Vocabulary exercises. Exercise 1. Give the English equivalents

Exercise 1. Give the English equivalents.

Конкурирующая операционная система; главный поставщик на компьютерном рынке; игрушка для любителя; микропроцессорный; компоненты меньшей мощности; вывести на экран; автономная система; интерактивный режим; область применения; обработка текстов; способности компьютера; прикладные программы; исправлять ошибки и стирать предложения; компьютерное моделирование; электронные таблицы.

Exercise 2. Find in the two given texts words:

A) synonyms

Verbs: to print; to produce; to convert; to keep; to found; to erase; to name; to change; to use; to start; to switch on; to supply; to give possibility; to involve.

Nouns: rate; use; plays; control; mode; producer; amateur; device; crystal; error; storage; primary (memory); monitor; characteristic; aim.

Adjectives: flexible; main; little; general.

B) antonyms

Verbs: to finish; to switch on; to take; to delete.

Nouns: online, input, work.

Adjectives: cheep, weak; common; general; large; soft; high; easy.

Exercise 3. Insert the necessary words.

1. A personal computer is a small relatively inexpensive device for an individual ________.

2. One of the first and most popular PC was ___________ in 1977.

3. All PCs are based on ______________ technology, its CPU being called MPU.

4. Very soon a microcomputer was ___________ from a calculator into a PC for everyone.

5. Input in PC is usually performed by means of a ____________.

6. A personal computer uses _________ disks as input and output media.

7. Personal computers have a lot of ____________, scientific, engineering, educational being among them.

8. PCs have a great _________ upon pupils, educators, and many other people no matter what their occupation is.

9. A word processing program called application _____________ enables you to modify any document in a manner you wish.

10. Using a display you can ____________ mistakes, _________ words and replace sentences.

Exercise 4. Give definitions to the following using the vocabulary.

IOP; I/O; PC; PU; CU; ALU; CPU; MPU; IBM; DOS; CRT; ROM; RAM; IC; SSI; MSI; LSI; MP; CD; CMI; CAI.