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16. The newly developed machine was ... (subjected, invented, damaged) to various tests.
17. He ....(dialled, made, permitted) the number of the police station. 18. Plenty of fresh
air... (benefits, contributes, restricts) to good health. 19. I want to go and nothing can ...
(help, allow, prevent) me. 20. The telephone lines were ... (contributed, damaged,
acquired) in the hurricane.
Ex. VII. Translate the following synonyms into Russian
to respond - to answer; customer - client; promptly - in time; through - by means of,
thanks to; crucial - important; amount - quantity; to machine - to produce; surroundings -
environment; thorough - complete
TEXT 7A
THE IMPACT OF COMPUTERS ON PEOPLE
P A R T I
The computer is one of the most powerful forces in society today. It’s being used
everywhere - in homes and in organisations of all sizes - and no one can doubt that this
usage is having a strong impact on many people.
Many people enjoy careers in computer departments as managers, systems designers,
programmers, and operators. But we all benefit from computer usage. We benefit on the
job even though we aren’t computer specialists. We benefit as consumers of the goods
and services provided by computer-using organisations. And we benefit at home by using
personal computers for work and for play.
Each day, computers help millions of people do their jobs more effectively. For
example, they can help managers decide on a future action (the planning function) , and
they can then help control the performance to see if planned goals are being achieved ( the
control function). And managers may not need to spend as much time in controlling when
a computer can respond with a quick report if actual performance varies from what was
planned. The time saved in controlling may allow managers to give more attention to
employee problems.
But employment benefits certainly aren’t restricted to managers. Health care
researchers and other scientists now use computers to conduct research into complex
problem areas that couldn’t otherwise be studied. Lawyers use legal data banks to locate
precedent cases in order to serve clients better. Sales people can receive more timely
information about products, can promise customers that their sales orders will be handled
promptly, and can thus improve their sales performance because of computer systems.
And the job duties of some office and factory workers have changed from routine,
repetitive operations to more varied and interesting tasks through computer usage. For
example, office workers who understand text processing, computer, and data
communications, usually have vital roles and are given crucial office functions to perform.
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