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Практический курс технического перевода

Упражнение 12. Переведите следующие предложения

1. Besides containing a surge protector, a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) includes a battery that will keep your computer and monitor running for about seven minutes even if there is a total blackout. 2. The wires of the mains cord are colored in accordance with the following code: Blue – neutral, Brown – live. 3. Windows XP (XP reportedly stands for the wonderful experience that you will have with your personal computer) was released in fall 2001. 4. A collection of pages on the World Wide Web is called a “website”. 5. Servers are used in companies to ensure that all important data is saved in one place and the same data is available to all those who need it. 6. If you’re sent an attachment, to open it, you simply double click on it. 7. This question is referred to in his article. 8. Anti-virus software is used to scan files for possible rogue instructions that may have been attached to them. 9. In an effort to overcome these difficulties a great deal of experimental work has been carried out by the specialists. 10. The weight of the mechanical part had been greatly reduced. 11. Systems based on computers are increasingly being used to create, store, and transfer information. 12. The type of information created depends on the relationships defined among existing data. 13. The technology used to create the Internet is now also being applied within companies and organizations to create an intranet, which allows people within an organization to exchange information and work on projects. 14. Downloading is the term used to describe contacting another computer using the Internet (or another wide area network) and getting a file from it. 15. One of the most basic ways telecommunications connect an individual to information systems is by connecting personal computers to mainframe computers so data can be downloaded or uploaded. 16. Previous consumer versions of Windows were notably unstable and crashed frequently, requiring frustrating and time-consuming reboots. 17. Independence of a set of random variables implies that the probability distribution of any one of them is unaffected by the values taken by the others. 18. Silicon transistors and integrated circuits are manufactured starting with pure slices, or wafers, of single crystal silicon, 100 or 125 mm in diameter and about 0.2 mm thick. 19. The thickness is determined by the need to provide enough mechanical strength so that the wafer cannot be easily broken; the thickness necessary to meet the electronic requirements is 10 m or less.