Прочитайте вслух за диктором. Обратите внимание на ударение и произношение существительных и образованных от них глаголов.

Повторите слова вслух, обращая внимание на произношение.

5. Послушайте следующие выражения, повторите их за диктором и переведите на русский язык:

computer technology, common feature, complicated machines, powerful tool, tremendous mass, a large amount of information, masses of measurements, business transactions, manufacturing process, economic information, advanced automation, logic design, new and exciting field, numeral analysis (numeral analyses), programming application, research work.

6. Прочитайте и переведите глаголы с предлогами (послелогами) на русский язык:

to stand out …

to call for …

performed by …

to keep track on …

to take part in …

to graduate from …

7. Отреагируйте на высказывание словами «That’s right» или «That’s wrong», исходя из содержания текста:

1. Initially the computer was designed as a tool to manipulate numbers.

2. Advanced automation is possible without computers.

3. In industry the computers digest and analyze masses of information.

4. In government the computers keep statistics and analyse economic information.

5. Few students take part in the research work of our University.

8. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. What is your future speciality?

2. What kind of device was computer initially?

3. What is computer nowadays?

4. The computer is a powerful tool for tremendous masses of information, isn’t it?

5. Where is the computer used?

6. What are computer’s function in commerce? in industry?

in science? in government?

7. Where do university students improve their knowledge of computing?

9. Переведите и запомните следующие определения:

Robot is a programmable multi – function device; robots stand alone hybrid computer systems which perform physical and computational activities. Robots use analog sensors (датчик) for recognizing objects in the real world and digital computers for their direction. Robots can be designed similar to human form, although most industrial robots don’t resemble people at all. They have one or more arms and joints designed for specific activities.

Robotics is the art and science of the creation and use of robots.

Numerical control is the machine - tool control. It is used in manufacturing to automate operations, like milling (фрезеровка) turning (токарная обработка) punching (пробивка отверстий) and drilling (сверление). NC devices are machines which operate automatically by following instructions in a NC program.

Management system is the structure and function of the leadership and control of an organization.

The management system is people interacting with people and machines. Together they set the objectives (цель) for the organization, outline the strategy and tactics and develop the plans, schedules (график) and necessary controls to run the organization. AMS is automated management system. Frame is a single block of a data; a frame is a group of data which makes up a single full picture screen in graphics.