- •English for it students
- •Vocabulary
- •2 Reading
- •Приставки для образования десятичных кратных и дольных единиц
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Reading
- •What is a Computer?
- •3 Summing-up
- •4 Speaking: Now you can tell what a computer is.
- •2 When You Turn on your Computer
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Speaking
- •3 Reading
- •4 Speaking
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Speaking
- •3 Listening
- •4 Reading
- •E) Find answers to these questions:
- •5 Solve Anagrams
- •3 The Very First Contacts with your Computer
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Reading
- •3 Listening
- •If you are not sure, ask another student:
- •4 Reading
- •Keyboard Layout and Data Entry
- •Keyboard Symbols
- •What is qwerty?
- •5 Writing
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Reading
- •3 Summing-Up
- •4 History and generations of Computers
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Reading
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Reading
- •3 Speaking
- •5 Computer Types and Uses
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Comparing Computer Types
- •In pairs, decide what sort of computer is best for each of these users:
- •3 Listening
- •4 Reading
- •5 Listening
- •Buying a computer
- •1) The customer wants a computer for:
- •2) A multimedia computer provides:
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Reading
- •3 Listening
- •6 Summing- Up
- •Figure out what you want to do with your computer
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Reading
- •3 Listening
- •4 Writing
- •5 Listening
- •6 Summing-up
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Reading and Discussion
- •3 Reading
- •Word-Processing Facilities
- •Writing Tools
- •4 Listening
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Reading and Discussion
- •Translation process
- •Lost in machine translation
- •3 Summing-Up
- •2 When You Turn on your Computer
- •3 The Very First Contacts with your Computer
- •5 Computer Types and Uses
- •3 Listening
- •5 Listening
- •3 Listening
- •3 Listening
- •5 Listening
- •4 Listening
- •1 Vocabulary
- •1 Vocabulary
- •1 Vocabulary
- •2 Reading
- •1 Vocabulary
- •4 Writing
- •5 Listening
- •1 Vocabulary
- •3 Reading
РОССИЙСКИЙ НОВЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ
И.Н. МОРОЗ
English for it students
МОСКВА 2012
Мороз И.Н., кандидат педагогических наук, доцент кафедры иностранных языков РосНОУ.
Рецензент: Алексеева М.Н., доцент, кандидат филологических наук, заведующая кафедрой иностранных языков РосНОУ.
Учебное пособие предназначено для обучения английскому языку программистов, операторов ЭВМ и других специалистов, связанных с информатикой и вычислительной техникой. Языковой материал пособия отобран с учетом потребностей данной категории обучаемых.
Целью данного пособия является помощь студентам в овладении английским языком специальностей, связанных с информатикой и вычислительной техникой. В пособии использованы аутентичные материалы, что дает возможность познакомиться именно с тем языком, на котором говорят носители языка и который используется в специальной литературе данной области науки и техники.
Пособие состоит из пяти разделов, последовательное изучение которых позволяет получить общее представление о компьютере, его истории, возможностях, видах и основных сферах применения. В результате многократного повторения основной тематической лексики достигается ее прочное усвоение.
Пособие может быть использовано для обучения студентов любой формы обучения, в том числе и дистанционной. Наличие ответов к заданиям и тематического словаря позволяет использовать его для самостоятельной работы.
First Steps in IT English: Words, Notions, Measurements
Unit A Parts and Measurements
Vocabulary
to compute
computer
PC – Personal computer
desktop
part
device
hardware
drive
hard drive
floppy disk drive
CD-ROM drive
CD-rewriter
CD – compact disk
DVD – Digital Versatile Disk
tower
mouse
key
keyboard
peripherals
to store
storage
storage device
memory
RAM – Random Access Memory
ROM – Read Only Memory
unit
to measure
measurement
bit – binary digit
byte
kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte
hertz
megahertz, gigahertz
inch
speed
size
rate
to process
processor
CPU – central processing unit
to control
to perform
performance
to run
to move
to remove
movement
software
program
to program
programmer
to operate
operation
OS – operating /operation system
to display
display
to monitor
monitor
screen
to print
printer
to type
type
character
letter
graphics
image
picture
a) chose the correct translation:
1) to measure
a) обрабатывать |
b) выполнять |
c) измерять |
d) запускать |
2) device
а) экран |
b) устройство |
c) привод |
d) память |
3) to run
a) обрабатывать |
b) выполнять |
c) измерять |
d) запускать |
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4) screen
а) экран |
b) устройство |
c) привод |
d) память |
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5) drive
а) экран |
b) устройство |
c) привод |
d) память |
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6) size
a) размер |
b) скорость |
c) память |
d) привод |
7) to perform
a) обрабатывать |
b) выполнять |
c) измерять |
d) запускать |
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8) to process
a) обрабатывать |
b) выполнять |
c) измерять |
d) запускать |
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9) speed
a) размер |
b) скорость |
c) память |
d) привод |
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10) storage
а) экран |
b) устройство |
c) привод |
d) память |
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Match the words with their meanings:
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Match the words with their definitions:
a) character b) hardware c) megabyte
d) performance e) process
f) software g) store h) image i) device j) megahertz |
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Make up two-word expressions:
to process to control to watch a binary an operation to type to measure to play to run a storage |
movies a program games data hardware device digit system size letters |
Make up three-word expressions:
Central Random Read Hard Digital |
Access Versatile Only Processing Disk |
Disk Drive Memory Memory Unit |
Find synonyms:
character speed device keep image software storage operate part computer |
picture machine work rate component store letter program hardware memory |
Complete the sentences with the words from the box:
measure, CPU, graphics, movies, run, processes, RAM |
1) Most computers ___ the Microsoft Windows OS.
2) We ___ the size of the hard disk in gigabytes.
3) Watching ___ on the Internet needs a faster ___.
4) The CPU controls how fast the computer ___ data.
5) Programs with a lot of ___ need a large ___to run well
h) Guess what it is:
1) a device that can read and write to writable disks
2) a tool or a piece of equipment made for a particular purpose
3) the part of the computer that reads and stores information on disks
4) a machine that is connected to a computer and that prints on paper
5) the set of buttons (keys) that you press to operate a computer
6) a separate part of a PC with a large screen that shows information from the computer
7) a small device that you move across a surface with your hand to control the movement of the cursor
8) the general term used for a computer, which usually consists of a monitor, a tower, a keyboard and a mouse
9) any piece of hardware (= machinery, etc. that forms part of or is connected to a computer) apart from the CPU and the working memory (RAM)
10) a metal box that contains the CPU, hard disk drive and power supply for a PC