Post-Text Exercises

Exercise 5.1 Read and Translate the Text into Ukrainian

Exercise 5.2 Comprehension Check

Answer the following questions:

1. What systems is automation concerned with?

2. What is “fixed automation”? What does it include?

3. What are the examples of fixed automation?

4. What is the major difference between fixed and programmable automation?

5. What features characterize programmable automation?

6. What are the examples of programmable automation?

7. What does the usual production cycle include?

8. What is the theoretical basis for flexible automation?

9. What are the features of flexible automation?

10. How does flexible automation system operate?

11. What are the reasons for automation?

12. What is the purpose of improving some fundamental strategies?

Exercise 5.3 Read for Specific Information

Read and translate the statements. Correct the statements if they are wrong.

1 The actions performed by an automated system are determined by a program of instructions.

2 In the automated systems, the machine actions comprise a well-defined work cycle that is repeated continuously with much deviation from cycle to cycle.

3 Computer control does not provide the opportunity for additional functions to be incorporated in the operation.

4 Modern computer-controlled programmable machines are not capa­ble of higher level functions, such as decision making and process optimization.

5 Many decision-making situations rely on the ability of the system to use sensors to monitor the process and sense the environment.

Exercise 5.4 Increase Your Vocabulary

Learn the following words and word combinations.

to alter justifiable high demand rates a set of batch changeover high investment general purpose time-consuming

step-reprogramming approach interrupt downloading per labor hour substitution insurance demeaning implementation

unsafe consistency to achieve gains customer satisfaction by reducing something lead time intangible scrap rate

Exercise 5.5 Choose the Correct Definitions for Terms

Match each term with its definition. Translate these definitions into Ukrainian.

ARRANGEMENT	A series of actions that you do for a particular purpose
PROCESS	Something that you need or that you must do or have
CYCLE	Plans or preparations for something that will happen in the future
OPTIMIZATION	A series of events, etc. that happen again and again in the same order
ADJUSTMENT	Changing something slightly, especially because it is not in the right position

Exercise 5.6 Increase Your Vocabulary

Make up the sentences of your own using the terms of Exercise 5.5

Exercise 5.7 Learn to Write a Summary

Give a short summary of the text in writing.

Exercise 5.8 Controlled Practice

a) Find sentences with Passive Voice (3 sentences). Translate them into Ukrainian. Transform them into Active.

b) Transform the following sentences into Passive Voice. Translate them.

The program operates the system without human intervention

The sensors indicate the pres­ence of the unexpected event

c) Translate the sentence. Define the Tense form of the verb.

The program of instruc­tions for computer-controlled production equipment has included a variety of media over the years, such as mag­netic tape, diskettes, computer memory, and other modern storage technologies.

Exercise 5.9 Focus on Translation

Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Програми управляють системою без участі людини.

2. Здатність системи приймати рішення включена в програму в формі інструкцій.

3. Здатність системи приймати рішення також дозволяє автоматизованій системі справлятись з непередбаченими подіями в робочому процесі.