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7) What does the abbreviation NT stand for? Is it DOS-compatible?
What are the basic requirements for NT?
8) Who is the developer of OS/2?
9) What makes UNIX so different from the other operational systems?
10 )What are the remarkable features of Windows 95?
Task 14. Fill in the gaps using the words below:
1) Like NT,... is DOS compatible and provides a graphical user
interface that lets you run programs with a click of a mouse.
2)... is the most commonly used PC operating system
3)... is a multi-user operating system that allows multiple users to
access the system
4)... is an operating system developed by Microsoft, an enhanced
version of the popular
Microsoft Windows programs.
5) The usage of... is so simple that even little kids learn how to use it
very quickly.
a) UNIX
b)DOS
c)NT
d) OS/2
e) Windows 95
Task 15. Decide whether the following statements are true or false in
relation to the information in the text:
1) When computers were first introduced in 40s and 50's programmers
had to write programs to instruct CD-ROMs, laser printers and
scanners.
2) The operational system control and manage the use of the hardware
and the memory usage.
3) There are no commands available in operating systems, only word
processors.
4) Microsoft developed MS-DOS to compete with IBM's PC-DOS.
5) NT requires computers with 486 CPU and 16 M random access
memory.
6) OS/2 is DOS compatible because it was developed by Microsoft.
7) Traditionally, UNIX was run by many users-simultaneously
8) Windows 95 and Windows 98 are DOS compatible and have very
«friendly» and convenient interface.
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         7) What does the abbreviation NT stand for? Is it DOS-compatible?
            What are the basic requirements for NT?
         8) Who is the developer of OS/2?
         9) What makes UNIX so different from the other operational systems?
         10 )What are the remarkable features of Windows 95?


Task 14. Fill in the gaps using the words below:

         1) Like NT,... is DOS compatible and provides a graphical user
            interface that lets you run programs with a click of a mouse.
         2)... is the most commonly used PC operating system
         3)... is a multi-user operating system that allows multiple users to
            access the system
         4)... is an operating system developed by Microsoft, an enhanced
            version of the popular
               Microsoft Windows programs.
         5) The usage of... is so simple that even little kids learn how to use it
            very quickly.
         a) UNIX
         b)DOS
         c)NT
         d) OS/2
         e) Windows 95

Task 15. Decide whether the following statements are true or false in
         relation to the information in the text:

         1) When computers were first introduced in 40s and 50's programmers
            had to write programs to instruct CD-ROMs, laser printers and
            scanners.
         2) The operational system control and manage the use of the hardware
            and the memory usage.
         3) There are no commands available in operating systems, only word
            processors.
         4) Microsoft developed MS-DOS to compete with IBM's PC-DOS.
         5) NT requires computers with 486 CPU and 16 M random access
            memory.
         6) OS/2 is DOS compatible because it was developed by Microsoft.
         7) Traditionally, UNIX was run by many users-simultaneously
         8) Windows 95 and Windows 98 are DOS compatible and have very
            «friendly» and convenient interface.