UNDERSTANDING THE PASSAGE Task 1. Answer the following questions
1. How many types of Computer architecture do we remind in this passage? What are they? …………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………….2. What does the CPU perform? …………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………….3. How can you describe the mainboard? …………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………….4. What does RAM mean? …………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………….5. What does the monitor comprise? …………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………….6. What are the Hard drives? …………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………….7. What is a keyboard? …………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………….8. What does a mouse consist of? …………………………………………………………………………………
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Task 2. Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false sentences.
1. Computer monitors were used for entertainment. ………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The mouse's motion typically translates into the motion of a pointer on a display. …………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………….3. Interaction via teleprinter-style monitors became the maininput device for computers. …………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………….4. ROM is often associated with volatile types of memory.
………………………………………………………………………………….5. The term CPU is applied to devices with a single board and no additional expansions or capability. …………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………….6. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. …………………………………………………………………………………