II. Read the passage and choose the best option for each blank from 1 to 8
You've probably known about computers your whole life. But computers have not really been around for very long. Computers started to become ...(1)... with big companies in the 1960s. Computers didn't become widespread in homes and schools...(2)... the 1980s.
Computers need hardware and ...(3)... in order to work. Your desktop or laptop and all the parts inside... (4)... hardware. The central processing unit(CPU) makes the computer.... (5)... The keyboard, mouse, printer, and monitor are also pieces of computer hardware. Memory chips are hardware that stores....(6)... and instructions. Information also gets stored on the hard disk drive. The programs ....(7)... run the computer are called software. The computer operating system is software that tells the computer how to run. Application or programs are software that do certain tasks. Word- processing programs, ....(8).... exampe, let you write school report and letter
(1).B. Popular
(2) B. Until
(3) C.software
(4) A.are called
(5) A. Work
(6) C. Information
(7) A.that.
(8) D. For