Texts and exercises on information science. Мартынов О.В. - 9 стр.

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ASSIGNMENT TO TEXT 6.
I. Read and translate the text.
II. Answer the questions to the above text
1. What are the advantages of Windows? 2. What is Windows? 3.
Why do we call it Windows? 4. What is another feature of Windows? 5.
What firm was the first to have some results developing the prototype of
Windows?
III. Make all types of questions to the following sentence:
windows interprets your actions and tells DOS and your computer
what to do.
IV. Give English equivalents:
программное обеспечение, пользовательский интерфейс, печатать
команды, быть легким в использовании, выполнять программу,
приложение, многочисленный, закрыть программу, различный
(разнородный), вставлять, обслуживающая программа (утилита).
V. Write out five sentences with Present Simple and translate
them.
VI. Match up:
software.......................................... with computer
user................................................. information
to interact ........................................ programme
to make the computer.................... disk
to delete ........................................ programme
to format .......................................easy to use
to paste ............................................ interface
utility ....................................... files
VII. Pick out the right definition:
1. User interface a) a software package;
b) commands given to computer;
c) document-linking features.
2. Application a) pasted data;
b) a device name;
c) a software package for a specific task.
3. To paste a) to copy dissimilar document
types;
b) to run a command;
c) to create a directoryЖ
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4. A window a) a command line;
b) a box or frame on the screen;
c) a seamless joining of different
programmes.
5. Paintbrush a) a word processing programme;
b) a communication programme;
c) a drawing programme.
VIII. Finish answering the questions:
1. What is the user interface for? – It’s meant for … .
2. How do the user and the computer interact? – They interact
with … .
3. What is the mouse for? – It’s meant for … .
4. What does Windows owe its name to? – It owes … .
5. What do words “cut” and “paste” mean? – They mean … .
6. What handy programmes supplied by Windows do you know? –
They are …
7. Was Xerox or Macintosh the first to produce the mouse? – It …
IX. Put the words in brackets in the correct order:
1. supplied with/its own/programmes/a few of/comes/ handy/
Windows.
2. open the next/one down/between/programmes /switch/without
having to close/ then/easily/can/and/you.
3. document/runs/that/its name/separate/it/owes/each program/or/
Windows /in its own/to the fact/ window.
X. Fill in the blanks:
Write, on the screen, handy programmes, seamlessly joining,
applications, user interface, interprets.
1. … is an instrument to simplify the usage of your computer.
2. Windows … your actions and tells DOS and your computer what
to do.
3. Windows makes running your favorite … easier
4. You can have numerous windows … at a time, each containing its
own programme.
5. Windows provides the means for … the capabilities of very
different application programmes.
6. Windows comes supplied with a few of its own … .
7. Windows has got a word processing programme called … .

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