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1. Edutainment 2. Multimedia 3. Expert system 4. Telecommute 5. Information superhighway | a) Software that enables computers to ‘think’ like experts b) Use computers to stay in touch with the office while working at home c) Internet system designed to provide free, interactive access to vast resources for people all over the world d) Multimedia materials with a combination of educational and entertainment content e) A combination of text with sound, video, animation, and graphics. |
Task 9. Mark the following as True or False.
1. A personal computer can process different forms of data including text, graphics, audio, animation and video. 2. Videoconferencing is a form of communication over a network that uses video cameras. 3. Anti-virus programs are used to connect a number of computers and peripheral devices together. 4. A hard disk is a piece of equipment used for putting data into a computer. 5. A chip which is the common name for a microchip is an electronic integrated circuit in a small package. 6. Desktop computers are referred to the powerful type of computers, operated by a team of professionals.
Task 10. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
ability to combine; handles; in hardware and software; operating systems; increased precision; parallel processing; to count; data and information; to store this program |
1. The word ‘computer’ comes from a Latin word which means …. 2. The feature which makes the computer more than just a calculator is its … thousands of such small operations into a program and …. 3. All the data which a computer … are in the form of numbers. 4. The term “computer generations” helps to single out the major technological developments …. 5. The production of … – a type of systems software – and applications software packages increased rapidly. 6. We must be selective about the type of … we process. 7. Data processing is getting faster and faster, mathematical calculations continue to be performed with …. 8. Traditional computers act on only one problem at a time; … means that many processors will work on the problem at the same time.
Task 11. Read the text and try to retell it:
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