Английский язык. Programs is the most numerous and perspective from the marketing point of view

Programs is the most numerous and perspective from the marketing point of view.

Data communication within and between computers systems is handled by system software.

Communications software transfers data from one computer system to another. These programs usually provide users with data security and error checking along with physically transferring data between the two computer's memories. During the past five years the developing electronic network communication has stim­ ulated more and more companies to produce various communication software, such as Web-Browsers for Internet.

Workingvocabulary

To complete — завершать to require — требовать equipment — оборудование to direct — управлять

To conduct — проводить internal — внутренний control — управление

Specific — конкретный, определенный general-purpose — многоцелевой

Aid — помощь regard — отношение

Regardless — безотносительно, несмотря на memory capacity — вместимость памяти

to install — устанавливать, встраивать, инсталлиро­ вать

To transfer — переводить, переносить

To provide with — обеспечивать чем-либо to secure — обеспечивать безопасность

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Security — безопасность

To develop — развивать, проявлять developer — разработчик

To check — проверять attach — присоединять

Web-browser — «броузер» (программа, Позволяю­ щая пользователю искать и считывать информацию с глобальной электронной сети Internet)

Peripheral — периферийный to boot — запускать

to handle — управлять gimmick — зд. приманка

Generalunderstanding (Общее понимание текста):

What is software?

In what two basic groups software (programs) could be divided?

What is system software for?

4. What is an operating system — system or applica­ tion software?

What is a driver?

What is application software?

What are application software for?

8. What is the tendency in application software mar­ ket in recent years?

9. What is the application of the communication soft­ ware?

Задание 16.4. Что из нижеперечисленного являет­ся программным обеспечением?

Program

Mouse

CPU

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Английский язык

Word processor

Modem

Web-browser

Operating system

Scanner

Developer

Equipment

Задание 16.5. Какие из приведенных ниже утвер­ждений верны/неверны? Аргументируйте свой от­ вет, опираясь на текст.

Computer programs only instruct the hardware how to handle data storage.

2. System software controls internal computer activ­

Ities.

System software is very dependable on the type of application software being used.

4. The information about memory capacity, the model of the processor and disk drives is unavailable fbr sys­ tem software.

The driver is a special device usually used by car drivers for floppy-disk driving.

It is very reasonable to ask for a driver when you buy a new piece of hardware.

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