Express your opinion. Agree or disagree with statements according to the model.

Model:

St.1: Information Science is often mistakenly considered as a branch of computer science. St.2: That`s right. Information Science is often mistakenly considered as a branch of computer science.   St.2: Information Science consists of having the knowledge and understanding on how to check up any type of information. St. 1: That`s wrong. Information Science consists of having the knowledge and understanding on how to collect, classify, manipulate, store, retrieve and disseminate any type of information.

1. Interaction between users and computers occurs at the user interface, which includes both software and hardware,.

2. General purpose computer peripherals can be considered as the examples of hardware.

3. Managing large quantities of structured and unstructured data is a primary function of information systems.

4. Information retrieval has never been studied in conjunction with information storage.

5. There are no reasons for universities and public libraries to use Information retrieval systems to provide access to books, journals, and other documents.

21. Look through the short passage given below and make up a dialogue trying to develop the idea. These words or word expressions can help you:

calendaring, text chat, wiki, social software, online dating services and social networks.

Groupware is software designed to help people get involved in a common task to achieve their goals. Collaborative software is the basis for computer supported cooperative work. Such software systems as email, for example, belong to this category. It has been suggested that Metcalfe's law – the more people who use something, the more valuable it becomes – applies to such software. The study of computer-supported collaboration includes the study of this software and social phenomena associated with it.

22. This time you have to make a report on the topic «Information Science». Please, read the information below before you start.

When you make a report you have to make it as easy as possible for your audience. There is a simple way to check if your report was perfect: at the end of the report your listeners should be able to repeat it back to you because what you said was so clear.

Try to use some of these helpful «relationship expressions» in your report:

– in addition, moreover; – however, still, in contrast to; – similarly, equally, likewise; – for instance, as an example, as an illustration;

– in other words, that is, no doubt; – it may be true, although, even though; – in fact, most important, indeed; – thus, therefore; – in short, summing it up.

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