a) Match the synonyms:
| 1.to calculate
| a) to employ;
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| 2.to transport
| b) to compute;
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| 3.to supervise
| c) to handle;
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| 4.to use
| d) to move;
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| 5.to process
| e) to control.
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b) Match the terms and their definitions:
| 1.keyboard
| a) an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program;
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| 2.data
| b) an information storage device for a computer in the shape of a round flat plate;
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| 3.computer
| c) any automated machine programmed to perform specific mechanical functions in the manner of a man;
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| 4.input device
| d) a series of observations, measurements, or facts; information;
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| 5.output device
| e) device used to provide data for the CPU;
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| 6.robot
| f) a complete set of keys, usually hand-operated;
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| 7.device
| g) device which receive data from CPU;
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| 8.disk
| h) a machine or tool used for a specific task.
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c) Choose the best variant:
1. The first kind of mechanization is introduced by ….
a) a robot; b) typing.
2. The “formula” of automation is automatic control plus ….
a) mechanization; b) assembly lines.
3. Which robot caries out hand-and arm functions to hold and move objects?
a) the playback robot; b) the manual manipulator.
4. The word “robot” was first used ….
a) by Czech playwright; b) in the song.
5. The first computers generation was ….
a) in the late 1950s; b) in the late 1940s.
6. The processor is usually referred as ….
a) the CPU; b) the Input-Output devices.
7. Devices used to provide data for the CPU are ….
a) output devices; b) input devices.
