English for computer users

Содержание книги "English for computer users"

Предисловие
Module I. Работа с текстом
Unit 1. Development of electronics
Unit 2. Scientific and technological progress
Unit 3. History of computers
Unit 4. The first computers
Unit 5. Computer
Unit 6. The use of computers
Unit 7. Monitor
Unit 8. Keyboard
Unit 9. Scanner
Unit 10. Printer
Unit 11. Internet
Unit 12. Computer system architecture
Unit 13. Computer programming
Module II. Реферирование статей публицистических изданий на английском языке
Article 1. Richard Bird obituary
Article 2. Why aren’t more girls in the UK choosing to study computing and technology
Article 3. Computers open up the world of relationships — archive, 1983
Article 4. University subject profile: computer science and information systems
Article 5. White House announces internet program for low-income Americans
Article 6. Twitter launches privacy-protected site on dark web to bypass Russia’s block
Article 7. Russia bans Facebook and Instagram under ‘extremism’ law
Article 8. Irish parliament red-faced over printer too big to fit through doors
Article 9. Computers can write their own code. So are programmers now obsolete
Article 10. ‘A catastrophic failure’: computer scientist Hany Farid on why violent videos circulate on the internet
Article 11. EU deal will force iPhones to use USB-C charger by 2024
Module III. Тексты для перевода
Text 1. Europe wants to help clear out your drawer full of chargers
Text 2. A Short History of Tech Predictions
Text 3. Fraud and Identity Theft Trial to Test American Anti-Hacking Law
Text 4. Apple unveils new software to make the iPhone and other products feel new
Text 5. How Updates in iOS 16 and Android 13 Will Change Your Phone
Text 6. Elon Musk Threatens to End Twitter Deal Without Information on Fake Accounts
Text 7. Apple Starts Connecting the Dots for Its Next Big Thing
Text 8. What Sheryl Sandberg’s Exit Reveals About Women’s Progress in Tech
Text 9. The Man Who Controls Computers With His Mind
Text 10. ‘Allinllachu.’ Google Translate Adds Quechua to Its Platform
Grammar reference
Tests
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Variant 2
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Variant 4
Variant 5
Variant 6
Control works
Control works 1
Control works 2
Control works 3
Control works 4
Control works 5
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