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1) keep,
deposit, save;

1. spread, pass on, send out,
   conduct, transfer;

2. use, function, adaptation,
   treatment;

3. firmly, steadily, safely;

1. extract
   (from), elicit (from), evoke (from), take/draw

   out;

1. handle, work (up),
   elaborate, adapt, sort out;

2. transform, change, turn,
   converse;

3. particularly, in full,
   elaborately, comprehensively;

4. embrace, cover, include,
   take in;

1. carrying out, execution,
   realization, operation;

2. department; office; section;

3. whole, full, complete;

4. work out, invent, develop,
   create, set up;

5. great, enormous, vast,
   immense, colossal, huge.

6. Use each of Exercise 3 words/expressions in the sentences from the text.

C.
Reading
and Discussion

7. Read
the text. Mention the points of difference between the texts

in
the way of defining «information technology». Answer the
ques-

tions:
1) What does Information Technology include? 2) What are the

examples
of Information Technology? Summarize the text «sing the

words
given below.

Information
Technology means the use of hardware, software serv-

ices,
and supporting infrastructure to manage and deliver
information

using
voice, data, and video.

To further define information
technology and what should be in-

cluded as far as the IT
budget, the following information is provided:

Information Technology
includes:

• all computers with a human
  interface

• all
  computer peripherals which will not operate unless connected

  to
  a computer or network

• all
  voice, video and data networks and the equipment, staff
  and

  purchased
  services necessary to operate them

• all
  salary and benefits for staff whose job descriptions specifi-

  cally
  include technology functions, i.e. network services, ap-

  plications
  development, systems administration

• all technology services
  provided by vendors or contractors

• operating
  costs associated with providing information technol-

  ogy

• all
  costs associated with developing, purchasing, licensing
  or

  maintaining
  software

Agencies
may wish to include other costs at their discretion. For ex-

ample,
an agency may wish to include digital cameras in their IT
budget

even
though they can be operated stand-alone. Data entry personnel may

be
included if they are considered part of the technology staff.
Costs

that
are excluded above may be included if they are an integral part of

a
computer applications or would be difficult to break out because
the

costs
are included with other information technology costs.

Examples of Information
Technology:

• Telephone
  and radio equipment and switches used for voice

  communications.

• Traditional
  computer applications that include data storage and

  programs
  to input, process, and output the data.

• Software
  and support for office automation systems such as

  word
  processing and spreadsheets, as well as the computer to

  run
  mem.

• Users’ PCs and software.

• Server
  hardware and software used to support applications such

  as
  electronic mail/groupware, file and print services,
  database,

  application/
  web servers, storage systems, and other hosting

  services.

• Data,
  voice, and video networks and all associated communica-

  tions
  equipment and software.

• Peripherals
  directly connected to computer information systems

  used
  to collect or transmit audio, video or graphic information,

  such
  as scanners and digitizers.

• Voice
  response systems that interact with a computer database

  or
  application.

• The state radio
  communications network.

• Computers
  and network systems used by teachers, trainers, and

  students
  for educational purposes.

• «Open/integrated»
  computer systems that monitor or automate

  mechanical
  or chemical processes and also store information

  used
  by computer applications for analysis and decision-mak-

  ing,
  such as the Metasys building management system.

• All
  operating costs, equipment and staff time associated
  with

  supporting
  the technology infrastructure of the agency, possi-

  bly
  including items excluded above, such as video equipment

  used
  for technology training that is included in the information

  systems
  cost center for the agency.

Examples of items excluded
from the definition:

• «Closed/stand-alone»
  computer systems that monitor or auto-

  mate
  mechanical or chemical processes, such as the fire alarm

  system
  in the capitol building.

• Audio-visual
  equipment which can be operated as a stand-alone

  piece
  of equipment, such as televisions, tape recorders, VCRs,

  video
  cameras, and overhead projectors. Stand-alone video

  editing
  equipment is excluded.

• Copy machines and fax
  machines.

• Licenses
  or subscriptions to electronic information provided to

  users
  in lieu of books or magazines.

• Salaries
  of staff, who use technology but are not directly in-

  volved
  in developing, implementing or supporting technology

  as
  documented on their PIQ. Data entry staff, who digitize

8

9

drawings,
staff who do desktop publishing are excluded. «Power

users»
who use advanced features of spreadsheets or word

processing
software are excluded.

• Data entry services

peripherals,
purchased service, at the discretion of, switch, subscrip-

tion,
in lieu of, data entry, staff

8.
Translate
the words preceding the text. Read the text. Discuss

the
role of Information Technology in (1) business, (2) medicine,

(3)
science and engineering. Find the sentences with the words
and

translate
them.

affordable
keep records similar bill

track supplies on
a small scale point-of-sale

terminal

receipt fatigue computerized
axial imaging

tomography

observations power plant
magnetic resonance

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