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English Lesson Unit III. Hardware. Part II

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State Educational Institution of Higher Education
University of Technology
Space Engineering and Technology College
English Lesson
Unit III. Hardware. Part II.
Korolev
2020

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8. Complete the sentences below with suitable relative pronouns.
WHO WHICH THAT
Model:
The teacher who/that is responsible for the computer center has just arrived.
The microprocessor is a chip which/that processes the information provided by the
software.
1) A co-processor is an extra processor chip … does calculations at high speed.
2) The microprocessor coordinates the activities … take place in the computer system.
3) Last night I met someone … works for GSM as a computer programmer.
4) A palmtop is a computer … is small enough to be held in the palm of one hand.
5) A megahertz is a unit of frequency … is used to measure processor speed.
6) Here’s the DVD … you lent me.
7) Core 2 Duo is a new Intel processor … contains about 291 million transistors.
8) A webmaster is a person … designs, develops and maintains a website.
9) I met my old friend … works for Apple as a software engineer.
10) The main circuit board … you have inside your system is called the motherboard.
11) A blogger is a person … keeps a web log (blog) or publishes an online diary.

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9. Change Active into Passive (the Simple Tenses).
Model:
Сomputer accepts data in a certain form.
Data is accepted by a computer in a certain form.
1) A program tells the computer what to do.
The computer is told by a program what to do.
2) Many companies produce IBM-compatible computers.
IBM-compatible computers are produced by many companies.
3) In 1946 scientists and engineers at the University of Pennsylvania built the first
digital computer.
In 1946 the first digital computer was built by scientists and engineers at the
University of Pennsylvania.
4) Computer scientists will develop computer system that will simulate human senses,
thought processes and actions.
Computer system that will simulate human senses, thought processes and actions
will be developed by computer scientists.
5) You can send data to a printer to make a paper copy.
Data can be sent by you to a printer to make a paper copy.

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10. Choose the correct verb form (Present Perfect, Active vs. Passive).
1) In addition to microprocessor chips, a great amount of specialized processing chips
(have developed/ have been developed) recently.
2) Many colleges and universities (have provided/ have been provided) smart cards to
their students for identification.
3) Many cars (have provided/ have been provided) with more than 70 processors to
control nearly everything from fuel to tracking systems.
4) Output devices translate information that (has processed/ has been processed) by
the system unit into a form that humans can understand.
5) Computer developers (have built/ have been built) programs into ROM chips.
6) Secondary storage holds data and programs even after electrical power to the
computer system (has turned/ has been turned) off.
7) Each generation of computers (has marked/ has been marked) by a significant
advance in technology.
8) Graphics coprocessor (has designed/ has been designed) to handle the processing
requirements related to 3-D images.
9) The rapidly developing Internet and World Wide Web (have enabled/ have been
enabled) both computer professionals and home users to communicate across the
globe.

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11. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Mind Active and Passive voice.
1) Softcopy output … on a monitor but you can hold hardcopy output in your hand (to
display).
2) Software is the term which … to describe the instructions that tell the hardware
how to perform a task (to use).
3) The computer … to the telephone line via a modem. (to connect).
4) An image on TV or computer screen … of thousands of pixels (to make up).
5) Laptops … by batteries (to power).
6) The computer … by a fan (to cool).
7) The printer … to the computer via a USB cable (to connect).
8) A modem … telephone communications into a form that can …by a computer (to
modify, to process).
9) S.Jobs … the company Apple because he … of the apple as a perfect fruit. (to call,
to think).
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