Tell what sentences are true and what are false. 4. Answer the questions:. 5. Find as quickly as possible and read out the sentences containing the following important information

1) The operating system is a collection of programs provided by the computer's manufacturer. 2) The control program (often called the supervisor, monitor, or executive) is a secondary-storage-resident program. 3) The language processors are programs that translate source programs into object programs. 4) There are two types of language processors: assemblers and interpreters. 5) The service programs are programs that are commonly used in all data processing centers. 6) There are several kinds of errors or bugs with which programmers must deal. 7) Logic errors can be avoided through careful planning of the program logic.

2. Choose the right answer:

1) The programs of the operating system are called ….

a) utility programs;

b) control programs, language programs and utility programs;

c) control programs and language programs.

2) The control program is a … program.

a) main-storage-resident;

b) secondary-storage-resident;

c) resident.

3) The language processors are programs that translate ….

a) programs;

b) source programs into subject programs;

c) source programs into object programs.

4) The service programs have functions that … by everyone using a computer.

a) are required;

b) are not required;

c) are desired.

5) As for testing of the computer program, there are … kinds of errors or bugs with which programmers must deal.

a) many;

b) three;

c) two.

6) The tools provided to the programmer to help in debugging the program logic are called ….

a) debug packages or tracing routines;

b) debug packages;

c) tracing routines.

3. Complete the sentences:

1) The operating system is …. The programs are called …. 3) The control program is …. 4) The language processors are …. 5) There are three types of language processors: …. 6) The service programs are …. 7) There are two kinds of errors or bugs with which programmers must deal: …. 8) Logic errors can be avoided through …. 9) There are many tools provided to the programmer (why?)…. 10) These tools are called ….

4. Answer the questions:

1) What does the operating system allow us? 2) How are the control program often called? 3) What is the function of the language processors? 4) What are types of language processors? 5) Does each language have its own language processor? 6) What are the functions of the service programs? 7) What types of errors or bugs with which programmers must deal are there? 8) How can logic errors be avoided? 9) Are there many tools provided to the programmer to help in debugging the program logic? 10) How are these tools called? 11) What do these tools do?

5. Find as quickly as possible and read out the sentences containing the following important information:

• the control program
• the service programs
• testing of the computer program

*6. Try to tell the gist of the text.