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Model Test 5 READING PART ONE Questions 1--7 · Read these sentences and the following Computer Types. · Which type does each sentence (1--7) describe? · For each sentence mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet. 1. They are often used for jobs like engineering design and testing, serious decryption, economic forecasting, etc. 2. Many public schools now employ the devices for programmed learning and computer literacy courses. 3. Computers are designed for use in homes, schools, and office settings. 4. If you devote your computer for this project Entropie (modeling evolution of resistance to drugs and designing better AIDS treatments), you might be asked to load a small screen-saver program onto your own computer. 5. They are used for jobs that take massive amounts of calculating. 6. They are usually used in transaction processing applications. 7. They are often shared by many users connected to the computer. A. Microcomputer A microcomputer is a desktop or notebook size computing device that uses a microprocessor as its Central Processing Unit, or CPU. Microcomputers are also called Personal Computers (PCs), home computers, small business computers, and micros. The smallest, most compact are called laptops. When they first appeared, they were considered single user devices, and they were capable of handling only four, eight, or 16 bits of information at one time. More recently the distinction between microcomputers and large, mainframe computers (as well as the smaller mainframe type systems called minicomputers) has become blurred, as newer microcomputer models have increased the speed and data handling capabilities of their CPUs into the 256 bit, or even much more bit multi-user range. B. Minicomputer A minicomputer is a mid-level computer built to perform complex computations while dealing efficiently with a high level of input and output from users connected via terminals. Minicomputers also frequently connect to other minicomputers on a network and dis