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английский для ИТ 1
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| Utility software is a type of system software that is designed to perform a specialized task, such as system maintenance or security. Utility software that does not come packaged with an operating system is often referred to as a third-party utility. In past years, antivirus software was a popular category of third-party utilities. With the recent influx of nuisance ads, intrusion attempts, and spam, utilities such as ad blockers, personal firewalls, and spam filters have also become best sellers. Filtering software is used by parents to block their children from objectionable Websites. Another popular category of utility software is system utilities. These utilities track down and fix disk errors, repair corrupted files, and give your PC a performance – enhancing tune-up.
A final group of utilities worth mentioning is designed for backing up and cleaning up hard disks, and shredding files so they can’t be recovered. They can help you recover files deleted by mistake. Comprehension check. Indicate the paragraph where the following ideas are found in the text. 1. Operating system’s main purpose is to control what happens behind the scene. 2. Your PC can sometimes recover from memory leak problems if you use the Ctl+Alt+Del key sequence to close the corrupted program. 3. The operating system must ensure that the microprocessor does not “spin its wheels” waiting for input while it could be working on some other processing projects. 4. Windows is installed on more than 80 % of the world’s personal computers. 5. The term “buffer” is a technical jargon for a region of memory that holds data waiting to be transferred from one device to another. 6. Many operating systems provide helpful tools, called operating system utilities, that you can use to control and customize your computer equipment and work environment. Vocabulary practice 1. In the text find the opposites to the given words. roughly shred disorganize monopolize stop succeed break 2. Fill in the blanks choosing from the variants given. 1. An operating system … a computer’s resources, such as Ram, storage space, and peripherals. a) allocates b) defines c) manages d) accommodates 2. To … more than one program at a time, the operating system must allocate specific areas of Ram for each program. a) store b) install c) fix d) run 3. A graphical user-interface provides a way to point and click a mouse to … menu options and manipulate objects that appear on the screen. a) feature b) deal with c) select d) manage 4. Handheld devices, such as PDAs and smartphones typically … single-user operating systems. a) feature b) retrieve c) include d) establish 5. OS communicates with device driver software so that data can travel … between the computer and peripheral resources. a) roughly b) smoothly c) simultaneously d) primary 6. Desktop operating systems are designed to accommodate a single user, but might also provide network … . a) variety b) security c) capability d) compatibility 3. Make three-word combinations using the words in columns and then fill in the gaps in the following sentences. A: multiuser B: operating C: system third user technologies desktop enhancing interface graphical operating system performance party utilities 1. IBM’s OS/390 is one of the most popular mainframe … . 2. A computer can take advantages of … . 3. A … features menus and icons that you can manipulate with a click of a mouse. 4. A …, such as Windows, is designed for personal computers. 5. WinZip, WinAce are … that offer a variety of compression options. 4. Fill in the gaps in the text. ___ (computer/application) software tells the operating system what to do. The operating system tells the ___ (device/tool) drivers, device drivers tell the ___ (software/hardware), and the hardware actually does the work. The operating system___ (interacts/competes) with application software, device drivers, and hardware to ___ (manage/define) a computer’s ___ (resources/compatibility). The core part of an operating system is called the ___ (kernel/cycle). In addition to this core, many operating systems ___ (provide/schedule) helpful tools, called ___ (utilities/capabilities). жүктеу/скачать 0,77 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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