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1) When have the capabilities of a personal computerchanged greatly? 2) What opportunity had people in academic or research institutions? 3) What leads to the proliferation of personal computers after 1975? 4) What were of interest mostly to hobbyists and technicians? 5) What allowed a wider range of people to use computers? 6) What did home computers offer? 7) What was the Apple II, introduced in 1977 by Apple Computer? 8) What did IBM entered the fray with? 9) What are the main characteristics of a PC? 10) What is the most distinguishing feature of a personal computer?
5. Find as quickly as possible and read out the sentences containing the following important information:
*6. Try to tell the gist of the text.
Word Study
Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following.
The introduction of electronic computers, academic or research institutions, in interactive mode, for extended durations, to lead to the proliferation of personal computers, in kit form and in limited volumes, to be aimed for office, to remain a major player in the personal computer marketplace, microprocessor-based, a single silicon chip, to range in size, local area networking, to share expensive mass storage and peripherals, regardless of the purpose.
Give English equivalents of the following.
Незважаючи на мету, протягом тривалого часу, поява електронних комп’ютерів, вести до збільшення персональних комп’ютерів, сягати у розмірі, у вигляді комплекту та в обмеженій кількості, інтерактивному режимі, використовувати масивну пам'ять та периферійні засоби, наукові чи дослідницькі інститути, бути призначеним для офісу, мікропроцесорний, локальна мережа, цілісний кристал з кремнію, залишатися головним постачальником на комп’ютерному ринку.
3. Match the words in A with their synonyms in B:
A B
circuitry capability
computer of choice universal
storage circuits
to employ the best computer
general-purpose memory
eventually to use
capacity finally
Fill in the gaps with the words from Vocabulary Notes in the appropriate form.
General-purpose/to employ/circuitry/self-contained
1) Any modern computer use …. 2) Computers that can do many different jobs are called … computer. 3) The smallest fully functional … personal computers are notebook computers.4) Analog computers are devices that … continuously variable physical phenomena to make computations.
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