Английский для пользователей компьютеров. Ч.2. Белобородова М.Л - 34 стр.

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internal modem
local area network protocol
synchronous (LAN)
protocol converter
public databank
teleconferencing
modem
public/private network
(token) ring network
multiplexer
simplex
EXERCISES
1. Match the following words with their synonyms marked in the text with bold
type and those underlined
:
listening-in, discontinuous, sequentially, separated, introduced, amounts,
speed, extra, incessant, sensitivity, assist, configured, distortion, propagates,
facilities, unload.
2. Match each of the following terms to the phrase that is the most closely
related:
1. protocol converter, 2. digital signals, 3. half-duplex, 4. analog signals, 5.
synchronous mode, 6. network, 7. multiplexer, 8. direct-connect modem 9.
frequency, 10. asynchronous mode, 11. electronic communications, 12. full-
duplex, 13. modulation, 14. file server, 15. fiber optic cable.
a. The movement of voice and data over long distances through the use of
computers
b. Signals that are composed of continuous waves
c. Each character is transmitted one at a time — bracketed by start, stop,
and parity bits—to the receiving computer.
d. Can be the center of a star network
e. Communications mode in which data can move in two directions, but in
only one direction at one time
f. Signals that are composed of discontinuous (discrete) electrical pulses
g. Characters communicated in blocks with identifying flags to the
receiving computer
h. Modem—internal or external—that connects directly to the phone line
and the computer
     internal modem
     local area network protocol
     synchronous (LAN)
     protocol converter
     public databank
     teleconferencing
     modem
     public/private network
     (token) ring network
     multiplexer
     simplex



     EXERCISES
     1. Match the following words with their synonyms marked in the text with bold
        type and those underlined:
        listening-in, discontinuous, sequentially, separated, introduced, amounts,
     speed, extra, incessant, sensitivity, assist, configured, distortion, propagates,
     facilities, unload.

     2. Match each of the following terms to the phrase that is the most closely
        related:

     1. protocol converter, 2. digital signals, 3. half-duplex, 4. analog signals, 5.
     synchronous mode, 6. network, 7. multiplexer, 8. direct-connect modem 9.
     frequency, 10. asynchronous mode, 11. electronic communications, 12. full-
     duplex, 13. modulation, 14. file server, 15. fiber optic cable.
        a. The movement of voice and data over long distances through the use of
           computers
b.         Signals that are composed of continuous waves
c.         Each character is transmitted one at a time — bracketed by start, stop,
     and parity bits—to the receiving computer.
d.         Can be the center of a star network
     e. Communications mode in which data can move in two directions, but in
     only one direction at one time
     f. Signals that are composed of discontinuous (discrete) electrical pulses
g.         Characters communicated in blocks with identifying flags to the
     receiving computer
     h. Modem—internal or external—that connects directly to the phone line
     and the computer