Г. В. Царева
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A. Attached B. SealedC. Imprinted D. Spinned5. CD-ROM drives are ____ then hard drives. A. Faster B. Slower6. Floppy and hard types of disks work ____. A. In the same way B. In quite different ways C. Slightly different 7. Erasable disks are mainly used as ____. A. Secondary storage devices B. Backing store UNIT VI BASIC SOFTWARE  INTRODUCTORY TEXT Information provided by programs and data is known as software. Programs are sets of instructions that make the computer execute operations and tasks. There are two types of software: The system software refers to all the programs which control the basic functions of a computer. They include operating systems, system utilities (e.g. an anti-virus program, a back-up utility) and language translators (e.g. a compiler- the software that translates instructions into machine code). The applications software refers to all those applications – such as word processors and spreadsheets – which are used for specific purposes. Applications are usually stored on disks and loaded into the RAM memory when activated by the user. The operating system is the most important type of system software. It is usually supplied by the manufacturers and comprises a set of programs and files that control the hardware and software resources of a computer system. It controls all the elements that the user sees, and it communicates directly with the computer. In most configurations, the OS is automatically loaded into the RAM section when the computer is started up. System utilities are small programs which improve a system's performance and help users take advantage of the computer's capabilities. They are often desk accessories that can be called up while you're working in another application. They can also be INITs – i.e. system extensions which are activated when you turn on the computer; control devices which you adjust in the control panel, or even stand-alone programs that run when you need them. Utilities are available for back-up, file search, virus protection, disaster recovery, and so on. Spreadsheets are application programs for financial planning which allow the user to analyse information presented in tabular form, by manipulating rows and columns. Word processor is an application that manipulates text and produces documents suitable for printing. Three major features that word processors offer are spell checkers, online thesauruses and grammar checkers. Two more important features are automatic hyphenation and mail merging.  TOPICAL VOCABULARY
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