V. Прочтите 5-й абзацы текста и дайте ответ письменно на следующий вопрос:

Why is it better for a computer to have large information capacity and be small in size?

Вариант 2

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них глагол-сказуемое и определите его видо-временную форму и залог. Переведите предложения на русский язык. В разделе (б) обратите внимание на особенности перевода пассивных конструкций.

а) 1. This device performs various communication tasks.

2. Our scientists and engineers were developing new types of cybernetic devices.

3. They created different devices in order to improve the performance of communication.

б) 1. An interesting research in the field of electronics is being done at our Institute.

2. For a long time the electronic device has been used for control.

3. The information will be based on the data received from a computer.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения. Подчеркните Participle I и Participle II и установите функции каждого из них, т.е. укажите, является ли оно определением, обстоятельством или частью глагола-сказуемого; предложения переведите на русский язык.

1. While improving the design the students made many calculations.

2. The equipment tested required further improvement.

3. New data were obtained and people could improve their knowledge.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент; предложения переведите на русский язык.

1. The computer can perform different mathematical operations.

2. We are to take into consideration all the advantages and disadvantages of this device.

3. Every student must know the difference between automation and mechanization.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык 1, 2 и 5-й абзацы текста.

Пояснения к тексту

1. to perform – выполнять; 2. to construct – конструировать; 3. access – доступ.

Uses of the Computer

1. Computers play an increasingly important role in society. Numerous factories use computers to control machines that make products. In most major industries, computers help researchers and executives make important decisions.

2. Without computers, it would be impossible for engineers to perform the enormous number of calculations needed to solve many advanced technological problems. Computers help in the building of spacecraft, they assist flight engineers in launching, controlling, and tracking the vehicles. They enable architectural and civil engineers to design complicated bridges and other structures with relative ease.

3. Computers have been of tremendous help to researchers in the biological, physical, and social sciences. They also have a major role in the field of information science. Information science deals with how information is collected, processed, and transmitted.

4. In many scientific fields, researchers use computers to construct mathematical models of devices, systems and theories.

5. Chemists and physicists rely on computers to control and check sensitive laboratory instruments and to analyze experimental data. Computers provide an efficient means of storing and locating scientific research data for reference purposes. Their storing records of thousands of articles and reports give specialists quick access to the latest development in their field.

6. Computers can be used to compose music, write poems, and produce drawings and paintings. However, any creativity in the work is basically that of the person who programmed the computer.

7. Computers are also used in the study of the fine arts, particularly literature. They have also been programmed to help scholars identify paintings and sculptures from ancient civilizations.