Ex.7. Match the following.

1. ... is a high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a graphics card to a

computer's motherboard.

2. ... is a serial bus standard to interface devices, in other words an outlet

you stick wires into. It was originally designed for computers, but its

popularity has prompted it to also become commonplace on video game

consoles, portable DVD and media players, cell phones, etc.

3. ... is the name of both a thin client which uses a television for display

(rather than a monitor), and the online service that supports it.

4. ... is an application that is part of modern versions of the Microsoft

Windows operating system that provides a graphical user interface for

accessing the file systems. It is the component of the operating system

that presents the user interface on the monitor and enables the user to

control the computer.

5. ... is the name given by Microsoft to a feature in newer versions of its

Windows operating system (as of Windows 98 Second Edition) for

sharing a single Internet connection on one computer between other

computers on the same local area network.

6. ... is a computer network covering a small geographic area, like a home,

office, or group of buildings.

7. ... is a chain of interconnected computers, machines or operations.

8. ... involves re-writing the source and/or destination addresses of Internet

Protocol packets.

9. ... is a digital media player and media library application developed by

Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and images on personal

computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as

on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices.

10. ... is a free video editing software that is included in recent versions of

the Microsoft Windows operating system. It contains features such as

effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and

Auto Movie.

a. USB (Universal Serial Bus)

b. Windows Explorer

c. LAN (Local Area Network)

d. NAT (Network Address Translation)

e. Windows Movie Maker

f. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)

g. WebTV

h. ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)

i. Network

j. WMP (Windows Media Player)

Ex.8. Retell the text using the questions of ex.3.

Ex.9. Questions for group discussions:

1. What were strong and poor features of Windows 98, Windows 98 Second

Edition, Windows 2000 and Windows Millennium?

2. Do you agree that Windows Millennium is better than Windows 98

Second Edition? Why and why not?

3. Why is Windows 2000 still used?

Unit 5. Text. . Windows XP, Vista.

Grammar.