«Coupling» refers to how independent each sub-system is in relation to other subsystems. Low (or «good») coupling means that a certain sub-system has limited interaction with other sub-systems and therefore is unaffected by changes that are carried out within other sub-systems.
Decision-making requires intelligence. Firstly, it is necessary to recognize the problem, and then a search for relevant information is made, resulting in an answer or solution. An information system can provide the information that allows the management to operate and make decisions.
3. Continue the sentences:
1.It is important to be able to …
2.Computers could be implemented to …
3.This would enable …
4.It is important to note that …
5.Communication problems can cause …
6.A system consists of …
7.The system has …
8.Several internal systems that link to each other,…
9.High cohesion therefore means that …
10.Low coupling means that …
4. Choose the correct translation of the word-combination
magnetic core memory
а) императивное программирование c) плоскостной транзистор b) запоминающее устройство на магнитных сердечниках d) игровая приставка
5. Choose the right variants and fill in the gaps:
A) The Expert System |
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b) processing |
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C) In some cases, a computer might store some or all of its program in memory that is kept separate from the data it operates on. This is called the _______________ .
а) Texas Instruments |
c) Harvard architecture |
b) Fairchild Semiconductor |
d) Royal Radar Establishment |
6. Fill in the gaps in the Memo choosing the proper word combinations:
а) FROM |
b) DATE |
c) TO |
d) SUBJECT |
1.____________: All members of staff, Central Branch
2.____________: George Pratt
3.____________: 5 December 2008
4.____________: PC USAGE
The board urgently requires feedback on your experience with PCs in Central Branch. I need to know for my report:
1.What do you personally use your PC for and your reasons for doing this?
2.What software do you use? Please, name the programs.
3.How many hours per day do you spend actually using it.
4.How has not your PC come up to your expectations?
5.What unanticipated uses have you found for your PC, that others may want to share?
Please FAX this information directly to me by 5 p.m. on Wednesday 7 December.
If you have any queries, please contact my assistant, Jane Simmons, who will be visiting you on Tuesday, 6 December.
Thank you for your help.
7. Define the type of the document:
a) Cover Letter |
b) Enquiry |
c) Reply to invitation |
d) Claim |
NATIONAL INSTITUTION OF RETIRED PERSONS
May 13, 2016
Mr. John Clark
Attorney-at-Law
200 Center Str.
Freeport,
Vermont 66521
Dear Mr. Clark
I would like to thank you on behalf of my colleagues for your invitation to visit the seminar in Moscow on June 24-25. We consider this seminar as the further development of our mutually beneficial relations. We enclose here in our proposals for the agenda of the seminar.
We should be very grateful if you would let us know your opinion at a suitable time.
Yours sincerely, Andrew Polessky President
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Основная литература
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Информационные технологии [Текст] : учеб. пособие / Ю. А. Литвинова, И. В. Милованова, А. А. Илунина ; ВГЛТА. – Воронеж, 2014. – Электронная версия в ЭБС ВГЛТУ– Режим доступа: http://www.vglta.vrn.ru/BiblSite/elcat.htm – Загл. с
экрана.
2.Маньковская З. В. Идиомы и фразовые глаголы в деловом общении (английский язык) [Электронный ресурс]: Учебное пособие / З.В. Маньковская.
– М.: ИНФРА-М, 2011. – 184 с. – Электронная версия в ЭБС «Знаниум». – Режим доступа: http://www.znanium.com/ – Загл. с экрана.
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