- •Unit 1 history of computer engineering
- •Vocabulary
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Watching
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •3. Create a word finder for any 20 computer terms using the following website:
- •Look at these sentences from the article, underline and name the Passive forms:
- •Find and underline other examples in the text.
- •Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
- •Make up another sentence with the same meaning using passive structures.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •10. Answer the following questions.
- •What the first computer originally was?
- •Unit 2
- •Information is a fundamental property of the world around
- •Vocabulary
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Watching
- •Now watch a video ‘What is information?’ and mark True (t) or False (f).
- •1. Discuss with your partner the following questions.
- •Skim the text to check your ideas.
- •What is information?
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Information
- •Find and underline other examples in the text.
- •Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
- •Use the prompts to make conditional sentences.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Topics for discussion.
- •Prepare a presentation on the topic being discussed.
- •Unit 3
- •Vocabulary measuring amount of information
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Watching
- •Nasa Kids Science News segment explains the difference between bits and bytes. Now watch a video ‘What’s the difference between bits and bytes?’ and mark True (t) or False (f).
- •Discuss with your partner the following question.
- •Skim the text to check your ideas.
- •How bits & bytes work
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and underline other examples of participles in the text.
- •Underline the correct item.
- •Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Topics for discussion.
- •Prepare a presentation on the topic being discussed.
- •Standard ascii Character Set
- •Unit 4
- •Vocabulary microsoft office
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Watching
- •Before you read
- •Discuss with your partner the following question.
- •Skim the text to check your ideas. Reading microsoft software suit
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn the definitions for the following abbreviations.
- •Find the example of this structure in the text and translate the sentence.
- •Complete the following sentences with the right preposition.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Topics for discussion.
- •References, useful links and further reading References and further reading Prepare a presentation on the topic being discussed.
- •Unit 1 (12)
- •Vocabulary computation
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Discuss with your partner the following questions.
- •Skim the text to check your ideas.
- •Algorithms
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Insertion sort
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Paragraph
- •The sentences below make up a paragraph, but have been mixed up. Use the table to re-write the sentences in the correct order.
- •You are writing an essay on ‘Algorithms’. Using the notes below, complete the introductory paragraph, following the structure provided.
- •Introduction
- •What is the purpose of the introduction to an essay? Choose from the items below:
- •Write an introduction (about 100 words) to an essay on a subject from your own discipline.
- •Organising the Main Body
- •Complete with suitable phrases the following extract from an essay on ‘Data structure’.
- •Write the main body (about 100 words) to an essay on a subject from your own discipline.
- •Conclusion
- •The following may be found in conclusions. Decide on the most suitable order for them (1-5).
- •Read the following extracts from the conclusion and match them with the list of functions in the box. Decide on the most suitable order for them.
- •Write a conclusion (about 100 words) to an essay on a subject from your own discipline.
- •Unit 2 (13) computer modelling
- •Vocabulary
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Discuss with your partner the following questions.
- •Skim the text to check your ideas.
- •The computer modeling process
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Virtual Reality
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Prepare a presentation on the topic being discussed.
- •Elements of writing (1)
- •Complete the following sentences with a suitable verb or conjunction.
- •Write three more sentences from your own subject area.
- •Cohesion
- •Read the following paragraph and complete the table.
- •Definitions
- •Insert suitable category words in the following definitions.
- •Complete and extend the following definitions.
- •Discussion
- •Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of simulation Simulation Pros and Cons
- •Study the example and write similar sentences about simulation using ideas from (7).
- •Examples
- •Use suitable example phrases to complete the following sentences.
- •Generalisations
- •Write generalisations on the following topics.
- •Unit 3 (14) programming languages & paradigms
- •Vocabulary
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Discuss with your partner the following questions.
- •Is there any difference? Which one if any?
- •Skim the text to check your ideas.
- •What is what?
- •Find and learn Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Find and learn English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Imperative paradigm
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Prepare a presentation on the topic being discussed.
- •Elements of writing (2)
- •Only Four People Showed Up to Protest Apple at Grand Central
- •2. Rewrite each sentence in a simpler way, using one of the expressions above.
- •3. Write a summary of the author’s ideas, including a suitable reference.
- •In the following, first underline the examples of poor style and then re-write them in a more suitable way:
- •Replace all the words or phrases in italic with suitable synonyms.
- •Below are illustrations of some of the main types of visuals used in academic texts. Match the uses (a-f) to the types (1-6) and the examples (a-f) in the box below.
- •Place the correct letter in the right box.
Virtual Reality
It means to immerse the analyst within the
simulated world. Although, it is often seen as being synonymous with man-machine hardware interfaces, the technology must incorporate methods for building dynamic digital (virtual) worlds, which is a typical problem of computer simulation.
Translate the following sentences into Russian.
After the space shuttle Columbia crashed on February 1, 2003, analysts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) used modeling software applied by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for studying crashes.
The purpose of simulations produced by ICT and others involved in computer modeling goes far beyond mere entertainment: at a fraction of the expense and risk involved in war games involving real troops and equipment, commanders and their subordinates can study and learn from battle.
This article describes a method for estimating parameters of a reflection model from a single color image taken by a CCD camera.
There is another type of computer keyboard, which is designed to make things go a bit "smoother" on your fingers and makes typing easier, which is suggested for people who are having a hard time learning how to type or those who use the designated fingers on the designated keys.
One way to represent an elapsed time is with a simple arithmetic data type, as with the following function to compute the elapsed time between two calendar times.
Translate the following sentences into English.
Монокристалические и одномерные наноструктуры диоксида титана были бы намного предпочтительны так как обладают изумительными свойсвами и характеристиками, такими как высокая подвижность электронов, максимальную удельную поверхность и даже высокую механическую прочность.
Любой объект, который вы видите или трогаете, имеет трехмерную структуру и может быть измерен: длина, ширина и высота.
Группа исследователей из Сингапура, используя металло-решетчатую наноструктуру, сумела получить в несколько раз отчетливое цветное изображение высокого разрешения, чем при обычных методах.
Computer-aided design (CAD), also known as computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), is the use of computer systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.
Язык моделирования виртуальной реальности позволяет создать «виртуальные миры» объединённые в сеть посредством Интернета и соединенные гиперссылками со всемирной паутиной.
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Answer the following questions.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of computer modeling?
What is the difference between computer modeling and computer simulations?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of computer simulations?
How to model? What to take into account? What to neglect?
Do we need to describe neglected features indirectly?
What formalism to use in modeling?
Is the model appropriate? Does it serve its purpose? Why/Why not?
A model is always done with a certain “resolution”. Do we have right level of abstraction?
In what aspects does the features/behavior of the model differ from what is expected?
In what way model differs from “reality” (other existing models or experimental results)?
Validation: are the results valid (for the presumptive purpose)?