Научная электронная библиотека

Монографии, изданные в издательстве Российской Академии Естествознания

АДАПТИРОВАННЫЙ ПРАКТИКО-ОРИЕНТИРОВАННЫЙ КУРС АНГЛИЙСКОГО ЯЗЫКА ДЛЯ СТУДЕНТОВ 1 КУРСА ВЫСШИХ УЧЕБНЫХ ЗАВЕДЕНИЙ ИНФОРМАЦИОННО-ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО ПРОФИЛЯ, ОБУЧАЮЩИХСЯ ПО ЗАОЧНОЙ ФОРМЕ

Жаравина И А,

Comprehension questions (Вопросы для подготовки к зачёту (экзамену))

(You should answer them to prepare for the examination (end-of-term test). Don’t do it immediately after having studied units.
Do it shortly before exams)

UNIT 1.
Advantages and disadvantages of computer

1. What influence on a person does computer have?

2. How does computer effect people’s health?

3. What can children do using computer?

4. What benefit does computer give people at work?

5. What role does computer play in the life of disabled people?

6. What sorts of websites are not useful for children?

7. What influence does computer have on the character of a man?

8. What can we access with the Internet?

9. What can computer replace?

10. Where can we use computers?

11. What can be damaged by computer?

UNIT 2.
Mail or e-mail

1. What is e-mail?

2. How does e-mail operate?

3. What format do e-mail messages have?

4. How is the symbol @ read?

5. What kind of information can e-mail bring?

6. What does e-mail messaging need?

7. What are the advantages of using e-mail for lovers?

8. What is used in e-mail to make messages brief?

9. How can we express our feelings in e-mail?

10. What should we know to send e-mail messages?

11. Why is it comfortable to use e-mail when communicating with a foreigner?

UNIT 3.
Internet in academic study. Does it have any drawbacks?

1. What is the Internet?

2. When did the Internet first appear?

3. What stimulated the invention of the Internet?

4. What is the main use of the Internet?

5. What else is possible using the Internet?

6. How is the Internet used in teaching?

7. What can the lack of lecturer/ student contact lead to?

8. How and why can learning through the net influence students’ health?

9. What kind of data requires consulting with a teacher before working on them?

10. What is not available on the net?

11. Where can you use the Internet from?

UNIT 4.
What is ergonomics?

1. What is the term “ergonomics” derived from?

2. What is done now to limit radiation from computers?

3. What is ergonomics?

4. What is ergonomics concerned with?

5. What disciplines does ergonomics draw on?

6. How should you position a monitor?

7. What are the five aspects of ergonomics?

8. What kind of monitors has got less radiation?

9. What factors are to take into account to design a workstation properly?

10. What activities are recommended to reduce the eye strain while working on computer?

11. What is forbidden when computer is in operation?

UNIT 5.
Are you computer literate?

1. What is computer literacy?

2. What are the three aspects of computer literacy?

3. How is the twentieth century called?

4. How is the twenty-first century called?

5. How does computer literacy help people at work?

6. What are the basics you should know to be computer literate?

7. What is computer literacy level of many office workers?

8. What is done to make company more productive when hiring new staff?

9. What does computer literacy mean for people engaged in computer engineering?

10. What is the range of computer literacy?

11. What job do people with IT skills get?

UNIT 6.
Famous people engaged in IT

1. What is Steve Jobs known as?

2. What was the name of the first personal computer Steve Jobs and Wozniak created?

3. When was Macintosh introduced to the public?

4. What instrument was invented by S. Lebedev to calculate satellite orbits?

5. What position did Lebedev held from 1953 until his death?

6. What’s the name of a person who has been considered the father of information science?

7. Who designed the world’s first electronic stored-program computer?

8. Who do we honor for creating memex, somewhat analogues to the structure of the World Wide Web?

9. Who has Bill Gates donated large amounts of money to?

10. What is Bill Gates doing now?

11. What role did NEXT play in IT?

UNIT 7.
Netiquette = net + etiquette

1. What is etiquette?

2. When should people follow the rules of netiquette?

3. Why should we respect people’s rules on the net?

4. What are emoticons and acronyms used for on the net?

5. What do you feel if you open your e-mail and find an unpleasant, offensive message?

6. When is it necessary to make your message look good, without spelling mistakes?

7. What is slang?

8. When do people use slang?

9. Why is it impolite to use capital letters in a chat room?

10. What should you do if you disagree with a chatter in a chat room?

11. What is blog?

UNIT 8.
Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics

1. How is TUSUR appreciated in the world?

2. What role did TUSUR play in exploring outer space in the Soviet Union?

3. How many faculties were there originally in TUSUR?

4. What is TUSUR distinguished by?

5. How many members does TUSUR Alumni Association comprise?

6. What are the members of TUSUR Alumni Association?

7. Who is the current rector of TUSUR?

8. What is the mission of TUSUR?

9. What are TUSUR priority lines of research for the next decade?

10. What countries does TUSUR pursue international cooperation with?

11. How many students study at TUSUR now?

UNIT 9.
What is your job?

1. Who needs IT support technicians?

2. What skills are necessary to be a support technician?

3. Why isn’t it desirable to stay in the profession of IT support technician for long?

4. What does a system administrator do?

5. What is the main duty of a computer systems software engineer?

6. What specialist teaches computer users how to navigate new software or hardware?

7. How does a support technician communicate with clients about their computer problems?

8. How does a computer and information systems manager oversee an organization’s information technology?

9. What isn’t the responsibility of system administrators?

10. What can a programmer do except of writing programs?

11. What does a computer systems analyst do?

UNIT 10.
Innovations in the field of IT

1. What kinds of innovations are there in IT?

2. What is the aim of the efficiency innovation?

3. What is the example of transformational innovation in IT?

4. Who are the pioneers of mechanical calculators?

5. Who is considered to be “the father of computer”?

6. When did first-generation computers prevail?

7. What devices are known as first-generation computers?

8. What did second-generation computers excel their predecessors at?

9. What did third-generation computers use?

10. What is fifth-generation IT based on?

11. What is binary system?