I. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в каждом из них видо-временную форму и залог сказуемого. Переведите предложения на русский язык .

1. Sometimes a decision to compute is followed by a process of selecting the particular kind of computing machine best suited for the given problem.

2. Soon one will be able to get to Kronstadt by road as well as by sea.

3.May 7, 1895 has entered the history of science as the date of the invention of radio.

4. The builders are planning the road.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на разные значения слов it, that, one.

1. It is proved that light needs time to travel any distance.

2. One must take part in scientific work.

3. Specialists consider that in future city transport will reject gasoline.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на разные значения глаголов to be, to do, to have.

1. You have to come to the language laboratory of the Institute to work at your pronunciation.

2. This material does not possess elastic properties.

3. Scientists had to create new materials foe industry.

4. The exam was to start in the morning.

IV. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на бессоюзное подчинение.

1. The methods we have just described are very effective.

2. The instruments our plant produces help to automate production process.

V. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, определите функцию инфинитива.

1. The Russian science was the first to make great contribution to the development of space technology.

2. In order to make interplanetary flights in the future it is necessary to know factors affecting the human organism.

3. The main purpose of the computers is to solve complex problems quickly.

VI. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Обратите внимание на правила перевода объектного и субъектного инфинитивного оборотов.

1. We found them to be interested in the problem.

2. We consider Lomonosov to be the founder of the Russian literary language.

3. The capacity of this aggregate proves to be increasingduring the experiment.

4. The discovery of a laser is sure to be of great value.

VII. Прочитайте перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык текст.

TYPES OF SOFTWARE

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 can input, calculate, compare, and output data as information. Software determines the order in which these operations are performed.

Programs usually fall in one of two categories: system software and applications software.

System software controls standard internal computer activities. An operating system, for example, is a collection of system programs that aid in the operation of a computer regardless of the application software being used. When a computer is first turned on, one of the systems programs is booted or loaded into the computers memory. This software contains information about memory capacity, the model of the processor, the disk drives to be used, and more. Once the system software is loaded, the applications software can be brought in.

System 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 in order to activate a peripheral device. By installing the driver you «teach» your main board to «understand» the newly attached part.

Applications software satisfies your specific need.

Вариант 2

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в каждом из них видо-временную форму и залог сказуемого. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. A lot of various organizations have taken part in the design of the flood defence complex.

2. The building of the road is being planned by the designers of our Institute.

3. Such solution will make the problem more difficult.

4. The speed with which arithmetic operations are performed is affected by a number of factors.