Welcome to the computer world. Practice materials for 1st year students. Еранина Т.И - 21 стр.

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Hard disk is a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, for
storing programs and relatively large amounts of data.
Floppy disk (diskette) – a thin, usually flexible plastic disk
coated with magnetic material, for storing temporary computer data and
programs. These are two formats for floppy disks: 5.25’ and 3.5’.
3.5’ disks are formatted 1.4 megabytes and are widely used.
CD-ROM (compact disk read only memory) is a compact
disk on which a large amount of digitized data can be stored. CD-
ROMs are very popular now because of the growing speed which CD-
ROM drives can provide nowadays.
Output hardware
The purpose of output hardware is to provided the user with
the means to view information produced by the computer system.
Information produced by the computer system. Information is in either
hardcopy of softcopy form. Hardcopy output can be held in your hand,
such as paper with text (word or numbers) or graphics printed on it.
Softcopy output is displayed on a monitor.
Monitor is display screen for viewing computer data,
television programs, etc. Printer is a computer output device that
produces a paper copy of data of graphics.
Modem is an example of communication hardware – an
electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or
from computer via telephone or other communication lines.
Hardware comes in many configurations, depending on what
you are going to do on your computer.
Vocabulary:
Input hardware – устройства ввода данных
To convert – преобразовывать
Suitable – подходящий, пригодный
Mouse – “мышь”
To roll – катать, перекатывать
To reach – достигать
Keyboard – клавиатура
Cursor – курсор
Processing hardware – устройства обработки данных
Execution – выполнение
To direct – управлять
Central processing unit(CPU), microprocessor – микропроцессор
Brain – мозг 
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           Hard disk is a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, for
storing programs and relatively large amounts of data.
           Floppy disk (diskette) – a thin, usually flexible plastic disk
coated with magnetic material, for storing temporary computer data and
programs. These are two formats for floppy disks: 5.25’ and 3.5’.
3.5’ disks are formatted 1.4 megabytes and are widely used.
           CD-ROM (compact disk read only memory) is a compact
disk on which a large amount of digitized data can be stored. CD-
ROMs are very popular now because of the growing speed which CD-
ROM drives can provide nowadays.

                    Output hardware

           The purpose of output hardware is to provided the user with
the means to view information produced by the computer system.
Information produced by the computer system. Information is in either
hardcopy of softcopy form. Hardcopy output can be held in your hand,
such as paper with text (word or numbers) or graphics printed on it.
Softcopy output is displayed on a monitor.
           Monitor is display screen for viewing computer data,
television programs, etc. Printer is a computer output device that
produces a paper copy of data of graphics.
           Modem is an example of communication hardware – an
electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or
from computer via telephone or other communication lines.
           Hardware comes in many configurations, depending on what
you are going to do on your computer.

Vocabulary:

Input hardware – устройства ввода данных
To convert – преобразовывать
Suitable – подходящий, пригодный
Mouse – “мышь”
To roll – катать, перекатывать
To reach – достигать
Keyboard – клавиатура
Cursor – курсор
Processing hardware – устройства обработки данных
Execution – выполнение
To direct – управлять
Central processing unit(CPU), microprocessor – микропроцессор
Brain – мозг

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