Computer in Use. Маркушевская Л.П - 14 стр.

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1. It was desktop-sized personal
computers that replaced the
minicomputer trend.
1. It was room-sized mainframe
computers that replaced the
minicomputer trend.
2. One of these computers was called
Apple and it was announced in 1975.
2.One of these computers was called
Altair and it was announced in 1975.
3. Those who wanted could have now
their own computer for business
purposes at home.
3. Those who wanted could have now
their own computer to play at home.
4. A computer industry so mighty
before began to fail.
4. A computer industry began to grow.
5. The Altair developers bought from
William Gates a computer language that
could run on their machine.
5. The Altair developers bought from
Microsoft Corporation a computer
language that could run on their
machine.
Exercise 3. Arrange the sentences in their logical sequence.
1. But its current name the company took only in 1924.
2. It used a punch-card technology and electrical circuit to advance the mechanical
counter.
3. These successful investments brought enormous profits for IBM.
4. The next machine to be introduced into the market was Model 650 initializing
punch-card technology.
5. This invention became the foundation on which IBM was built.
6. The digital electromechanical computer Mark I was one of the first to be financed
by IBM in 1943.
7. A new tabulating machine invented by Herman Hollerith was used for the US
Census of 1890.
8. Later on, IBM made heavy investments in producing peripheral equipment,
printers, terminals, key-punch machines and card sorters.
Exercise 4. Say what you have learnt about the development of the computer
industry. Begin your story with the phrases listed below.
After that…;
Now it is widely known that…;
The new computer caused the sensation because…;
In order to perform the new computer…
LANGUAGE ACTIVITY
Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with prepositions to, with, into, on, from, off, over, at, of,
for if necessary.
1. The developers conceived … a new model … machine.
2. The investors insisted … development … a new trend … computers.
3. The customers bought … the company new computers.
4. The company left their minicomputers … sale.

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