Post-text exercises. I. Read and translate the word combination:

I. Read and translate the word combination:

hardware, date, computer system, microwave transmission, to perform a task, to signal screen position to the computer, the desired location, to hold programmed instructions, office filling systems.

II. Find in the text the Ukrainian equivalents for the following English words and word combinations:

to collect data, connected to the computer, a menu selection, screen position, memory, storage, Hard disk,

permanent, retrieve, amounts of data, printed, output device, displayed on, data, communication, to view.

III. Translate into English:

Накопитель на компакт-дисках, устройства обработки данных, постоянное запоминающее устройство, оперативное запоминающее устройство, устройство ввода данных, чувствительные фотоэлементы, устройство для перемещения объектов на экране, сохранение данных.

IV. Put the words in order:

1. is, disk, disk, a, rigid, coated, with, material, hard, magnetic. 2. is, component, monitor, a, a, display, with, for, computer, screen, viewing, data. 3. there, are, of, computer, types, RAM, ROM. memory, two.

4. the, the, held, mouse, computer, a, hand, device, is, connected, to, by, small, cable. 5. hand, held, hardcopy, can,, output, be, in, your.

V. Complete the following sentences, using active vocabulary:

1. Webster’s dictionary gives us the following definition…2.The purpose of the input hardware is to…

3.The cursor moves across the …4.The purpose of output hardware is to…5.Monitor is a component with a display screen for…6.Diskette – thin flexible plastic disk coated with…7.Storage hardware serves the same basic functions as do …8. Information is output in either hardcopy…..9.Modem is of an electronic device that makes…..10.Printer is a computer output device that produces…..

VI. Fill in the blanks with necessary words:

Device, computers, word, processing, information, programme, knowledge

1. Computer is an electronic … that can receive a program and carry out this program by calculating numerical...2.Students can use … for doing their homework. 3. In the office personal computers may be used for … processing, bookkeeping, storage and handling of necessary information. 4. The basic job of the computer is the … of information. 5. To operate this computer one must have special …6.The user who knows how to … and code a computer is aware its limitations and advantages over other machines.

VII. Give the definitions to the following words:

CPU; ROM; Floppy-disk; CD-ROM; Printer; Modem; Monitor; Hard disk

VIII. Which of the following statements are true or false?

1. Computer is an electronic device therefore hardware is a system of electronic devices. 2. The purpose of the input hardware is to collect data and convert it into a form suitable for computer processing.3. Scanner is used to input graphics only. 4. The purpose of output hardware is to store computer instructions. 5. Memory is the brain of the computer. 6. There are three types of computer memory: RAM, ROM and CDR. 7. The most common ways of storing data are Hard disk, floppy disk and CD-ROM.

IX. Answer the following questions:

1. What is Webster’s dictionary definition of the hardware? 2. What groups of hardware could be defined? 3. What is input hardware? What are the examples of input hardware? 4. What is mouse designed for? What is a light pen? 5. What is processing hardware? 6. What are the most common components of processing hardware? 7. What does the CPU do? 8. How many types of memory? 9. What is modem used for?