Unit 15 - Computers

UNIT 15 - COMPUTERS
READING
A new university without a library has recently opened in the USA. All the information normally found in a library is now stored in the university`s computers. Without leaving their computers, users can send messages and receive information through telephone lines. However, this means that each student must have access to a computer, and many universities are making this a requirement for freshmen. College campuses now have computer jacks in every part of the university. Study is no longer restricted to just one location. Computer bulletin boards are used in the same way as traditional ones in schools and colleges. The difference is that over 20 million people may have access to them. If students want to discuss math at 3 am, it`s not a problem. They post messages on the bulletin board and find other people who want to talk about the same topic.
Technology now means students can get a degree without being on campus. There are people who are skeptical about this new method of education, but their concerns have had little impact.
Task 1. True or false.
a. There is a new university without a library in the USA recently.
b. Users can send and receive messages by using computers.
c. First-year students in many universities are required to have access to a computer.
d. Students have to go to computer rooms to connect their computers to the computer jacks.
e. Computer bulletin boards are the same as the traditional ones.
f. Not all people think positively about the new method of study off campus.
Task 2. Answer
a) What makes the new university different from others?

b) What type of information is available through the computer?

c) What type of equipment is necessary for first-year students?

d) What is the difference between a traditional bulletin board and the one on the internet?

e) Would you like to complete a college degree from home? Why/Why not?

PRACTICE
Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống:
monitor
computers
freshman
knob
guarantee
printer
skeptical

library
bulletin-board
technology
time-consuming

A ............ is a machine for printing text onto paper
This machine is still under ............ so the manufacturer will repair it
Some ............ can work 50,000 times faster than man.
Some of the more ............ jobs can be done by machine.
Adjust the ............ if the screen of the ............ is too dark
Harry is in the first year at university. He is a ............
They post messages on the ............ and find other people who want to talk about the same topic.
I’m rather ............ about his chances of winning
Many students are sitting and reading books and magazines in the ............
This ............ enables computers to read handwriting
Điền một từ có liên quan đến chủ đề computer vào chỗ trống:
A computer has a (1) ............ similar to that of the typewriter. The machine has a (2) ............ at the back so that you can connect it to a (3) ............ which has a (4) ............ like a television. We often use a (5) ............ which someone has written. All the information is stored on (6) ............, and at the side of the computer there is a (7) ............. . A (8) ............ is used to copy the information into paper.
Điền giới từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống
Nam turned ............ his computer, but it didn’t work
I disagree ............ you. I think computers are very useful
I’m having problems ............ my computer
If your computer doesn’t work, you should check if the plug has come ............ the socket
All the informationstudentsneed is now stored ............... the university’s computers.
Not all people think positively about new method of study ............... campus.
The new university is different ............... the old one.
Computers are necessary ............... first-year student.
Điền một từ vào chỗ trống:
The computer- one of the most marvelous (invent) ............ in our modern age has proved to be (extreme) ............(help) ............ to man’s life. A computer can not only solve the most complex math problems with lighting speed and perfect (accurate) ............, but also gather the wide range of (inform) ............ for (variety) ............ purposes in many fields. Nowadays, the computer always plays an (importance) ............ role that is (change) .............






















UNIT 15 - COMPUTERS
READING
A new university without a library has recently opened in the USA. All the information normally found in a library is now stored in the university`s computers. Without leaving their computers, users can send messages and receive information through telephone lines. However, this means that each student must have access to a computer