Лекция: Michael Riccioli, architect
“I want to buy a high-speed computer, so that I can get my reports finished quickly. I need _____(1)colour graphics to make my plans clear to the client. I have to use sophisticated programs so the computer must work with ____(2) software. I need something with an _____(3) memory to make it easy to expand the system.”
Hilary Davies, sales representative
“I need a lightweight computer which I can travel with, which is ____(4) and can be easily carried on the shoulder. It must be ____(5) with my office computer, and must work with a _____(6) printer as we need very high quality printouts.”
Ruben Greenberg, Harvard business student
“I don’t want anything too complicated, a word processor with a _____(7) disk drive will do, for _______(8) disks. I must have a _____(9) screen so that my eyes don’t get tired. I will also need a simple, cheap, ______(10) printer.”
One of the speakers chose this personal computer. By reading the technical specifications, try to work out who it was.
| 80386 processor |
| 20 MHz |
| 1 Mb RAM |
| 1.44 Mb 3.5” disk drives 65 Mb hard disk |
| 4×16 bit plus 1×8-bit expansion slots |
| High resolution 14” VGA colour monitor |
| Latest graphics and word processing packages included |
1.10. Using Ex.1.5, 1.7 tell the class about the characteristics of the computer you use or the one you’d like to buy; how do you protect your computer from viruses?
1.11. Read and divide the text into some parts. Give a title to each part: