Task 1. Answer the following questions

1. What are applications programs? 2. What is referred to as a package (or a suite)? 3. What applications programs do you know? 4. What programs are commonly referred to as office programs? Give an example of an office package. 5. What is a useful feature of most office suites? 6. What computer hardware is usually used in the doctors’ practice? 7. What is the Patient Browser program? 8. How do you search for patient records? 9. What is a default button? 10. What do you know about games consoles? 11. What simulation programs do you know? Give an example of such a program. How does it work? 12. What does the ASP provide? 13. What is the role of remote access? 14. What are advantages and disadvantages of this system?

Task 2. Find the English equivalents for the following Russian word combinations.

1. підготовка стандартних листів; 2. платіжна відомість; 3. база даних; 4. пересилати по лінії зв'язку; 5. пакет програм діловодства; 6. програма представлення даних; 7. критерії пошуку; 8. програма моделювання (імітації); 9. типові прикладні програми; 10. віддалений доступ; 11. виділена лінія; 12. пакет прикладних програм.

Task 3. Fill in the blanks with the words or word combinations from the box.

1. A set of related applications programs is referred to as ____. 2. ____... are sets of interrelated office programs. 3. This gives the user more ____... and saves them having to install and maintain programs. 4. _____ a cable connection that is rented for use in a communication system. 5. ____ – buying and selling on the Internet. 6. The ____... is the option that is selected automatically. 7. The ____... are the details of what you are working for. 8. ____... are sets of interrelated office programs. 9. ____ rents applications to users, i.e. instead of buying software.