III. State the function of the Gerund and translate the sentences.
1. Information systems are focused upon processing information within organizations, and sharing the benefits with modern society. 2. Information systems are implemented within an organization for the purpose of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of that organization. 3. Differentiating Information Systems from related disciplines is crucial in understanding its goals and objectives. 4. Generally, an information systems administrator’s job is repairing and maintaining computer systems of an organization. 5. After a short break sysadmins continued bringing up computer systems that were out of order. 6. System Development Life Cycle (жизненный цикл программного обеспечения) is a systematic procedure of developing an information system through stages that occur in sequence. 7. An information system can be developed in house (within the organization) or outsourced. This can be accomplished by outsourcing certain components or the entire system. 8. A computer-based information system is a technologically implemented medium for recording, storing, and disseminating linguistic expressions, as well as for drawing conclusions from such expressions. 9. His studying for MBA degree helped him a lot in his information systems management career.
IV. ING-forms: Participle I, Gerund, or Verbal Noun?
1. Managers are finding new ways to enhance the company’s performance with the help of computers and information systems. 2. Their major goal is finding new ways to enhance the company’s performance. 3. Installing software is done through an internet connection. 4. Installing software you accept the terms of the license agreement. 5. The installing of the software took several minutes. 6. Upgrading computer skills is absolutely necessary for any IT personnel due to technologies’ rapid changing. 7. The upgrading of the computer skills can be done via On-Demand Internet Learning. 8. Upgrading computer skills you stay competitive. 9. Perhaps the most important skill for a system administrator is problem solving – frequently under various sorts of constraints and stress. 10. They are solving some network problems right now. 11. This article will present some initial models for the solving of the network problem.
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I . Follow the link above and watch the video.
II. True or False?
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The job of Information Systems managers is to make information
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2. Information Systems manager and IT manager – two different positions.
3. Information Systems manager and senior manager – two different positions.
4. Meetings with employees help Information systems managers determine company computer needs.
5. A brief system failure doesn’t have a great impact on productivity.
6. Information Systems managers work only 5 days a week.
7. To hold the position of an Information Systems manager a degree of a system analyst or a computer programmer is required.
8. Because technology changes so rapidly, the employer must hire new, more qualified Information Systems managers.
9. IT career is challenging, and it’s for those who keep pace with computer technology.
III. Range of responsibilities of Information Systems (IS) managers. Match the sentence parts to make statements in accordance with the video.
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