II. Закончите предложения, употребив существительные, образованные от следующих глаголов: to inform, to program, to apply, to compute и переведите их.

9. A computer can process a lot of ….

10. … software satisfies your specific need.

11. Special purpose … is much faster than general-purpose computer.

12. … must do a program to divide accurate instructions to the computer.

III. Выберите предложения, в которых инфинитив выполняет роль определения и переведите их.

13. This software contains information about model of the processor, the disk drivers to be used.

14. We know Pascal to be the first inventor of the mechanical computer.

15. The input device to be described in this magazine is a new one.

IV. Какое из данных предложений следует перевести, начиная союзом чтобы:

16. To find disadvantages of the device we must examine it.

17. The instructions are recorded in the order they are to be carried out.

18. The programmer must include all kinds of devices to make software interface look more attractive to the user.

V. Выберите предложения, содержащие субъектный инфинитивный оборот (сложное подлежащее – Complex Subject) и переведите их:

19. A human being is known to write by hand at the rate of about 30 words per minute.

20. An assistant came to instruct the students how to write this program.

21. Our programmers are certainly to be studying the theory of programming.

VI. Выберите и переведите предложения, содержащие объектный инфинитивный оборот (сложное дополнение – Complex Object):

22. The developers of application software want more and more users to attract to their software.

23. We asked our lab assistant to show as a new computer.

24. We saw application software start to work.

Понимание прочитанного

Прочитайте текст, вдумайтесь в его содержание, постарайтесь понять его, чтобы выполнить задания после текста:

1.	A computer to complete a job requires more than just the actual equipment or hardware we see and touch. It requires software – programs for directing the operation of a computer or electronic data. Software is the final computer system component. These computer programs instruct the hardware how to conduct processing. The computer is merely a general – purpose machine which requires specific software to perform a given task. Computers input, calculate, compare and output data as information. Software determines the order in which these operations are performed.
2.	Programs usually fall into 2 categories: system software and application software. System software controls standard internal computer activities. An operating system, for example, is a collection of system programs that aids in the operation of a computer regardless of the application software being used. When a computer is first turned on, one of the system programs is booted or loaded into the computer’s memory. This software contains information about memory capacity, the model of the processor, the disk drives to be used and so on. Once the system software is loaded, the application software can start to work.
3.	System software or programs are designed for the specific pieces of hardware. These programs are called drivers and coordinate peripheral hardware and computer activities. User needs to install a specific driver to activate his or her peripheral device. For example, if you intend to buy a printer or a scanner you need to worry in advance about the driver program which go along with your device. By installing the driver, you “teach” your main board “to understand” the newly attached part.
4.	Application software satisfies your specific need. The developers of application software are trying to do their best to attract more users to their software. As the productivity of the hardware has increased greatly in recent years, the programmers nowadays tend to include all kinds of devices in one programs to make software interface look more attractive to the user. This class of programs is the most numerous and perspective from the marketing point of view.
5.	Data communication within and between computer systems is handled by system software. Communication 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 stimulated more and more companies to produce various communication software, such as Web-Browsers for Internet.

Прочтите пояснения к тексту:

a general purpose machine (computer) – вычислительная машина общего назначения

system software – системное программное обеспечение

application software – прикладное программное обеспечение

regardless – несмотря на

drives – устройства

driver – драйвер, программное устройство

main board – материнская плата

to do their best – делать самое лучшее

Web-Browser – Web-браузер (обозреватель)

I. Какое из данных утверждений выражает основную идею текста:

a) From the history of software.

b) Two types of software.

II. В каком абзаце есть ответ на поставленный вопрос:

What do the computer programs do with the hardware?

III. Расположите пункты плана в последовательности, соответствующей содержанию текста:

1. The purpose of communication software.

2. Two types of programs.

3. The aim of software.

4. System programs.

IV. Соответствуют ли данные утверждения содержанию текста:

1. A computer to complete a job requires only hardware.

2. Software instructs the hardware how to conduct processing.

3. All programs can be divided into 3 groups.

4. System programs or drivers can coordinate peripheral hardware.

5. New types of application software are very perspective nowadays.

V. Ответьте письменно на вопросы к тексту:

1. Why is software necessary for a computer to complete a job?

2. What does software contain when a computer is first turned a job?

3. What is the aim of system software?

4. What is the purpose of communication software?