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