Essential vocabulary (1), (2), (3)

Words

actual adj	efficient adj	relatively adv
auction off v	feature v, n	reliable adj
asset n	improvement n	repository n
blur v	instantaneously adv	share v
competitive adj	network n	simultaneously adv
conspicuous adj	numerous adj	solely adv
differentiate v	patron n	LAN
demarcation n	point-of-sale n	WAN

Word Combinations

to give way (to)	at the same time
in the quest to do smth.	to be at the opposite ends of smth.
to bind smth. together	to replace smth. with smth.
to be aware of smth.	shared repository of data
on a daily basis	to be many kilometers apart
to blur the line of demarcation	to make use of smth.
to improve the speed /reliability	competitive advantage

Exercises

1. Write English equivalents for the following words and phrases:

в деловом мире; достигать конкурентного преимущества; картотечный шкаф; хранить информацию в электронном виде; коллега; в одном месте; одновременно просматривать данные исследований; делиться информацией с клиентами; больше не; множество раз; соединять миллионы компьютеров во всём мире; несомненно; искать книги намного быстрее; магазины розничной торговли; совместно используемая база данных; устройства, относительно близкие друг к другу; отображать информацию о книге; локальная сеть; региональная сеть; меньшее количество устройств; выделенная линия, арендованная у местной телефонной компании; по сравнению с …; прогресс в технологии; волоконно-оптические кабели позволили … .

2. Copy, transcribe and give Russian equivalents of these words:

reliable, efficient, instantaneously, mechanics, conspicuous, Ethernet, area, differentiate.

3. Give three forms of the following verbs and translate them:

become, achieve, share, bind, let, buy, take, send, search, classify, blur.

4. Find in the first, the second and the third parts of the text words and phrases which mean the same as:

trustworthy, to reach, workmate, to yield, immediately, at the same time, investigation, to permit, to purchase, criterion, noticeable, every day, location, depository, to distinguish, to organize, to employ, distinction.

5. Write the expansions of the following abbreviations:

LAN, WAN

6. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.

1. Access	a. a point in a network where a message can be transmitted or received.
2. Standard	b. the ability of a device to function as intended, efficiently and without failure.
3. Terminal	c. the process of looking for and identifying a character or word or section of data in a document or file.
4. Device	d. the process of showing the difference between two areas.
5. Demarcation	e. the normal quality or normal conditions which are used to judge other things.
6. Reliability	f. the fact of being allowed to use a computer and read or alter files stored in it.
7. Search	g. a small useful machine or piece of equipment.