English for Specific Purposes

92 Electronic Engineering

 

 

	a metal projection from a plug or an integrated circuit which makes			i
	an electrical connection with a socket or another part of a circuit

 

devices that can be attached

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e

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to computers

a set of rules governing the exchange or

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o

transmission of data between devices

a location in a store of data, used for a specific

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i

e

purpose and with quick access time

WORD BUILDING: Useful prefixes (2)

Prefix

Analog value

p (pico-)

10-12

n (nano-)

10-9

µ (micro-)

10-6

m (milli-)

10-3

k (kilo-)

103

(1000)

M (mega-)

106

(1,000,000)

G (Giga-)

109

(1,000,000,000)

T (Tera-)

1012 (1,000,000,000,000)

 

7. Look through the text A to find the examples of these prefixes and translate them in the context.

 

GRAMMAR FOCUS: Conditionals

 

8. Fill in the gaps with the proper verb form. If you need help, use GRAMMAR FILE 8 (p.116).

 

1. If Protocol is defined in advance so there _________ (be) interaction between the sides.

 

2. When the Professor delivers a lecture, all students _________ (listen) very attentively.

 

3. An electronic component will access inner blocks if it _________ (be) properly assembled.

 

4. As soon as the researchers complete the experiment, the results __________ (report, the Passive Voice) to the commission.

 

5. The block that _______ (have) a built-in capability to multiply, divide, subtract, and move the content from one memory location onto another is called "central processing unit".

 

6. The students ________ (arrange) the experimental device before the conference starts.

 

7. We will restore the facts in case the search _______ (go) smoothly.

 

8. If the processes weren’t broken the chain reaction _______ (can) be observed.

 

9. The testing would proceed if nobody ________ (interfere) with it.

 

10. The scientific task __________ (be, fulfill) as soon as the specific conditions were achieved.