Individual work tasks

Comprehension check
Exercise 2. Choose the right answer.

1. 
   What is a program?
   

1. 
   A set of instructions
   

(b). A collection of components B
c. A hardware component

2. 
   What are applications?
   

1. 
   Operation systems
   

(b). Programs for specific tasks B
C. Collections of components

3. 
   When are mainframes used today?
   

1. 
   When it is necessary to use only printers
   

(b) In applications requiring substantial data processing and large memory capacity. B
C. When it is necessary to support a peripheral device.

4. 
   Why can we conform that memory in mainframe is especially important?
   

(a) It is because minicomputers can be tied directly into mainframes. A

B. It is because it supports reading and punching cards.
C. It is because mainframes are used in data-intensive tasks such as financial operations.


Exercise 3. In these sentences, one or two verbs are correct, but not all there. Tick (V) the correct verbs.

1. 
   I __ to work in Paris.
   

a [V] want ✓ b [] enjoy c [V] like

2. 
   We _ going to Italy for our holidays.
   

a [] ate hoping b [] like ✓ c [] a’re thinking of

3. 
   She_____ leave work early tonight.
   

a [] wants b [] ‘d like c [] can’t ✓

4. 
   I ____ to see you again soon.
   

a [] hope ✓ b []‘d like ✓ c [] ‘m looking forward ✓

5. 
   He___ playing sports games on the Wil.
   

a [] wants b []’s good at ✓ c [] enjoys

6. 
   Are you _____ learning foreign languages?
   

= =
a [] want b [] like c [] good at ✓

7. 
   We ____ having a few days off soon.
   

a [] ‘re going b []‘d love c [] good at ✓

8. 
   I ____ doing housework/
   

a [] ‘m fed up with ✓ b [] hate c [] don’t want

4.