For Granted

Евразийский открытый институт

 

И.Ф. Турук

О.Д. Кнаб

Taking Сomputer

for Granted

Москва, 2008


УДК 811.111

ББК 81.2 Англ

Т 888

 

Турук И.Ф., Кнаб О.Д. taking computer for granted:Учебно-методический комплекс. – М.: Изд. центр ЕАОИ. 2008. – 335 c.

 

ISBN 5-7764-0275-1 Ó Турук И.Ф., 2008

Ó Кнаб О.Д., 2008

Ó Евразийский открытый институт, 2008


Содержание / Contents

Предисловие.......................................................................... 6

Unit 1........................................................................................9

Information for study. Taking computer for granted 9

Exercises ...................................................................... 13

Vocabulary training .................................................... 23

A bit of reading practice.............................................. 27

Let’s discuss ................................................................. 28

Relax a bit .................................................................... 29

Unit 2........................................................................................ 33

Information for study. Computer & its components 33

Exercises ...................................................................... 40

Vocabulary training .................................................... 46

Additional information. Bill Gates about his start .... 51

Vocabulary peculiarities. Tom’s trouble..................... 54

Just for fun ................................................................... 56

Unit 3........................................................................................ 59

Information for study.

Brief history of computer technology .........................59

Exercises ...................................................................... 64

Vocabulary training .................................................... 71

A bit of reаding practice. Norbert Wiener ................. 75

Vocabulary peculiarities. A sharp turn ..................... 78

A bit of humor ............................................................. 83

Unit 4........................................................................................ 87

Information for study.

Brief history of computer technology (2) ................... 87

Exercises ...................................................................... 95

Vocabulary training..................................................... 102

Vocabulary peculiarities. The ball is rolling ............... 106

Some useful information.

The basics of buying a personal computer system .... 112

A bit of reading practice.

Computer and spoken word ...................................... 125

Relax a bit. Scrapheap................................................. 127

Unit 5........................................................................................ 131

Information for study.

Pioneers. Supercomputers. Meta Pad ........................ 131

Exercises ...................................................................... 132

Vocabulary training..................................................... 137

A bit of reading practice. The IBM PC........................ 147

Relax a bit..................................................................... 152

Unit 6........................................................................................ 157

Information for study. Software development ..........157

Exercises ...................................................................... 164

Vocabulary training .................................................... 176

A bit of reading practice. Piracy economic impact.... 181

Relax a bit .................................................................... 184

Unit 7........................................................................................ 187

Information for study. Internet...................................187

Exercises ...................................................................... 192

Vocabulary training .................................................... 198

A bit of reading practice. The World Wide Web ....... 201

Relax a bit .................................................................... 210

Final test ................................................................................. 218

Keys to exercises.................................................................... 230