Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "GUI OPERATING SYSTEMS"

Задание 1. Соедините слова таким образом, чтобы образовались устойчивые словосочетания:

Задание 2. Заполните пропуски в тексте:

financial    internet  electronic  print  design  microchips

Computers have changed the way we do everyday things, such as working, shopping and looking for information. We (1) ___ houses with the help of PCs; we buy books or make flight reservations on the (2) ___; we use gadgets that spring to life instant they are switched on, for example, the mobile phone, the music player, or the car ignition, all of which use (3) ___. Many people now work at home, and they communicate with their office by computer and telephone. This is called ‘teleworking’.

With the appropriate hardware and software, a PC can do almost anything you ask. It’s a magical typewriter that allows you to type and (4) ___ any sort of document. It’s calculating machine that makes (5) ___ calculations. It’s a filing cabinet that manages large collections of data. It’s a personal communicator that lets you interact with friends. It’s a small lab that helps you edit photos and movies. And if you like (6) ___ entertainment, you can also use it to relax with games.

Задание 3. Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами (output, input, storage, processing):

1. Computer (1) _______ is the visible or audible result of data processing – information that can be read, printed or heard by the user.

2. The CPU will process data as instructed by the programs you’re running. (2) _______ includes functions like calculating, sorting, editing, drawing and searching.

3. DVDs are expected to replace CDs as (3) _______ devices.

4. As a scanner, the Sigm-100 can be used to (4) _______ photographs as well as documents in the computer.

Задание 4. Заполните пропуски в предложениях:

pages per minute (ppm)   printout   printer   print spooler   printer driver    print server   resolution  dpi

1. The differences in ___ are noticeable: the more dots per inch, the clearer the image.

2. A print resolution of between 600 ___ and 2,400 ___ ensured that even text as small as 2 pt was legible.

3. Passengers with an electronic ticket will need a ___ of ticket confirmation or a boarding pass to be admitted to secured gate areas.

4. The key advance of recent years is printing speed: the latest generation of ink-jets prints black-and-white text at 15 ___ ___ ___ (___).

5. With appropriate software, you can view the images on a computer, manipulate them, or send them to a ___ and produce excellent quality colour copies.

6. A ___ ___ is a dedicated computer that connects a printer to a network. It enables users to share printing resources.

7. A ___ ___ is a utility that organizes and arranges any documents waiting to be printed.

8. In computers, a ___ ___ is a program installed to control a particular type of printer.

Задание 5. Заполните пропуски в предложениях:

indenting        font       tool bar       find and replace         word wrap         word processing         thesaurus

1. A ___ consists of three elements: typeface, type style and type size; for example Arial bold at 9 points.

2. Notice that when you get to the end of each line, Word starts a new line automatically. It moves the word you are typing to a new line when it enters an invisible margin running down the right-hand side of the screen. This feature is called ___ ___.

3. ___ and ___ lets you find a word and change it into another word throughout the text.

4. A good ___ ___ program can be used not only to rectify accidental spelling mistakes and typing errors, but also to speed typing input.

5. Many word processors include a ___, so you can look for words with similar meanings.

6. The ___ contains a row of icons that perform particular actions when clicked.

7. ___ a paragraph involves moving your writing in from the margins of the page. For example, a left indent is the distance between the left margin and the text.

Задание 6. Переведите текст на русский язык.

GUI OPERATING SYSTEMS 

The term user interface refers to the standard procedures that the user follows in order to interact with a computer. In the late 1970s and early 80s, the way users accessed computer systems was very complex. They had to memorize and type a lot of commands just to see the contents of a disk, to copy files or to respond to a single prompt. In fact, it was only experts who used computers, so there was no need for a user-friendly interface.

In 1984, Apple produces the Macintosh, the first computer with a mouse and a graphical user interface (GUI). Macs were designed with one clear aim: to facilitate interaction with the computer. A few years later, Microsoft launched Windows, another operating system based on graphics and intuitive tools. Nowadays, computers are used by all kinds of people, and as a result there is a growing emphasis on accessibility and user-friendly systems. ...