CONTENTS

UNIT 1…………………………………………………………………………..	4
Part A. THE FUTURE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ……………….	4
Part B. LICENCE TO CHILL…………………………………………………..	7
Part C. ANANOVA………………………………………………………………	9
Unit 2…………………………………………………………………………..	10
Part A. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION…………………………………..	10
Part B. COMPUTER CRIMES………………………………………………….	15
Part C. COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND PROTECTION OF INFORMATION...	18
Unit 3………………………………………………………………………….	19
Part A. INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS……………...	19
Part B. THE RISE AND RISE OF MOBILE PHONES………………………...	23
Part C. Text C …………………………………………………………………..	26
Unit 4…………………………………………………………………………..	27
Part A. RESEARCHERS DEVELOP NEW CHIP-MAKING TECHNIQUE….	27
Part B. NEW CHIP PRODUCES REAL-TIME, HIGH-QUALITY GRAPHICS. …………………………………………………………………….	31
Part C. Text C …………………………………………………………………..	34
Unit 5…………………………………………………………………………..	36
Part A. SUPPORT A SAFE INTERNET: SECURE YOUR SITE……………..	36
Part B. WHO WRITES COMPUTER VIRUSES?...............................................	40
Part C. Text C…………………………………………………………………...	42
Unit 6………………………………………………………………………….	43
Part A.ADVANCED SENSORS FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS………………………………………………………………..	43
Part B. Bulk and Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors……………..	46
Part C. Text C …………………………………………………………………..	49
Unit 7………………………………………………………………………….	50
Part A. COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS…………………………………..	50
Part B. Broadband communications………………………………...	56
Part C. WHAT IS GPS?........................................................................................	59
Unit 8………………………………………………………………………….	62
Part A. COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY………………………………………...	62
Part B. Text B…………………………………………………………………...	66
Part C. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)………………………..	68

Unit 1 Part a

сatch up	/kxtS/	подхватить, догнать, нагнать
сonvergence	/kqn'vE:dZqns/	схождение, совпадение, совмещение
extraterrestrial	/"ekstrqtq'restriql/	1) внеземной, космический 2) обитатель космоса
feedback loop	/'fi:dbxk lu:p/	цепь, петля обратной связи
involvement	/In'vPlvmqnt/	вовлечение
midst	/mIdst/	сeредина
noticeable	/'nqVtIsqbl/	заметный, приметный
offspring	/'PfsprIN/	потомок
recognition	/"rekqg'nISn/	узнавание, признание, одобрение
smart	/sma:t/	умный, сообразительный
ultimately	/'Altimqtli/	в конечном счете

Word List

I. Study the following words and choose:

a) nouns

1	converge, convergence, convergent, converging
2	application, applied, applicable, apply
3	expect, expectant, expectance, expectative, expectation
4	assistance, assist, assistant, assisting
5	provided, provide, provision, provider

b) adjectives

1	noticeable, notice, noticeably, noticing
2	advanced, advancement, advance, advancing
3	improvement, improved, improve, improvable
4	electronics, electron, electronically, electronic
5	recognize, recognition, recognizable, recognizance

II. Arrange the words of the two groups in pairs with:

a) similar meaning

1	noticeable	a	intelligent
2	continue	b	obvious
3	assistance	c	sphere
4	application	d	data
5	converge	e	help
6	improve	f	supply
7	field	g	link up
8	smart	h	request
9	information	i	make better
10	provide	j	carry on

b) contrary meaning

1	converge	a	minor
2	positive	b	slowly
3	near	c	difficult
4	rapidly	d	distant
5	different	e	possible
6	never	f	negative
7	ultimately	g	diverge
8	impossible	h	at first
9	easy	i	always
10	major	j	same

III. Match the words with their definitions.

1	interface	a	having a fear or strong dislike of technology and technological devices
2	technophobic	b	the hardware or software that connects two systems and allows them to communicate with each other
3	equivalence	c	the fact that you are taking part in something
4	ultimately	d	during all of the night
5	involvement	e	the experience of recognizing someone or something
6	solve	f	to find a solution or an answer to a problem
7	skill	g	the study and practice of techniques or use of equipment for dealing with information
8	recognition	h	the same use, function, size or value of two things
9	overnight	i	finally, after a long and complicated series of events
10	information technology	j	the knowledge and ability that enables you to do something well

IV. Study the text and try to understand all details.