Post-reading Activity

Task 1. Answer the following questions.

1. What are applications programs? 2. What is referred to as a package (or suite)? 3. What applications programs do you know? 4. What programs are commonly referred to as office programs? Give an example of an office package. 5. What is a useful feature of most office suites? 6. What computer hardware is usually used in the doctors’ practice? 7. What is the Patient Browser program? 8. How do you search for patient records? 9. What is a default button? 10. What do you know about games consoles? 11. What simulation programs do you know? Give an example of such a program. How does it work? 12. What does the ASP provide? 13. What is the role of remote access? 14. What are advantages and disadvantages of this system?

Task 2. Find the English equivalents for the following Russian word combinations.

1. подготовка стандартных писем; 2. платежная ведомость; 3. база данных; 4. пересылать по линии связи; 5. пакет программ делопроиз­водства; 6. программа представления данных; 7. критерии поиска; 8. программа моделирования (имитации); 9. типовые прикладные програм­мы; 10. удаленный доступ; 11. выделенная линия; 12. пакет прикладных программ; 13. элементы данных для подкачки.

a. download; b. application package; c. presentation program; d. simulation program; e. generic applications; f. remote access; g. search criteria; h. office package; i. payroll; j. database; k. a leased line; l. mailmerging; m. swap items.

Task 3. Fill in the blanks with the words or word combinations from the box.

1. A set of related applications programs is referred to as ... . 2. ... are sets of interrelated office programs. 3. This gives the user more ... and saves them having to install and maintain programs. 4. ... a cable connection that is rented for use in a communication system. 5. ... – buying and selling on the Internet. 6. The ... is the option that is selected automatically. 7. The ... are the details of what you are working for. 8. ... are sets of interrelated office programs. 9. ... rents applications to users, i.e. instead of buying software.

Task 4. March the terms in Table A with the statements in Table B.

Date: 2015-01-02; view: 1221