PC Configuration

Text Study
I. Pre-reading Exercises
1. Repeat the words in chorus:
View, primary, keyboard, delicate, punctuation, surface, smooth, rough, twice,
quick, succession.
2. While reading the text you will come across a number of international words.
Try to guess what Ukrainian words they remind of you:
Monitor, metal, electronics, stereo, pixels, position, microphone, modem, port.
II. Reading
Read, translate the text and mind the PC configuration.

PC Configuration
Meet the PC Configuration.
1. The main part of the system. An exploded view of modern personal
computer: 1. Monitor; 2. Motherboard; 3. CPU (Microprocessor); 4. Primary
storage (RAM); 5.Expansion cards; 6.Power supply; 7.Optical disc drive;
8.Secondary storage (Hard disk); 9.Keyboard; 10. Mouse
2. The case. The large metal box that is the main part of the computer is called
the case. The case and its contents (power supply, system board, etc.) are called the
system unit. The case has several functions:
- it protects the delicate electronics inside;
- it keeps electromagnetic emissions inside, so your TV, cordless phone and
stereo don't go haywire when you power up the computer;
- it can also hold the monitor.
Don't remove the case's cover unless you need to do something inside the unit
and always replace the cover when you are done.
3. The keyboard. You communicate with your computer with the keyboard.
Using it you type instructions and commands for the computer and information to
be processed and stored. Many of the keys on the keyboard are like those on a
typewriter, letter keys, punctuation keys, shift keys, tab and spacebar. Your
keyboard also has many specialized keys. The instruction manuals for most
software applications contain a section describing the functions of each key or
combination of keys.
4. The mouse. The mouse works by sliding it around (ball down) on a flat
surface. The mouse does not work if you hold it in the air like a remote control.
The desktop is fine, but a ready-made mouse pad is the best surface to roll the
mouse on. You will see the arrow on your screen moving in unison. The arrow is
called a pointer and the most important part is the very top of its point. That is the
only part the computer pays attention to. To use the mouse, slide it on the mouse
pad until the pointer's point is on something, like a button or an icon.
Click - position the mouse pointer over an element and press and release the
left mouse button once.
Double-click - same as above except press the mouse button twice in quick
succession without moving the mouse.
5. The monitor. Your computer is not complete without a monitor, a TV-like
device. Most computers still use CRT (cathode-ray tube) monitors but in recent
years flat screen based on LCD (liquid-crystal display) technology have become
increasingly popular. The monitor displays text characters and graphics. It allows
you to see the results of the work going on inside your system unit. The image you
see is made up of tiny dots called pixels. The sharpness of the picture depends on
the number and size of these pixels. The more pixels the sharper the image. This is
called resolution.
A display adapter card is actually what builds the video images, the monitor
simply displays them. The display adapter for your system is either built onto the
system board or is an expansion card plugged into your system board.
6. The floppy drive. Floppy drives provide a way to pass data from and to the hard
drive or another computer. The drives can read and write on floppy diskettes (3.5
inch, usually drive A). If you put a new diskette into the drive you have to format it
first.
7. The hard drive. Unlike the floppy drive the hard disk drive is inside the compu-
ter's case and you cannot see it. Usually it is referred to as drive C, D or F.
8. The optical drive. The optical drive is similar to the one you might have in your
car or at home. It can play DVDs, music CDs as well as read software program
CDs and the new Kodak photo CDs.
To operate the drive, press the eject button to open the tray. Put a CD in the tray
(label side UP) and gently start to push the tray in.
9. Removable media devices
CD - the most common type of removable media, inexpensive but has a short life-
span.
CD-ROM Drive - a device used for reading data from a CD.
CD Writer - a device used for both reading and writing data to and from a CD.
DVD - a popular type of removable media that is the same dimensions as a CD but
stores up to 6 times as much information. It is the most common way of
transferring digital video.
DVD- ROM Drive - a device used for reading data from a DVD.
DVD Writer - a device used for both reading and writing data to and from a DVD.
DVD- RAM Drive - a device used for rapid writing and reading of data from a
special type of DVD.
Blu-ray - a high-density optical disc format for the storage of digital information,
including high-definition video.Currently a rival of HD-DVD.
BD-ROM Drive - a device used for reading data from a Blu-ray disc.
BD Writer - a device used for both reading and writing data to and from a Blu-ray
disc.
HD DVD - a high-density optical disc format and successor to the standard DVD.
Currently a rival of
USB flash drive - a flash memory data storage device integrated with a USB
interface, typically small, lightweight, removable and rewritable.
Tape drive - a device that reads and writes data on a magnetic tape, usually used
for long term storage.
10. Sound card
Enables the computer to output sound to audio devices, as well as accept input
from a microphone. Most modem computers have sound cards built - in to the
motherboard, though it
is common for a user to install a separate sound card as an upgrade.
Vocabulary Notes
motherboard—системна плата
primary/secondary storage— первинна/вторинна пам’ять
expansion card— плата розширення
power supply — джерело живлення
case — корпус
system unit— системний блок
to go haywire= out of order —несправний
shift key— клавіша переключення регістру
tab— клавіша табуляції
space bar — клавіша пробілу
mouse pad — килим для миші
sharpness— чіткість зображення
display adapter— адаптер дисплею
life-span — термін дії
high-density— з високою щільністю розміщення
nullmodem —безмодемний
networkcard—мережевий

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Read, translate the text and mind the PC configuration.

primary/secondary storage— первинна/вторинна пам’ять

expansion card— плата розширення

power supply — джерело живлення

system unit— системний блок

to go haywire= out of order —несправний

shift key— клавіша переключення регістру

tab— клавіша табуляції

space bar — клавіша пробілу

mouse pad — килим для миші

sharpness— чіткість зображення

display adapter— адаптер дисплею

life-span — термін дії

high-density— з високою щільністю розміщення

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