Упражнение 67. Выберите нужный артикль или оставьте существительное без артикля

Пример: (A, An, The) Telecommunications refers to (a, an, the) the electronic transmission of signals for communications, including such means as telephone, radio, and television.

Telecommunications has ___ potential to create profound changes in business because it lessens ___ barriers of time and distance. Telecommunications not only is changing ___ way businesses operate but also is altering ___ nature of commerce itself. As networks are connected with one another and information is transmitted more freely, ___ competitive marketplace is making excellent quality and service imperative for success. Data communications, ___ specialized subset of telecommunications, refers to ___ electronic collection, processings and distribution of data—typically between computer system hardware devices. Data communications is accomplished through ___ use of telecommunications technology. ___ figure 6. shows ___ general model of telecommunications. ___ model starts with ___ sending unit, such as ___ person, ___ computer system, ___ terminal, or another device, that originates ___ message. ___ sending unit transmits ___ signal to ___ telecommunications device. ___ telecommunications device performs ___ number of functions, which can include converting ___ signal into ___ different form or from one type to another. ___ telecommunications device is ___ hardware component that allows electronic communication to occur or to occur more efficiently. ___ telecommunications device then sends ___ signal through ___ medium. ___ telecommunications medium is anything that carries ___ electronic signal and interfaces between ___ sending device and ___ receiving device. ___ signal is received by another telecommunications device that is connected to ___ receiving computer. ___ process can then be reversed and another message can go back from ___ receiving unit to ___ original sending unit. ___ important characteristic of telecommunications is ___ speed at which information is transmitted, measured in bits per second (bps). Common speeds are in ___ range of thousands of bits per second (Kbps) to millions of bits per second (Mbps).