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Вариант 1
COMPUTER HISTORY AND APPLICATION
1Please, answere the following questions.
•Are you an advanced computer user?
•How much time a day do you spend in front of the screen?
•When did you learn how to use the computer?
•How important is the computer in your studies and in your daily life?

2Write what devices can be used to do the following actions. Is there anything in the list that can be done only with the help of computer?
To type and print documents, to play music, to send messages, to surf the net, to process data, to download and store information, to make graphs.

3Reconstruct the jumbled sentences. Do you think these statements are true? Add your own definition of computer.
1 Computer is a miraculous device
a. speeds up financial calculations.
2 It is a calculating machine thatb. you to type and to print any kind of document.
3 It is an electronic cabinet which managersc. which is capable of doing anything you ask.
4 It is a magical typewriter that allows d. and with people around the world.
5 It is a personal communicator that enables you to interact with other computerse. use to relax with computer games.
6 It is also electronic entertainment which you canf. large collections of data such as customers lists, accounts and inventories.

4You will read an article about personal computer from an on-line encyclopedia. Before you read suggest your answers to these questions. Then look quickly through the text and check you answers.
1CPU in this text most probably means:
ACorporal Punishment Union
BCentral Processing Unit
CComputer Program Upgrade
2All of the following are operations which can be done with the help of computer except:
Aword processing
Bdesktop publishing
Crunning spreadsheets
Dbuilding IBM clones
3The first personal computer appeared
Ain early 1980s
Bin the late 1970s
Cin the late 1960s
4Workstation is
Aa very powerful computer
Ba computer for playing games
Ca network of computers
5IBM is
Aone of the leading companies in the personal computer market
Bone of the most popular computers
Сone of the main computer components
5Read the article, check you answers for the previous activity. Fill in the gaps (1 – 6) with phrases (A – G). One phrase needn’t be used.
Acompeting operating systems
Bcapable of running the same software
Cto put an entire CPU on one chip
Dto form networks
Eto design electrical installations and lighting systems
Fsingle-user systems
Gcomputing power and graphics capability

PERSONAL COMPUTER
Personal computer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer designed for an individual user. In price, personal computers range anywhere from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars. All are based on the microprocessor technology that enables manufacturers 1___. CPU stands for Central Processing Unit. The reason the CPU is called a processor is because it can work with data: it can do calculations; it can move data.
Businesses use personal computers for word processing, accounting, desktop publishing, and for running spreadsheet and database management applications. At home, the most popular use for personal computers is for playing games.
Personal computers first appeared in the late 1970s. One of the first and most popular personal computers was the Apple II, introduced in 1977 by Apple Computer. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, new models and 2_____ appeared daily.
Then, in 1981, IBM entered the market with its first personal computer, known as the IBM PC. The IBM PC quickly became the personal computer of choice, and most other p