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Ex. 8. Memorize the following adjectives and adverbs.
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| 1. flat – плоский 2. lightweight – легковесный, лёгкий 3. huge – огромный 4. powerful – мощный, обладающий большой вычислительной мощностью [об ЭВМ] 5. internal – внутренний 6. external – внешний 7. handheld – портативный, переносной Syn: portable 8. advanced– современный, передовой; усовершенствованный, модернизированный 9. multiple – многочисленный, различный 10. specific – определенный, конкретный 11. overall – общий, весь, целый 12. precise(ly) – точный; точно 13. simultaneous(ly) – одновременный; одновременно 14. continuously – постоянно, непрерывно Syn: constantly 15. extremely – чрезвычайно, очень |
Read and translate the sentences.
1. A flat -screen monitor will save you a lot of desk space.
2. Mainframe is a huge, powerful computer that can work very fast and that a lot of people can use simultaneously.
3. His new album includes multiple versions of the same songs.
4. He had specific instructions to check everyone's identity cards.
5. An external storage is an I/O device that is not built into the system unit but must be connected to it.
6. There are only two letters in the computer language: zeros and ones, and computers read these 1s and 0s extremely quickly.
7. The football match will be broadcast simultaneously on TV and radio.
8. To get the overall score, add up the sums in each column.
9. The most advanced and powerful telescopes are used by astronomers to study distant stars and galaxies.
10. Cellular phone is a hand-held, lightweight radio transceiver (combination transmitter-receiver) that provides voice communication and other services to mobile users.
11. Programs are often written as a set of smaller parts. Each part represents some aspect of the overall application program.
12. The amount of data that can be stored on devices such as magnetic disks is constantly increasing.
Ex. 9. TEST. Choose the required variant to complete each sentence.
1. Children’s television programmes are created for a ___ age group.
A. advanced C. simultaneous
B. specific D. overall
2. Servers are fast, ___ computers that have greater data processing capabilities than most personal computers and workstations.
A. lightweight C. specific
B. precise. powerful
3. The server is designed to store ___ amounts of data.
A. advanced C. overall
B. huge D. internal
4. One server can be used ___ by many people.
A. extremely C. simultaneously
B. multiple D. continuously
5. Input hardware includes ___ devices that provide information and instructions to the computer.
A. precise C. external
B. internal. powerful
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6. Up to twenty users can have ___ access to the system.
A. constantly C. hand-held
B. simultaneous D. internal
7. This digital audio player supports ___ formats.
A. flat C. simultaneous
B. external D. multiple
8. The most ___ bomb-detection equipment is used now in most airports.
A. advanced C. specific
B. extreme D. portable
9. People used to [раньше] think the earth was ___.
A. lightweight C. overall
B. multiple D. flat
10. The ___ cost of the workstation, including a fax machine and a laser printer is £3,000.
A. multiple C. extreme
B. overall D. huge
11. The notebook computer is a ___ computer smaller than a laptop model, often about the size of a sheet of A4 paper.
A. portable C. advanced
B. huge D. specific
12. UNIX is a multi-user operating system that allows ___ users to access the system.
A. advanced C. multiple
B. powerful D. overall
Ex. 10. Memorize the meaning of the constructions: either…or (или…или, либо…либо)and neither…nor (ни…ни). Translate the sentences.
Model: Computers can be either digital or analog. – Компьютеры могут быть либо цифровыми, либо аналоговыми. She neither called nor wrote. – Она не звонила и не писала.
1. You can either install the program on your hard disk or run it from the CD.
2. She had neither the time nor the desire to help them.
3. I’m going to buy either a camera or a DVD.
4. A robot is a programmable device used either to manipulate or to transport objects in a manufacturing process.
5. Neither the TV nor the video actually work.
6. A semiconductor is a material that is neither a good conductor of electricity (such as copper) nor a good insulator (such as rubber).
7. You can pay for the software either now or after one-week trial period.
8. Neither the programmer nor the analyst could explain the cause of the computer errors.
9. His latest work cannot be categorized as either a novel or an autobiography.
10. Installation program is a program whose function is to install another larger program, either on a storage device or in memory.
Ex. 11. As you know the word rather means довольно. Memorize the meaning of the phrase rather than (а не; вместо того чтобы). Translate the sentences.
1. I was rather surprised to see him among the participants of the conference.
2. Notebook computers have flat LCDs rather than television-like video display monitors.
3. It was a rather difficult question and I needed some time to think it over.
4. Why didn’t you ask for help rather than trying to do it on your own?
5. The software, which you are offering, seems rather interesting and useful for my work but it is too expensive for me to buy.
6. Dell Computer Corporation, a major manufacturer of PCs, computer peripherals and software sells its products directly to customers through the Internet and mail order catalogs rather than through retail outlets.
7. She thought it best to keep silence rather than get into an argument.
8. He is very nice, but I find him rather dull and predictable.
9. I’d prefer to email rather than phone, if that’s OK by you.
10. It will be cheaper to transport the equipment by rail rather than by road.
GRAMMAR REVIEW
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