Grammar Revision

Passive Voice

V₃

Час (Tense)	Indefinite	Continuous	Perfect
Present	am S + is + V₃ are	am S + is +being + V₃ are	have S + +been + V₃ has
Past	was S + + V₃ were	was S + +being + V₃ were	S + had +been + V₃
Future	will S+ +be+V₃ shall	—	will S+ +have+been+V₃ shall

Modals with the Passive Voice

S	+	can	+	be	+	V₃
may
must

Text A. Hardware – Software – Firmware

Pre-text Exercises

1. Before reading the text, read the following questions. Do you know the answers already? Discuss them briefly with other students to see if they know the answers. The questions will help to give a purpose to your reading:

– What is meant by the term “firmware”? Have you ever met it?

– Are you sure you don’t confuse microprogramming a computer with programming a microcomputer?

– Do you know what a fundamental issue is in the design of any computer?

2. Learn to recognize international words:

fundamental, design, electrical, signal, information, arithmetic, logic, computer, component, central, memory, permanent, complexity, code, hierarchy, program, instruction, elementary, idea, method, evolution, function, confusion, product, progressive, miniaturization, silicon, system, personal, classify, status, modern, control.

Read and translate the text:

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The Internet Computer	\|	Hardware – Software – Firmware

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