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UNIT 7. APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS. CONDITIONALS. REVISION.

UNIT 7

APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS

Vocabulary Bank Unit 7

Read, write the translation and learn the basic vocabulary terms:

1) accounts 33) simulation program


2) adventure game 34) small business tools
3) animated image 35) spreadsheet
4) ASP (application service provider) 36) suite
5) beneficial 37) to ensure
6) best-established area 38) to fix
7) broadband 39) to handle
8) bursting point 40) to manage the system
9) button icons 41) to run the application
10) complexity 42) word processor
11) criteria boxes
12) data centers
13) default button
14) developer tools
15) Dot-matrix printer
16) DTP (desktop publishing program)
17) facility
18) flexibility
19) games consoles
20) high-end
21) image editor
22) leased line
23) mail merging
24) outsourcing
25) package
26) payrolls
27) PIM (personal information manager)
28) pitfall
29) prohibitively expensive
30) referred to
31) remote access
32) search criteria
UNIT 7. APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS. CONDITIONALS. REVISION.
READING ACTIVITY

TEXT 7A. APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS

Software is the word used to refer to programs (sets of computer instructions written in a
computer language) and data that is input, processed and output by a computer system.
Applications programs are programs that allow the user to do various types of work on a
computer, e.g. wordprocessors, databases. A set of related applications programs is referred to as a
package (or a suite). Common applications programs include:

word processors for creating and editing texts


spreadsheets for performing calculations using formulas
databases for storing data so that it can be easily searched and sorted

graphics for drawing


games for playing fast action games
accounts for keeping business accounts
payroll for calculating salaries
presentation program for creating multimedia slide shows
email for sending electronic mail messages
PIM (personal information for keeping track of appointments, address book, task list, etc.
manager)
DTP (desktop publishing for creating publications to be printed by a professional
program) printer
small business tools for performing various business tasks
website editor for creating and editing webpages
image editor for editing graphic images
developer tools for writing programs to add features to existing applications
and creating integrated program systems

Some applications programs, such as wordprocessors, spreadsheets and databases, are commonly
referred to as office programs because they are commonly used in a typical office. Office packages (or
suites) such as Microsoft Office are sets of interrelated office programs. Different versions of office suites
are usually available containing different combinations of programs. Mailmerging is a useful feature
found in most office suites that combines a database with a wordprocessor document to automatically
produce a copy of a standard letter for each record in the database.
A variety of computer hardware is used in the doctors' practice including:

PC common name for an IBM compatible personal computer

network computers connected together


file server a powerful computer that stores and allows users access to data files on a network

laser printer a very high quality text and graphics printer that has a photosensitive drum that
deposits toner powder on the paper
UNIT 7. APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS. CONDITIONALS. REVISION.

dot-matrix a low quality printer that prints by hammering pins on the paper to print an image
printer made up of dots. The hammering action means that it can print on special multipart
paper where a number of copies are produced at the same time

CD-ROM a compact disk read only memory storage device that is cheap to produce and
suitable for storing large amounts of data

For example, the Patient Browser program (GPASS) is a type of database for sorting and
searching patient records. To search, you select different option screens by clicking on a tab with a mouse
and inputting the search criteria in text boxes known as criteria boxes. Different button icons can be
clicked to perform different operations, e.g. the Find button. The default button is the option that is
selected automatically.
Tomb Raider is a popular adventure game that has appeared in various versions. The main
character is represented by a female animated image, known as Lara Croft. The user follows a storyline in
which they have to solve puzzles and control the movements of the main character, sometimes having to
react quickly to avoid dangerous obstacles. It is available on well-known games consoles (specialized
games computers) called Play Station and Dreamcast manufactured by a company called Sega.
Sim City is a simulation program (a program that simulates real life) in which the user has to
develop a city by building roads and 3D (three-dimensional) buildings, setting taxes, etc. They also have
to control objects such as simulated cars and people. The user can download (copy from a server
computer) additional objects and swap items with other users using a special website.
An ASP (application service provider) rents applications to users, i.e. instead of buying software,
the user pays for using applications as and when they need them. The ASP provides the software,
manages the hardware and provides storage space, security controls and the physical links to customers.
The ASP normally leases storage space for programs and data from data centers (facilities for storing
large amounts of information) owned by data storage specialists.
The user is provided with remote access (access communications network) to a wide variety of
programs including: generic applications such as e-mail (electronic mail) and office suites, high-end
(advanced) packages including large, complex business applications such as enterprise resource planning
tools (e.g. SAP), business services, such as payroll and accounting systems, expensive specialist tools and
e-commerce resources (electronic commerce - buying and selling on the Internet).
This gives the user more flexibility and saves them from having to install and maintain programs,
upgrade (install newer versions of programs), deal with viruses and manage e-mail systems.
Disadvantages of this system include: the need for a broadband (high bandwidth, i.e. a connection
with a high signal capacity network connection or a leased line) and dependence on the ASP to provide a
secure, reliable, readily available service.

Task 1. Translate the highlighted part of the text.

Task 2. Write out not less than 20 unknown words/ phrases from the text with the translation.

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