Английский язык. Бабушкин А.П - 33 стр.

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a computer, a telephone and a piece of computer equipment called a 'modem'. They
simply dial a telephone number to link their own computer with the others, and then,
using a password (a secrete word or phrase), enter a company's computer system (for
example, in a bank or a government office).
       In 1999 two American teenagers broke into a computer system and added rude
messages to some information and made other important data disappear. The damage
cost over two million dollars to correct. A 12-year-old boy in Detroit used his own
computer to enter the computer system of a large company and caused financial
chaos.
       In Britain, computer crime costs companies about 400 million pounds a year.
Often, the computer criminals do not want to make money; they just want to show the
world how clever they are.
       They also like creating computer viruses. They programme a computer disc
with a special fault in it. When a computer copies the disc, the fault enters the com-
puter's memory. That means it gets onto any other disc each time you put a new disc
into your computer. Some viruses are just silly messages. For example, one puts the
message ' peace and love ' on your computer screen while you are working. Other vi-
ruses use all the 'memory' on the computer, and the computer is 'sick' and unable to
work. A hospital in Britain recently lost all of its records about sick patients because
of a computer virus.
  Speak on the problem.
If you were to travel somewhere far,what means of transport would you choose.Why?

Test 10

1. Read the texts and do the tests.
                            From Pony Express to E-Mail
       In the mid-nineteenth century, it took about two weeks for a letter to get from
the East to the West. First, the letter went to Saint Joseph, Missouri. Then Pony Ex-
press riders carried it west in relays, each rider taking the mail for a part of the jour-
ney. At designated points, new riders would take over. Riders changed horses every
10 to 15 miles. It took eight days for the riders to cover 2,000 miles.
       Settlers had to wait all that time for letters and newspapers from home. The
news would be two weeks old when it reached the West. Businesses ran at a slower
pace, too. Storekeepers waited weeks for the goods they sold to arrive. And the com-
panies they bought from waited as long to be paid.
       Today, satellite TV carries news around the world instantly. We contact friends
and family by fax and E-mail almost as quickly. Businesses place orders the same
way, and thanks to airplanes and computers, they can receive goods the next day.
Payment can also be immediate, because banks can send money around the world
electronically.
       Now that we are used to speed, we want it all the time! That's why we call let-
ters sent by post "snail mail."