Unit X. Computer – as one of the most amazing achievements of mankind

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UNIT X. COMPUTER – AS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS OF MANKIND

1. Read, transcribe and memorize the following words and expressions.

a motherboard

материнська плата

a central processor unit

центральний процесор

 memory

пам'ять

a video card

відео карта

a disk drive

дисковод

a printer

принтер

a scanner

сканер

to  switch on/off

вмикати / вимикати

 to start up

починати

to shut down

закінчувати

a device

прилад

a network

мережа

to install

інсталювати

a login

логін

to connect

з'єднувати

an operating system

операційна система

an instruction

інструкція, команда

a command

команда

to click on

клацати (мишею)

an icon

віконце

a button

кнопка

headphones

навушники

a speaker

гучномовець

a laptop

ноутбук

a hardware

деталі комп'ютера

a display

дисплей

a keyboard

клавіатура

a mouse pad

килимок для миші

a hard drive

вінчестер

2. Make up word combinations from two columns.

Video                room

Home               mail

Operating        drive

Chat                  card

Information      system

Hard           page

Electronic         retrieval

3. Vocabulary Study.

 Computers influence different aspects of our life. They even change our language. Nowadays a new language appeared due to computers.  We often use its vocabulary. But do we always understand the meanings of these words? Here are some of the most popular ones.

CDROM – compact disc read only memory – is a CD on which large quantities of information can be used by a computer.

DVD – digital versatile disc – is a type of computer disc that can store a large amount of information, sound, pictures and video.

HTTP – hypertext transfer protocol – a set of standards that control how computer documents are connected to each other.

Data – is information in a form that can be used and stored on a computer.

SMS – short messaging system or short message service – is a feature on a mobile phone that allows a user to send or receive written messages.

WWW – is the abbreviation of World Wide Web.

Server – is the main computer on a network, which controls all the others.

WAP – Wireless Application Protocol – is a network of information, which can be accessed via mobile phone.

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