Лекция: Ex. 3. Translate the following sentences, paying attention to the italicized words.

1. Each number in the series 2 — 4 — 8 — 16 is twice as large as the previous number.

2. Relay is a part of electrical equipment that receives radio or television signals and sends them on.

3. You may need to restrict access to certain files, i.e. to limit the number of people who can read them.

4. The interaction between the input and output hardware is controlled by software called the Basic Input Output System (BIOS).

5. I'm worried the heat from the lamp will melt the cord.

6. Though the operations of the first generation computers were very rapid in comparison with manual calculations, they were slow by today's standards.

7. A recent study of Open University graduates found that students aged 60 — 65 had better results than any other age group.

8. ENIAC consumed so much electricity that it sometimes caused power shortages in its home city of Philadelphia.

9. Third-generation technology allows you to download videos to a mobile phone.

10. Between 1946 and 1956, all computers had bulky central processing units that consumed massive amounts of energy.

11. My home PC is only six years old, but it is already obsolete compared to today's models.

12. Anyone who has ever bought something with a credit card – in person, by mail order, or over the Web – is included within some of the numerous customer databases.

Ex. 4. Fill in the gaps with the words from your active vocabulary. The first letter of each missing word is given. Mind your grammar!

1. My job requires lifting heavy w___ such as TVs and refrigerators.

2. There is no l___ on the amount of money that may be brought into the US.

3. The third g___ of computers was more reliable than the second one due to the use of silicon chips instead of transistors.

4. Scientists have many theories about how the universe first came into e___.

5. Computers can create a___ objects in their memories. This allows developers to test product design without actually creating a real p___.

6. Cable TV service c___ $19.95 a month.

7. A p___ of the solar-powered car will be on display next month.

8. The new g___ of mobile phones equipped with sophisticated digital cameras has already appeared on the market.

9. Mexicans are c___ to be the biggest c___ of soft drinks.

10. The company has now transferred all its m___ records onto computer.

11. The h___ turns off automatically when the room reaches a certain temperature.

12. Industrialized countries c___ natural resources in huge quantities.

13. The English scientist Alan Turing devised the most famoustest for assessing computer i___.

14. The Internet c___ more than 4 billion IP addresses.

15. The old 5¼-inch floppy disks are now o___.

16. I spend a___ 60 percent of my working day on the phone.

17. The r___ movie version of the book was not a big success.

18. The boxes full of encyclopedias were b___ and w___ a ton.

19. Credit cards e___ the need to carry a lot of cash.

20. I advise you to buy the most powerful computer system you can a___.