Read the questions and circle the correct answer.

1. What language does a computer’s microprocessor understand?

a) high-level language; b) low-level language; c) machine language

2. Which of the following converts one computer instruction at a time into machine language while the program is running?

a) compiler; b) interpreter; c) translator; d) none of the above

3. What files does computer software typically consist of?

a) user-executable program; b) support program; c) data file; d) all of the above

4. What must a programmer define to create a software environment?

a) elements; b) properties; c) features; d) details

5. What provides the tools a programmer uses to create software?

a) source code; b) object code; c) programming language; d) all of the above

Match the words with their synonyms.

1) to carry out; 2) to create; 3) a purpose; 4) to install; 5) data; 6) to consist of; 7) to define; 8) a feature

a) information; b) to contain; c) to execute; d) to set up; e) to design; f) aim; g) to specify; h) a property

Read the sentences choosing the correct word in bold.

1. The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out a task are referred to as a computer program/software.

2. The main executable file provides the primary set of instructions/ utilities for the computer to execute and calls various support programs and data files as needed.

3. Software includes menus, buttons, and other controls that are defined by a programmer/ user.

4. A simple instruction to add two numbers becomes a long series of 0s and 1s in machine/ high-level language.

5. The main executable file loads into RAM/ ROM when the program runs.

Give the Russian equivalents.

1) Web browsing; 2) document production; 3) computer environment; 4) as a single batch; 5) a utility; 6) a device driver; 7) application software; 8) system software; 9) to define properties

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