3.E Вставь нужную форму глагола to be:

1. George Stephenson _ a British inventor and engineer.

2. He _ famous for building the first practical railway locomotive.

3. Stephenson _ born in 1781 in England.

4. The success of the Rocket _ the beginning of the construction of locomotives and the laying of railway lines.

5. _ Robert Stephenson a British civil engineer?

6. He _ educated in Newcastle and at the University of Edinburgh.

7. Four years later _ he appointed construction engineer of the Birmingham and London Railway?

8. _ James Watt a famous mathematical-instrument maker?

9. The steam engine _ used at that time to pump out water from mines.

10. Where ... the steam admitted alternately into both ends of the cylinder? It... admitted in the double-action engine.

11. What... the basic concept of automation?

12. Watt _ known for his improvements of the steam engine.

13. The WATT, the unit of power, _ named in Watt’s honour.

14. James Prescott Joule, famous British physicist, _ born in 1818, in England.

15. Joule _ one of the most outstanding physicists of his time.

16. _ electric current proportional to the resistance of the conductor and to the square of the current?

17. The unit of energy, called the JOULE, _ named after him.

18. _ the JOULE equal to 1 watt-second.?

19. Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov _ a famous Russian writer, chemist and astronomer.

20. He _ an innovator in many fields.

21. _ most of his achievements unknown outside Russia?

22. Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev _ a famous Russian chemist.

23. He _ best known for his development of the periodic table of the properties of the chemical elements.

24. This table displays that elements’ properties _ changed periodically.

LESSON 4

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

4.1 Прочитай, переведи текст и ответь на вопросы:

1. Does system administrator work?

2. What are the system administrators’ members off?

3. What duties does system administrator have?

4. What are other duties have system administrator?

5. What skills system administrators should demonstrate?

A system administrator, IT systems administrator, systems administrator, or sys-admin is a person employed to maintain and operate a computer system and/or network. System administrators may be members of an information technology (IT) or Electronics and Communication Engineering department.

The duties of a system administrator are wide-ranging, and vary widely from one organization to another. Sysadmins are usually charged with installing, supporting and maintaining servers or other computer systems, and planning for and responding to service outages and other problems. Other duties may include scripting or light programming, project management for systems-related projects, supervising or training computer operators, and being the consultant for computer problems beyond the knowledge of technical support staff. To perform his or her job well, a system administrator must demonstrate a blend of technical skills and responsibility.