A) a hard drive; b) RAM; c) flash memory

5. The ability of a computer to convert spoken words from a user into usable data is called:

a) voice recognition; b) interpreting; 3) biometric authentication

6. Such keys as Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down belong to:

a) editing keys; b) dedicated keys; c) cursor keys

7. The character which often means "multiply" in a math equation or "match all" is called:

a) at sign; b) ampersand; c) asterisk

8. A page description language is used by:

a) a scanner; b) a printer; c) a mouse

9. A standardized address of a location on the Internet, esp on the World Wide Web is called:

a) IP address; b) URL; c) Domain name

10. A worm has a capability to:

a) replicate itself; b) create a backdoor; c) exploit vulnerabilities

II. Translate into English:

1)вентилятор; 2) відшукувати (зчитувати) інформацію;

3) швидкість передачі; 4) "комірка"; 5) змінити налаштування; 6) видаляти символ; 7) квадратні дужки; 8) настроювати; 9) ширина, глибина і висота; 10) друкуючий пристрій ударної дії.

III. Put questions to the sentences, making the type of a question specified in the brackets:

1. Inside the flash chip, information is stored in cells. (Where)
2. A floating-gate transistor protects the data that is written in each cell. (What)
3. Almost all computers feature some kind of input device. (What)
4. We use input devices every time we use a computer. (When)
5. It took a team of programmers hours or even days to set up a computer to perform a single calculation. (How long)
6. Many graphic artists prefer to use a stylus and graphics tablet, because it might offer them a greater deal of artistic freedom. (Why)
7. Even microphones can technically be called input devices. (How)
8. Corporations and especially government institutions are already implementing the second generation of input devices to improve security. (make a general question)
9. Caps Lock sets the keyboard in 'CAPITALS' mode; it only affects letters. (make an alternative question)
10. An optical mouse has an optical sensor instead of a ball underneath. (make a tag question)

Unit VII “Basic Software”

1. Discuss the questions:

1) Which operating system do you use? Why? 2) Why do you think experts like system administrators and developers still use CLI (command-line) interfaces over GUI interfaces? 3) Which operating system do you think will be the most popular in 10 years? Why?

2. Read and translate the text: