2. Give the Russian equivalents.

swap in, collective term, underlying, executable file format, cooperative multitasking, to implement, segment-based virtual memory scheme, to relinquish processor control, to label, immature, childish, to cater to, a lower average computer skill level, inner working, to troubleshoot, the Narrator, Magnifier, majority, poll, market penetration, to benefit, the only valid option, unfamiliarity, a self-perpetuating, in turn, cracker, to target, rather than, ease-of-use, from the outset, flawed code, worm, ongoing security problems, shortly, after the turn of the century, to claim, to regard, the number one priority, security patch

2. Give the English equivalents

выполнять, доступная память, в отличие, в конце концов, запускать приложение, панель задач, строка заголовка, выбирать, близкий родственник, выпускать, испытывать недостаток, достичь популярности, обеспечивать, скорее, расширять, инвалид, очевидная характеристика, последние версии, содержать различные значки, выполнять задания, важная характеристика, получить доступ, присоединять, обновлять, обвинять, точка зрения, подходящий, потребитель, ограничивать, желание, переключаться на, единственное намерение, поддерживать, причина, главный недостаток, благодаря, проблемы безопасности, периодически, переполнение буфера, признаваться, приблизительно, хотя

3. Match the synonyms:

recent	to expand
to implement	to choose
to hold	characteristic
to extend	latest
to elect	worm
feature	to contain
target	hacker
cracker	aim
virus	to execute

4. Match the antonyms:

collective	to install
useless	single-user
to delete	exactly
to increase	individual
multi-user	manually
approximately	useful
automatically	mature
immature	to decrease

4. Answer the following questions

1. Why were early versions of Windows just graphical user interfaces or desktops?

2. What did the Windows environment allow users?

3. When was the first version of Windows released?

4. Did the first version of Windows achieve popularity?

5. How did Windows 3.0 and 3.1 improve the design?

6. What language was used for rewriting critical operations for Windows 3.0?

7. What is the most obvious feature of the more recent Windows versions?

8. What kind of significant change did Windows produce?

9. What new visual style did Windows XP introduce?

10. What do some users accuse the Windows interface of?

11. What kind of features does Windows provide for disabled?

12. Do many users install Windows on their computers? Why?

13. Which version of Windows do you consider to be the best?

14. Is security still the main weak points of Windows? Give your reasons.