Question

Прочитайте текст. Выполните задание выберите нужный вариант. Reading Task 1. Read the text. Complete the task. Computers can do many jobs(работы). They can do math(считатать) , store information or play music. You can use a computer to write or to play games. What do you know about the history of computers? The first computers were very big. They were the size of a room! People did not have them at home. Early computers could only do simple math, like a calculator. In 1958, Jack Kilby invented the microchip. Microchips are tine but can store lots of information. They helped make computer smaller. In 1970s, computers were smaller and cheaper so people started to use them at home. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented(изборёл) the World Wide Web to organise information on the Internet. Now people all over the world use it. Do you know that the first computer mouse was made of wood? Circle True or False. 1. Early computers were very big and could do math. True False 2. Microchips are very small and store lots of information. True False 3. Alan Turing invented the microchip in 1958. True False 4. People started to use computers at home in the 1970s. True False 5. People created the World Wide Web in 1979. True False 6. The first computer mouse was made of plastic. True False

Answer 1

1. true

2. true

3. false

4. true

5. false

6. false

Answer 2

Let's go through the questions one by one:

1. Early computers were very big and could do math. - True. The text mentions that early computers were very big and could only do simple math, similar to a calculator.

2. Microchips are very small and store lots of information. - True. The text mentions that microchips are tiny but can store a lot of information.

3. Alan Turing invented the microchip in 1958. - False. The text does not mention Alan Turing inventing the microchip. In fact, it was Jack Kilby who invented the microchip in 1958.

4. People started to use computers at home in the 1970s. - True. The text states that computers became smaller and cheaper in the 1970s, which led to people starting to use them at home.

5. People created the World Wide Web in 1979. - False. The text mentions that Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989, not 1979.

6. The first computer mouse was made of plastic. - False. The text states that the first computer mouse was made of wood, not plastic.

So, the correct answers are:

1. True 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. False 6. False