Ex. 14. Replace the following definitions by one word

1. The sets of programs that tell a computer how to do a particular job.

2. A square piece of plastic that you can store computer information on, and which you can remove from and put into a computer.

3. A board with buttons marked with letters or numbers that are pressed to enter information into a computer or other machine.

4. A device that is connected to a computer and used with it, for example a scanner or a mouse.

5. A machine, which is connected to a computer and can make a hard copy of computer information.

6. Computer machinery and equipment, as opposed to the programs that make computers work.

7. A stiff disk inside a computer that is used for holding information.

8. A mechanism that passes data between a disk and the memory of a computer or from one disk or computer to another.

9. The part of a computer that controls all the other parts of the system.

10. The part of a radio or a computer that the sound comes out of.

GRAMMAR REVIEW

1. Verbs to be, to have. 2. Construction there +to be. 3. Infinitive of Purpose. 4. Modal Verbs: can, must, may, should.

Ex. 15. Read and translate the sentences, paying attention to the verbs to be, to have.

TO BE

1. BIOS is an acronym for B asic I nput O utput S ystem.

2. These problems were very difficult, but it took her only five minutes to solve them.

3. Many computer engineers consider that the future of computer hardware will not be in further miniaturization but in radically new computer designs.

4. These VCRs are easy to program for automatic recording.

5. The Apple II was one of the first PCs with a color video display and a keyboard that made the computer easy to use.

6. The speed of supercomputers is about 10 billion operations per second.

7. It was an easy task for an expert, while it was difficult for a novice.

8. If I am not in my office, leave a voice message.

9. The two machines are similar in size but different in their computing capabilities.

10. When will the information be available to the public?

11. The screens of the first computer monitors were white-black.