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Exercise 3Some forms of the words in 1-5 below were used in the
text 'What Is aComputer?' (Unit 1).Fill in each blank with the
appropriate form of the words. 1. operation, operate, operator,
operational, operationally, operating
a. A computer can perform mathematical
................................... veryquickly.
b. One of the first persons to note that the computer
ismalfunctioning is the computer
.....................................
c. The job of a computer operator is to
................................... thevarious machines in a
computer installation.
d. The new machines in the computer installation are not yet2.
acceptance, accept, accepted, acceptable, acceptably
a. A computer is a device which
................................... processes andgives out
information.
b. The students are still waiting for their
................................... intothe Computer Science
program.
c. It is ................................... to work without a
template if theflowcharts are not kept on file.
3. solution, solve, solvable, solvera. It may take a lot of time
to find a ................................... to a
complex problem in programming.b. A computer can
.................................. a problem faster than any
human being.c. A computer has often been referred to as a
problem
4. remark, remarkable, remarkably, remarked a. Today's computers
are ................................... faster than their
predecessors.b. Systems analysts will often make
................................... about
existing programs so as to help make the operations more
efficient.c. There have been ...................................
developments in the field
of computer science in the last decade.5. communication,
communicate, communicable, communicative,
communicablya. A computer must be able to
................................... with the user.
b. Fibre optics is a new development in the field ofc. Some
people working in computer installations aren't very
................................. because they are shy.Some
forms of the words in 6-10 below were used in the text 'History
of Computers' (Unit 2).
Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the words. 6.
calculation, calculate, calculating, calculated, calculator,
calculable,
calculusa. A computer can do many kinds of
................................... quickly
and accurately.b ..................................... is a
branch of mathematics for making
.................................. without the use of a
....................................
machine.c. A computer can ...................................
numbers much faster than
a manual .....................................
d. Some problems aren't ..................................
without logarithmtables.
7. mechanic, mechanism, mechanize, mechanical, mechanically,
mechanistic, mechanics, mechanization, mechanizeda. Today's
computers are less ................................... than they
usedto be.
b. The ................................... devices in a computer
system operatemore slowly than the electromagnetic devices.
c. The ................................... of the brain is very
complicated butunlike a computer it isn't
.....................................
8. necessity, necessitate, necessary, necessarily, necessities,
need,
neededa. Because it is expensive to set up a computer
department
it is .................................. to budget well for the
basic................................. of the installations.
b. A good programmer isn't ...................................
going to be agood systems analyst.
c. Students' lack of understanding of the basic concepts in
computerscience may ................................... the
instructor to restructure the course.
