
- •If you answer ‘yes’ to five or more of these questions, you may have an Internet addiction!
- •Unit 3 Computer Applications
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •Information Society by Richard Sidaway
- •Unit 4 Peripherals
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •3) Forms used when comparing ideas
- •4. Conjunctions and connectors
- •Interview. Former student
- •Tiny devices may help reinvent wireless technology
- •Vocabulary and grammar work
- •1. Translate the sentences paying special attention to the words in italics.
- •2. Match the words and their meaning.
- •3. Insert prepositions necessary.
- •4. Supply the proper form of a verb in the sentences.
- •5. Fill in each blank with the words from the text.
- •6. Match the parts together.
- •1. State whether the sentences given below are true or false according to the text.
- •2. Test your understanding of the text.
- •Discussion
- •Discuss the questions above.
- •2. Imagine you are an inventor. Describe an invention you are working on. Think about:
- •Unit 6 Operating systems
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •No more downtime due to kernel patching
- •Computer diagnosis
- •Wearable computers
- •1) The gerund as a subject
- •2) Gerund after prepositions
- •Unit 7 Graphical user interface
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •Computers in our life
- •Five steps to a good password
- •Unit 8 Applications programs
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •Cyber café
- •1) Asking for instructions
- •2) Giving instructions
- •Imperative form in English
- •1. Complete each gap in this text with a suitable word from this list .
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form in this description of gps. .
- •3. Rewrite each of these statements by replacing the words in italics with en-/-en or phrasal verbs of a similar meaning.
- •4. Translate into Ukrainian.
- •6. Complete the text with discourse markers from the box.
- •7. Read the text below. For each of the empty space choose the correct variant.
- •8. For questions 1-12, read the following text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each gap.
- •Something not for everyone
Unit 4 Peripherals
image, n – зображення, образ, малюнок, графічний об’єкт
scanner, n - сканер
digital camera – цифрова камера
sound, n – звук
sound card – звукова плата
sound clip – звуковий файл, звуковий фрагмент
microphone, n - мікрофон
barcode reader – пристрій для зчитування штрихкодів
barcode, n - штрихкод
voice, n – голос, звук
volume, n – гучність
loudspeaker, n – звукова колонка
swipe card – магнітна картка
swipe card reader – зчитувальний пристрій для магнітних карток
screen display – перегляд на екрані
store, n – зберігати, накопичувати
lens, n – лінза, лупа, обєктив
CCD unit (charge coupled device)– ПЗЗ матриця (пристрій із зарядним звязком
viewfinder, n - видошукач
re-shoot, n – повторна зйомка
LCD screen (Liquid Crystal Display) – рідкокристалічний дисплей
chemical processing – проявлення фотоплівки
film, n - фотоплівка
pricey, adj - дорогий
power-hungry – який потребує потужного заряду
retouch, n – ретушування, ретуш
manipulate, v – маніпулювати
memoirs, n, pl – мемуари, спогади
avowed, adj – загальновизнаний
storage, n - пам’ять
lead, n – 1. свинець; 2. полігр. шпони
density, n - щільність
daunt, v – приголомшувати, бентежити, залякувати
substantial, adj – істотний, важливий, значний
corruption, n– корупція, продажність
contender, n – претендент, суперник
atomic force microscopy – атомна силова мікроскопія
holographic storage – голографічна пам'ять
cantilever, n – 1. консоль, кронштейн; 2. техн. рукав (верстата)
i/o, input/output – увід, вивід
Imation - the world’s leading provider of removable data storage products
Big Blue – голубий гігант (іронічна назва корпорації ІВМ)
bazillion, n – число з великою кількістю нулів, дуже багато
high-end, adj – який лідирує
enterprise, n – фірма, підприємство, компанія
also-run, adj – непопулярний
corporate, adj – корпоративний
Univac I (Universal Automatic Computer) – ЕОМ UNIVAC
areal density – щільність запису
salivate, v – виділяти слину, з нетерпінням очікувати
lag behind – відставати, запізнюватись
A peripheral is a device that is connected to a host computer, but not an integral part of it. It expands the host's capabilities but does not form part of the core computer architecture. It is often, but not always, partially or completely dependent on the host.
There are three different types of peripherals:
Input, used to interact with, or send data to the computer (mouse, keyboards, etc.)
Output, which provides output to the user from the computer (monitors, printers, etc.)
Storage, which stores data processed by the computer (hard drives, flash drives, etc.)
A peripheral device is generally defined as any auxiliary device such as a computer mouse or keyboard, that connects to and works with the computer in some way. Other examples of peripherals are expansion cards, graphics cards, image scanners, tape drives, microphones, loudspeakers, webcams, and digital cameras. RAM - random access memory - straddles the line between peripheral and primary component; it is technically a storage peripheral, but is required for every major function of a modern computer and removing the RAM will effectively disable any modern machine. Many new devices such as smartphones and tablet computers have interfaces which allow them to be used as a peripheral by a full computer, though they are not host-dependent as other peripheral devices are. According to the most technical definition, the only pieces of a computer not considered to be peripherals are the central processing unit, power supply, motherboard, and computer case.
