Steven Jobs
I. Make up a table based on the information give in the Unit.
Times |
Inventions / Developments |
Inventors |
1977 1981 |
Apple II PC |
Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak, Apple computer |
II. Describe the relationship between each of the following pairs of words (antonyms, synonyms, neither)
massive / small skeptical / unfriendly
cumbersome / awkward potential / ability
expertise / innovation donate / loan
muted / bright collaborated / worked together
anticipate / foresee genuine / insincere
inevitable / avoidable devise / invent
venture / risk makeshift / permanent
III. Give synonyms to the words in brackets.
1) Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak (worked together) to (invent) the personal computer, and then produced it in a (temporary) production line in a garage.
2) Steven Jobs wanted to (advertise and sell) the personal computer to people who would use it in their homes, to he knew it could be neither (very large) not (awkward).
Stephen Wozniak applied the (most up-to-date) (applied science) when designing the first personal computer, while Steven Jobs designed its (practical functions).
People seemed to be less (frightened) by computers when they were made in (soft) colours and were (easily understood by the average person).
Robert Noyce's (specialization) in computers was a result of his experience with the (first people) in the computer field while working at his first job.
Martin Alpert studied the first IBM personal computer (with great love and emotion) and (by the means) he was the first innovator to (come forward) with (supplementary devices) for the computer.
Whereas some people (grow) as a result of competition, others are (threatened) by it.
IV. Cross out the one word that does not have the same meaning as the other three words.
Everyone liked the computer salesman because he was (genuine / calculating / sincere / unaffected).
The corporation president (benefited / contributed / gave / donated) his services to the school of business.
The sudden decrease in sales was not (understood / foreseen / anticipated / predicted) by anyone.
The corporate office of the manufacturing company was so close to the factory that the noise in the office was (muted / vivid / intense / extreme).
There are many specialized (parts / components / contributors / elements) in the memory bank of a computer.
The soft ware company has the (capacity / extent / potential / ability) to employ 500 people.
After the young investor earned a million dollars, he was highly regarded for his financial (skillfulness / wizardry / good fortune / aptitude).
The computer-game business (celebrated / thrived / prospered / progressed) during the summer months.
The soft ware engineer's (expertise / intelligence / proficiency / mastery) was limited to one area.
They undertook their (venture / risky undertaking / challenge / decision) after making careful calculations.
V. True or False? (если False то пишем правильный и перевод всех предложений)
Robert Noyce graduated from a prestigious university and gained engineering expertise before he devised the integrated circuit.
Robert Noyce was one of the pioneers of the computer industry.
The microprocessor influenced the world in ways that its inventors did not foresee and subsequently led to the invention of the integrated circuit.
Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs used the state-of-the-art technology developed by Robert Noyce when they devised the first PC.
When Wozniak designed the first model of the PC, he did not plan to market it to the general public.
Jobs did not want the PC to be as intimidating to the general public as previous computers were, so he insisted that it include features that were practical and attractive.
The Apple Computer company sold their computers to thousands of American schools at discounted rates, thereby introducing their product into the homes of millions of students.
Martin Alpert foresaw that the success of the first IBM personal computer was inevitable, so he bought the first two models and devised ways to change them.
Martin Alpert's wife was skeptical about the potential of her husband's technical innovations.
Alpert's interest in medicine was more passionate than his interest in technology.
VI. Make a report about one of the computer related companies located in the Silicon Valley. Use the following plan: (написать 10 предложений)
1. The founders of the company.
2. The first years of the company.
3. The rise of the company.
4. The products of the company.
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