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Part III

These advances in software and operating systems were matched by4 the development of microprocessors that contained increasing numbers of circuits. It resulted in increases in the processing speed and power of personal computers. The memory capacity of PCs had increased from 64 kilobytes (64,000 characters) in the late 1970s to 100 megabytes (100 million characters) by the early '90s.

By 1990, some PCs had become small enough to be completely portable. They included laptop computers, which could rest in one's lap; notebook computers, which were about the size of a notebook; and pocket, or palm-sized, computers, which could be held in one's hand. At the high end of thePCmarket5, Multimedia personal computers equipped with CD-ROM players and digital sound systems allowed users to manipulate animated images and sound (in addition to text and still images) that were stored on high-capacity CD-ROMs. Personal computers were increasingly interconnected with each other and with larger computers in networks to collect, send and receive information electronically. The applications of personal computers continued to multiply as the machines became more powerful and sophisticated, and their software more versatile. By 2000, about 45 percent of all households in the developed countries owned a personal computer.

Notes: 1computer kit - конструктор (Комп'ютер, який продається у вигляді комплекту деталей і вузлів);

2in earnest - всерйоз;

3clone - клон, двійник, копія (Сімейство комп'ютерів, повністю сумісний з будь-яким іншим сімейством, але виробленим іншою фірмою);

4to match by - зд: відбуватися одночасно з;

5high end of the market - елітний ринок (Ринок товарів для заможних інтелігентних споживачів з рівнем доходу і освіти вище середнього).




 EXERCISES |  Ex. 24. Choose the required variant to complete each sentence. |  COMPUTERLAND |  Ex. 2. Memorize the following words. |  Ex. 3. Translate the following sentences, paying attention to the italicized words. |  Ex. 9. Match the beginnings (1-7) and ends (a-g) of the sentences. Define the type and function of participles in each group. |  Ex. 10. TEST. Choose the required variant to complete each sentence. |  Ex. 12. Use modal verbs instead of their equivalents if possible and translate the sentences. |  Ex. 15. Read and translate TEXT A. |  An assembled Altair 8800 microcomputer (1975) |

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