Группа 836, 20.03.2020

1. Выписать в тетрадь и выучить новую лексику к тексту по теме «Современные компьютерные технологии в промышленности».

Vocabulary

though – хотя

realize – осознавать

even – даже

be hidden – быть спрятанным

pocket – карман

display – экран

keyboard – клавиатура

a bunch of – куча

social network – социальная сеть

install – установить

all day long – весь день напролет

laptop – ноутбук

light – легкий

desktop computer – стационарный компьютер

portable – переносной

replace - заменять

upgrade – обновлять

hardware – «железо»

cash desk – касса

vessel – судно, большой корабль

equipment – оборудование

truly – на самом деле

mankind – человечество

collapse – крах

catastrophe – катастрофа

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Computers and modern technologies

Computers have become an important part of our everyday life. We use computers every day, though not everyone realizes it. Even smartphones that are hidden in our bags and pockets are actually small computers. Most people think that a computer is a big thing with a display, a keyboard and a mouse. Old computers of the 1990-th really looked like this. Computers contain a bunch of useful programs such as Word, Excel, an Internet browser with e-mail boxes and social networks. You can install video games and play all day long.
Modern computers are not very big, laptops are actually small and light. But they are as fast as desktop computers or even faster. I like laptops because they are portable and you don’t need to replace and upgrade hardware.
But if you look closer, you will see that there are computers in modern cars, in every supermarket or a café at the cash desk. They are used in airplanes and all kinds of vessels. Computers control infrastructure of big cities. Computers are widely used in factories and in all modern equipment. Computers help to make our life easier and safer. Of course it doesn’t mean that computers control our life, though some people truly believe that it will happen with mankind sooner or later. If all the world’s computers suddenly stopped, there would be a great collapse and a terrible catastrophe.