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Exercise 3. Read the following definitions of computer terms, give the Russian equivalents of the selected words and phrases. Translate the sentences. 1. Hardware means the different types of equipment a com¬puter consists of.
2. A computer's hardware comprises a central processing unit (CPU) which is the heart and brain of the computer.
3. Input and output devices capable of putting information into a computer and getting it out of it are types of peripheral equip¬ment. Peripherals are the units connected to the CPU: input de¬vices, output devices and storage devices.
4. The simplest and most common type of input device is a key¬board, containing a typewriter keyboard.
5. A laser printer is a kind of output device to print information
6. Software means the programs needed to operate computer equipment.
7. These programs are on disks, the hard disks inside the com¬puter, or floppy disks, or on CD-ROMs, that is, Compact Disk Read Only Memory, which you can put on or store a large amount of information. A disk is a storage device made of flat circular plates with magnetizable surfaces. A hard disk is a disk made from a solid magnetic material and used as a storage device. A floppy disk (also called diskette) is a disk made of flexible plastic material upon which data are stored on magnetic tracks. Tracks are areas marked on the surface of a disk. A disk drive is the electronic mechanism that actually reads what is on a disk. In hard disks, the disk and the drive are built into a single unit.
8. A word processor is a computer used to write documents, let¬ters and reports, or the software that is used for this purpose.
9. Databases are programs, which allow you to store look at or change a large quantity of information quickly and easily.
10. Graphics are pictures and symbols a computer program can produce.
11. An extra copy on a floppy disk is called a back-up copy, a copy of data or software, usually kept in case the original disk is damaged or destroyed.
12. A bug possible in a computer operation, also a virus is a software problem or error in a program. Debugging means correct¬ing program errors or bugs.
13. People send e-mail (electronic mail) messages with the help of the Internet, a system that lets computers connect by telephone lines.
14. A laptop is a portable computer weighing about 2—4 kg.
15. With a device called the mouse you can do a number of things by clicking on different icons.
16. A mouse is a small input device, on the top of which there are one or more buttons for communicating with the computer.
17. Clicking is a basic mouse action to place a cursor to close a window, etc.
18. An icon is a small picture representing an object, process or function.