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1. BACKUP
2. CHDIR or CD
3. CHKDSK
4. CLS
5. DEL
6. DIR – SORT
7. REN
8. TYPE
9. FIND
10. DISKOPY
a) searches for a specific of text in a file
b) allows a text file from the current directory to be displayed on screen
c) allows the user to change the name of the file
d) saves the contents of the hard disk to a floppy disk for security purposes
e) is used when it is necessary to change the current directory
f) clears data from the screen
g) alphabetically sorts and lists a disk memory
h) makes back – up copies of the contents of one disk to another
i) deletes a specified file from the current directory, specified drive or specified path
j) produces a status report of the currently logged – on disk, indicating the amount of disk space used, the available capacity (in bytes), and the number of files on disk.
IV. Word – play
Find the hidden words in this square. Some appear vertically, some horizontally, and some diagonally. They may be upside – down – or back to front. Use the clues below to help you. The number of letters in each word and the first letter of the word appear in brackets after the clue. The first one has been done for you.
| C | T | A | A | R | I | T | P | L | R |
| L | P | N | T | P | I | D | A | E | E |
| I | U | E | A | E | E | B | L | X | T |
| P | R | T | D | L | A | F | M | I | E |
| B | R | E | E | S | N | O | T | P | M |
| O | E | T | G | R | I | D | O | T | P |
| A | E | C | V | K | L | M | P | Y | L |
| R | N | D | S | T | Y | L | U | S | A |
| D | E | L | V | E | I | Y | S | T | T |
| T | P | U | R | R | E | T | N | I | E |
Find the words which mean:
1. a computer that is small enough to hold in the hand. (7, P)
2. an electronic pen. (6, S)
3. to erase or omit (6, D)
4. one type of portable computer which operates with an electronic pen. (9, C)
5. the information that the computer processes. (4, D)
6. a network of lines crossing at right angles. (4, G)
7. a signal to a processor to suspend temporarily the current sequence of instructions. (9, I)
8. a pattern used as a guide for creating letters or characters. (8, T)
9. an individual dot on a computer screen. (5, P)
UNIT V
Online services
I. Warm – up
Discuss the following questions:
1. What online services are available in your country?
2. What kind of facilities do online services provide?
II. Vocabulary
A) Read and learn the words and word combinations.
online = on – line – 1 интерактивный; диалоговый; оперативный; 2 подключенный
download – загружать; пересылать
judge – судить, составлять мнение
preference - предпочтение
tend – стремиться, иметь тенденцию
fiercely – неистово, болезнь
advantage – достоинство, преимущество
feature – особенность, характеристика
comparison - сравнение
conceive – представлять себе, понимать
notion – представление, мнение, понятие
no matter – все равно; несмотря на ….
moderate – (зд.) председательствовать
vehicle – транспортное средство
prospective – будущий, предполагаемый
B) Decide which of the list above are ‘computer words’.
C) Explain the meaning of these words taking into account the value of the prefix and the sense of the base form.
Example: the binary system
The binary system is a notation which uses two digits, 0 and 1.
1. download
2. online
3. preconceived
4. interlinked
5. prospective
6. extra – cost
7. Minitel
8. Autotech
D) Mind the meaning of the phrases:
1. It all comes down to – It is a question of
2. two dozen – about twenty – four
3. checking out – examining
4. is moderated by – is run by
5. bolstered – strengthened
III. Reading
A) Decide whether the following statements are true or false in relation to the information in the text which follows. If you think a statement is false, try to change it to make it true.
1. Most people choose an online service because of the price or the number of available files.
2. Everybody has one service which he / she likes more than the others.
3. You should judge each service according to whether it is better or worse overall than the service you are currently using.
4. Eventually, all services will be accessible from the service you are using.
5. McGrow – Hill is owned by BIX.
6. Tammy Ray and Jeanette Shearer think the BIX service is average.
7. French Minitel users have free access to an English – language version of CompuServe, although they cannot use e-mail facility.
8. DELPHI’S Hobby now has two special interest areas: one on classic vehicles, and one on new cars and technology.
Online Services
1. I’m frequently asked which online service is ‘best’, but the answer is there is no best. Rating a particular service over another is entirely subjective. Price is important to some people, while the number of files available for download is important to others. Because of these and so many other different judgments, there can be no absolute. It all comes down to individual needs and preferences.
6. Still, users tend to be fiercely loyal to their ‘home’ online services – which is usually the first online service they ever used. They tend to judge all other online services based on this first service – often preventing themselves from seeing the advantages of a specific service. For my part, I like all the services I use and I’m on two dozen
11. Each offers one or more products or features that either do not exist elsewhere or are superior to the same features on other services. And I’ve a really subjective reason for being on one service – I use it to send monthly articles to magazines in Japan.
15. So, the real answer to the question is simple: the best online service is the service that has what you want and is easy for you to use. The point? Keep an open mind when checking out an online service. Judge it bases on what it offers and how it meets your needs – not in comparison to what you’re used to using. (It takes a couple of sessions to shake preconceived notions of what an online service ‘should be’.)
21. Eventually, we’re all going to be interlinked, no matter which service we use, in what DIALOG’s Richard Ream calls a ‘network of networks’.
23. Until then, most of us have to go to more than one service to find everything we need.
And now, the news ….
What’s new on – line
BIX
TAB Book Clubs Online: You’ve probably seen magazine ads for the Computer Book Club and The Computer Professionals’ Book Society. These are sponsored by TAB Books. This division of McGraw-Hill (BIX’s parent company) is now online on BIX, taking orders and answering questions from members. The club conference is moderated by Tammy Ray and Jeanette Shearer. You can check them out by typing JOIN TAB.BOOK.CLUBS.
CompuServe
Dell computer Forum: Dell Computer Corporation has opened a product support area on CompuServe. The Dell area is part of the PC Vendor D Forum. Type GO DELL or GO PCVEND to take a look.
Minitel Link to CompuServe
CompuServe bolstered its position in Europe by making some of its services available via France’s national Minitel system in July. French Minitel users have access to an extra-cost service that is essentially a ‘limited edition’, English-language version of CompuServe. Among the services available are software and databases downloads. E-mail and message-base posting are not available to Minitel users.
DELPHI
Hobby Group Expands: DELPHI’S Hobby Shop special group continues to expand its areas of interest. The most recent additions to the database and group topics are Antique Auto, which focuses on classic vehicles, and Autotech, where you can learn about new cars and technology. Type Go Group.
B) Fill in the gaps in this summary of the first paragraph of the text. Each clue is an anagram. The first and the last letters are correct.
In my opinion, there is no single ‘best’ online service. The choice depends on your _________ (pretacuair) needs and preferences. Most users have their own _____________ (ftvaioue), but this can prevent them from seeing the _________ (agtontaaes) of other service. Each one offers something which is either _________ (uqinue) to that service, or which is __________ (bteetr) than the same features on other services. So, when considering an online service, decide whether its features ____________ (cosrernopd) to what you need. Until all services are __________ (iilktneernd), most of us will need to ____________ (cunoitne) using more than one.
C) Do you think the English in the text is:
a) formal
b) neutral
c) informal
Do you think this article originally appeared in:
a) a computer magazine?
b) a general magazine for young people?
c) a general magazine for adults?
d) an online bulletin board?
e) the science page of a newspaper?
Give reasons for your choices.
D) Make these words negative by adding the appropriate prefix from given below. The first one has been done for you.
in- un- im- dis-
1. infrequently
2. _____ loyal
3. _____ advantages
4. _____ specific
5. _____ real
6. _____ probably
7. _____ available
E) Match each word or expression in the first column with a synonym in the second column (refer to text ‘Online Services’).
1. but (line 1)
2. while (line 3)
3. still (line 6)
4. for my part (line 9)
5. eventually (line 21)
6. until then (line 23)
a) ultimately
b) however
c) whereas
d) nevertheless
e) personally
f) meanwhile
IV. Speaking
Group Work
In groups of 3 or 4, talk on what the Minitel online service is. Make use of the notes below. Use more information which you and your partners have.
Description
Online service linking terminals in homes to the telephone network is a telephone you can write with!
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