SPEAKING/WRITING PRACTICE

1. Find the information on the topics and make a report:

1. Make a picture/a photo of interface elements and describe them.

2. Give a description of some system utilities’ functions.

3. Using the Internet find two operating systems designed for hand-held devices such as laptops. 4. Describe the history, the usage and distribution of Microsoft Windows Operating System. 5. What and how connects Unix and Linux? 6. The creation of Apple. Its products and their usage. 7. Do Microsoft and Apple compete? 8. Self-explanatory icons. What are they? 9. Which operating system is the most user-friendly? 10. What is an interface in other spheres of life (e.g. human relationships)?

2. Your friend is going to buy a computer, but he doesn’t know much about operating systems. Write an e-mail explaining why Windows is so popular.