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


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