Vocabulary notes

state-of-the-art – світовий рівень розвитку науки;computer science – інформатика;utilization – ужиток;means of – засоби;computer system – обчислювальна система;software – програмне забезпечення;hardware – технічне забезпечення;working out – розробка;manufacture – виробництво;adjustment – регулювання;introduction – введення;information processing – обробка інформації;artificial intelligence – штучний інтелект;automatic system – автоматизована система;decision-making – прийняття рішення;to require – вимагати;computer simulation – комп’ютерна симуляція;recruitment – комплектація особового складу;accounting – бухгалтерський облік; software house– фірма, що спеціалізується на розробці ПК; packaged software – стандартне програмне забезпечення;outsourcing– залучення співвиконавців; contingency planning– планування непередбачених затрат.

II. Answer the following questions.

1. What is an indispensable condition for the state-of-the-art of any country?

2. What does the production sector 'Computers' include?

3. Are the graduates concentrated on developing new products for specialized market?

4. What is the working arsenal of information?

5. Are the curricula at the Computer Sciences Department based on the working out, manufacture, control and adjustment, and introduction of computerized systems components?

6. The academic program embraces the higher general education and the professional training, doesn’t it?

7. What courses are the students required to take?

8. Are the students trained in marketing and management in computer business, computerized development of business plans, computerized accounting at small enterprises?

9. Does the Department generate a well-educated and well-trained workforce which is considered essential for economic growth?

10. Do the graduates realize that the progress in any work is a matter of quality, and not a mere number of new machines, apparatus and materials?

III. Insert prepositions wherever necessary.

1. A wide utilization of computer science means is an indispensable condition … the state-of-the-art of any country. 2. Thus, the curricula … the Computer Sciences Department are based … the working out, manufacture, control and adjustment, and introduction of computerized systems components. 3. The students are trained ... marketing and management … computer business, computerized development of business plans, computerized accounting … small enterprises, etc. 4. Our graduates can work as junior scientific assistants … different enterprises, production and scientific production associations, scientific research and design organizations, state and bank establishments, information centers of different levels, the higher educational establishments, etc. 5. … their places of business they make computer applications software, and are particularly strong … specialists markets such as artificial intelligence, computer-aided design, mathematical software, and geographical information system and data visualization. 6. The graduates of our university make their contribution … to the development of the production sector 'Computers' which produces an extensive range of systems, central processors and peripheral equipment, … large computers … large-scale data-processing and scientific work . mini and microcomputers … control and automation systems and … home, educational and office use. 7. The graduates realize that the progress … any work is a matter of quality, and not a mere number of new machines, apparatus and materials.