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5. Modem, short for Modulator-Demodulator, is an electronic device which
translates digital information produced by a computer into analog sounds which
can be sent down telephone lines.
6. Everybody knows development as gradual growth of something so that it gets
more advanced: e.g., "industry development". But there is another meaning of the
word, which is an act or the result of making a product or design performed: e.g.:
"This group of scientists is known for their significant developments of computer
software".
Exercise 2. Summarize your knowledge on the Participle. Find participles and
state their tense and voice.
1. Invented by Babbage in 1842 and called by its inventor "analytical engine" this
machine became the first home computer.
2. Founded by Hollerith, the Tabulating Machine Company changed its name and
became known all over the world as the International Business Machine
Corporation (IBM).
3. The Automatic Controlled Sequence Calculator resulted from Howard Aiken
work was 40 feet long by 10 feet high.
4. It had about the same computing power as a low-priced solar-powered calculator
that a schoolchild might use today.
5. The problem concerned complicated processes taking place on the computer
market.
6. The production process influenced by the general economic situation is being
closely inspected.
7. The formation of the Internet Education Centres in St. Petersburg followed by
other regions proved to be highly successful.
8. Given a special program the machine can translate from Chinese into English and
vice versa.
9. The idea of machine-aided calculus having survived numerous ups and downs
over the years of its life has only now become a world-wide reality.
10. Having been changed to conform to new ideas, the equations could be applied to
problem solving.
11. Having been asked to translate into Chinese "out of sight - out of mind", the
machine replied by a row of Chinese hieroglyphs.
12. With job changes occurring regularly, employees leaving and employees being
hired, the problem of information securing becomes especially topical for
companies.
13. The Internet providing a new method of doing business must be capable of
providing the reliability for the user.
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