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
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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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