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Ex.24. True or false? Correct the false statements.
1) The terms viruses and vaccines are used only in the language of medical officers. 2) These terms are
used to describe some unpleasant occurrences that can happen to programmers. 3) The Michelangelo virus
attacked the computer systems in March 1991 and went worldwide within a month. 4) You need to check
your PC for the presence of the Michelangelo before March 6 every year. 5) The Jerusalem virus is known to
appear on Monday the 13
th
. 6) A virus is a set of instructions that infects other programs. 7) The worm, the
bomb, the Trojan horse are the names of computer games for children. 8) The Ping-pong virus is said to be
the most dangerous and destructive one. 9) Commercial software is always released with various viruses. 10)
Any diskette should be scanned for infection. 11) A virus may be dealt with by means of another virus. 12)
The antivirus programs must be often updated because new viruses are discovered.
TEXT D
Read the text given below and guess the idea. Think about the title of the text.
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The first computers appeared right after World War II in the USA, and since that time they have changed
not only the lives of Americans. They have been changing the lives of people all over the world. At present
wherever the man turns, he finds a computer working.
Computers in banks can transfer money from one account to another. Computers are used to launch,
guide and track spacecrafts and satellites; they help predict weather and earthquakes. They help people make
long-distance and local telephone calls. Computers are also used when one reserves space on an airplane or a
train. In medical labs computers have reduced the errors in testing, and they have saved doctors’ countless
hours of work.
Many stores use computers to keep track of sales and orders. Also, many stores use optical scanners to
record purchases and total prices. A tiny computer chip controls your washing machine. Computers linked to
TV, telephone and satellite networks spread information throughout the world.
Without special training it is impossible to understand exactly how a computer works. Nevertheless,
many people use computers in their daily lives. Computers are everywhere. They are so much a part of our
lives that we usually don’t even know they are here.
Computers have become the foundation of the modern working world. Today, virtually all types of jobs
use them to some degree and all the countries are affected by the “computer revolution”.
In the future computers will be a million times faster than they are today. They will become easier to use,
but anyone who has not learnt how to use the new technology will be seriously disadvantaged, particularly in
the field of employment.
Ex.25. Answer the questions to the text you have read.
1) When did the first computers appear? 2) Was it in England that the first computers began to be used?
3) Computers are used everywhere, aren’t they? 4) Is it hardly possible for people to use computers in their
everyday life? 5) What can computers do in banks? 6) What are the other spheres where computers may be
used? 7) It is impossible to understand exactly how a computer works without special training, is it? 8) Do
many people use computers in their daily lives? 9) Have computers become the foundation of the modern
working world? 10) What countries are affected by the “computer revolution”? 11) Will computers be a
million times slower in the future than they are today? 12) The problem is that in the near future computers
will become more and more complicated to use, isn’t it?
TEXT E
Read and Smile. Translate the text using a dictionary if necessary.
MOTHER SHOULD HAVE WARNED YOU!
If you can count on one person in this life, it is your mother. Particularly, you can rely on any mom
anywhere to find the perils inherent in any situation. Indeed, no self-respecting mom ever missed an

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