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21 PACS
1) Общая лексика: Системы передачи и архивации изображений (Picture Archiving and Communication System)2) Компьютерная техника: Philadelphia Area Computer Society, Power- Aware Computer System, система архивации и передачи изображений (сокр. от "picture archiving and communication system")3) Медицина: Picture Archiving and Communications System, Programmable Autoclave Control System (программируемая система управления автоклавом)4) Военный термин: Personal Air Conditioning System, passive attitude control system, patient accounting, census, and statistics, personnel accounting control system, post-attack communications system5) Техника: Pacific area communications system, pointing and attitude control system, pointing and control system6) Метеорология: Polar Acquisition and Control Subsystem7) Оптика: picture archiving communications system8) Телекоммуникации: Personal Access Communications System9) Сокращение: Programmable Armament Control Set, Workshop on Power- Aware Computer Systems, Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme, Pitch Active Control System10) Университет: Peacemaking And Conflict Studies11) Физиология: Partial Anterior Circulation Syndrome12) Вычислительная техника: Picture Archiving and Communications Systems, Public-Access Computing Systems13) Фирменный знак: Professional Analytical and Consulting Services14) Сетевые технологии: Protection Availability Continuity Scalability15) Океанография: Pan American Climate Studies16) Расширение файла: Picture Archiving and Communication System17) НАСА: Photodetector Array Camera Spectrometer18) Программное обеспечение: Picture Archiving And Communication Software -
22 ISA
1) Общая лексика: ПНО, Industrial Standard Architecture2) Компьютерная техника: Industry Standards Architecture, Informix Server Administrator3) Авиация: международная стандартная атмосфера4) Медицина: intrinsic sympathomimetic activity5) Спорт: Iowa Soccer Association6) Военный термин: Inspector of Small Arms, Institute of Strategic Analysis, Institute of Systems Analysis, Integration Support Activity, Intelligence Support Activity, International Security Agency, International Support Agreement, ignition and separation assembly, inductee special assignment, installation supply accounting, installation support activity, integrated support area, interim stowage assembly, international security affairs, international security assistance, interrupt storage area, interservice support agreement7) Техника: Independent Computing Architecture, International Federation of National Standardization Associations, International Standards Association, imaging sensor autoprocessor, independent safety analysis, independent safety assessment or analysis, integrated safety assessment, internal surface area, intersecting storage accelerators, invalid storage address, Ассоциация контрольно-измерительных систем и автоматизации (Instrumentation Systems and Automation Association), труба квадратного сечения9) Бухгалтерия: Individual Savings Accounts10) Автомобильный термин: idle speed actuator11) Биржевой термин: individual savings account, именной накопительный счёт (individual savings account)13) Телекоммуникации: Innovative Slot Allocation14) Сокращение: Inertial Sensor Assembly, Information Systems Architecture, Institute of Strategic Affairs, Instrument Society of America, Internal Security Act, International Schools Association, International Silk Association, International Society of Appraisers, International Sociological Association, International Standard Atmosphere (pressure), International Standardization Association, International Student Association, International Studies Association, Institute of Space Astrophysics, Intelligent Scheduling Assistant, Iran Sanctions Act (закон США о санкциях в отношении Ирана 1996 года), International Society of Automation15) Университет: International Students Association16) Электроника: Industry Standard Adapter, Input Signal Amplifier, Instrumentation Society of America17) Вычислительная техника: Industry Standard Architecture (IBM; bus), Industry-Standard Architecture, Instruction Set Architecture (CPU), Integrated Systems Architecture (ESPRIT, ANSA), Industry Standard Architecture (PC), Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation society (organization), Interactive Services Association (organization, USA), Международная ассоциация ассоциации18) Нефть: incoming supply assembly, Международная ассоциация по стандартизации (International Standardization Association)19) Связь: Integrated IP/ SDH /ATM20) Транспорт: Intelligent Speed Adaptation21) Патенты: Международный поисковый Орган, МПО22) Нефтегазовая техника Американское общество приборостроителей (Instrument Society of America)23) Образование: Integrity Soul And Attitude24) Сетевые технологии: Intelligent Storage Architecture, International Standard Association, Internet Server Application, Международная ассоциация стандартизации, архитектура промышленного стандарта, промышленная стандартная архитектура, промышленный стандарт шинной архитектуры, стандарт ISA26) Медицинская техника: infrared sidestream analyzer27) Химическое оружие: Installation/Interservice Support Agreement28) Макаров: ion scattering analysis29) Безопасность: Internet Security Administration, Internet Security And Acceleration30) Расширение файла: Instruction-Set Architecture, Industry Standard Architecture (bus, IBM)31) Нефтеперерабатывающие заводы: Американское общество по приборам32) ООН: International Seabed Authority33) Должность: Independent Safety Assessor34) NYSE. Santa Isabel, S. A.36) НАСА: Initial Sun Acquisition37) Международная торговля: Industry Sub-sector Analysis, International Sugar Agreement -
23 isa
1) Общая лексика: ПНО, Industrial Standard Architecture2) Компьютерная техника: Industry Standards Architecture, Informix Server Administrator3) Авиация: международная стандартная атмосфера4) Медицина: intrinsic sympathomimetic activity5) Спорт: Iowa Soccer Association6) Военный термин: Inspector of Small Arms, Institute of Strategic Analysis, Institute of Systems Analysis, Integration Support Activity, Intelligence Support Activity, International Security Agency, International Support Agreement, ignition and separation assembly, inductee special assignment, installation supply accounting, installation support activity, integrated support area, interim stowage assembly, international security affairs, international security assistance, interrupt storage area, interservice support agreement7) Техника: Independent Computing Architecture, International Federation of National Standardization Associations, International Standards Association, imaging sensor autoprocessor, independent safety analysis, independent safety assessment or analysis, integrated safety assessment, internal surface area, intersecting storage accelerators, invalid storage address, Ассоциация контрольно-измерительных систем и автоматизации (Instrumentation Systems and Automation Association), труба квадратного сечения9) Бухгалтерия: Individual Savings Accounts10) Автомобильный термин: idle speed actuator11) Биржевой термин: individual savings account, именной накопительный счёт (individual savings account)13) Телекоммуникации: Innovative Slot Allocation14) Сокращение: Inertial Sensor Assembly, Information Systems Architecture, Institute of Strategic Affairs, Instrument Society of America, Internal Security Act, International Schools Association, International Silk Association, International Society of Appraisers, International Sociological Association, International Standard Atmosphere (pressure), International Standardization Association, International Student Association, International Studies Association, Institute of Space Astrophysics, Intelligent Scheduling Assistant, Iran Sanctions Act (закон США о санкциях в отношении Ирана 1996 года), International Society of Automation15) Университет: International Students Association16) Электроника: Industry Standard Adapter, Input Signal Amplifier, Instrumentation Society of America17) Вычислительная техника: Industry Standard Architecture (IBM; bus), Industry-Standard Architecture, Instruction Set Architecture (CPU), Integrated Systems Architecture (ESPRIT, ANSA), Industry Standard Architecture (PC), Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation society (organization), Interactive Services Association (organization, USA), Международная ассоциация ассоциации18) Нефть: incoming supply assembly, Международная ассоциация по стандартизации (International Standardization Association)19) Связь: Integrated IP/ SDH /ATM20) Транспорт: Intelligent Speed Adaptation21) Патенты: Международный поисковый Орган, МПО22) Нефтегазовая техника Американское общество приборостроителей (Instrument Society of America)23) Образование: Integrity Soul And Attitude24) Сетевые технологии: Intelligent Storage Architecture, International Standard Association, Internet Server Application, Международная ассоциация стандартизации, архитектура промышленного стандарта, промышленная стандартная архитектура, промышленный стандарт шинной архитектуры, стандарт ISA26) Медицинская техника: infrared sidestream analyzer27) Химическое оружие: Installation/Interservice Support Agreement28) Макаров: ion scattering analysis29) Безопасность: Internet Security Administration, Internet Security And Acceleration30) Расширение файла: Instruction-Set Architecture, Industry Standard Architecture (bus, IBM)31) Нефтеперерабатывающие заводы: Американское общество по приборам32) ООН: International Seabed Authority33) Должность: Independent Safety Assessor34) NYSE. Santa Isabel, S. A.36) НАСА: Initial Sun Acquisition37) Международная торговля: Industry Sub-sector Analysis, International Sugar Agreement -
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1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) fondo2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) antecedentes3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) orígenes, historial1. fondoa photo of a castle with mountains in the background una foto de un castillo con unas montañas en el fondo2. orígenes / familia / clase socialtr['bækgraʊnd]1 fondo2 figurative use trasfondo, antecedentes nombre masculino plural3 (of photograph, picture) último plano\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come from a humble background ser de origen humildeto have a criminal background tener antecedentes penalesto stay in the background mantenerse en segundo planobackground information información nombre femenino previabackground knowledge conocimientos nombre masculino plural previosbackground music música de fondobackground noise ruido de fondobackground ['bæk.graʊnd] n1) : fondo m (de un cuadro, etc.), antecedentes mpl (de una situación)2) experience, training: experiencia f profesional, formación fadj.• de segundo plano (Informática) adj.adj.• de segundo plano adj.• trasfondo, -a adj.n.• antecedentes s.m.pl.• educación s.f.• escenario s.m.• lejos s.m.• lontananza s.f.• trasfondo s.m.• último término s.m.
I 'bækgraʊnda) (of picture, scene) fondo mb) ( of events)background (to something) — antecedentes mpl (de algo)
c) ( of person - origin) origen m; (- education) formación f, currículum m; (- previous activities) experiencia fhe comes from a working-class/a religious background — es de clase obrera/creció en un ambiente religioso
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adjective (before n) <noise/music> de fondo['bækɡraʊnd]background reading — lecturas fpl preparatorias (acerca del momento histórico, antecedentes etc)
1. N1) [of picture etc] fondo m ; (fig) ambiente min the background — al or en el fondo; (fig) en segundo plano, en la sombra
to stay in the background — mantenerse en segundo plano, no buscar publicidad
2) [of person] formación f, educación fwhat is his background? — ¿cuáles son sus antecedentes?
3) [of situation, event] antecedentes mpl2.CPDbackground check N — verificación f de antecedentes
they are calling for fingerprinting and background checks for airport employees — están pidiendo la verificación de antecedentes y la toma de huellas digitales de los empleados de aeropuerto
you have to have a background check before you can buy a gun — para comprar una pistola tienen que verificar tus antecedentes
background music N — música f de fondo
background noise N — ruido m de fondo
background reading N — lecturas fpl de fondo, lecturas fpl preparatorias
background report N — (Jur) informe de los peritos sobre la vida de alguien
background studies NPL — estudios mpl del ambiente histórico (en que vivió un autor etc)
background task N — (Comput) tarea f secundaria
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I ['bækgraʊnd]a) (of picture, scene) fondo mb) ( of events)background (to something) — antecedentes mpl (de algo)
c) ( of person - origin) origen m; (- education) formación f, currículum m; (- previous activities) experiencia fhe comes from a working-class/a religious background — es de clase obrera/creció en un ambiente religioso
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adjective (before n) <noise/music> de fondobackground reading — lecturas fpl preparatorias (acerca del momento histórico, antecedentes etc)
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25 computer
[këm'pju:të:] n 1. makinë llogaritëse; kompjuter, ordinator. 2. llogaritës, njehsues (person)- Kompjuteri është pajisje elektronike shumë e ndërlikuar që shërben për regjistrimin, transmetimin dhe përpunimin e informatave që mund të manifestohen si llogaritje, udhëheqje të proceseve, përpunim i tekstit, të dhënave të ndryshme si dhe për përdorime më të përgjithëshme. Kompjuteri, marrë në kuptimin e gjerë, përbëhet prej dy komponentëve të quajtura: harduer ( hardware - pjesë fizike e tij) dhe softuer ( software - programet dhe udhëzimet për punë). Me fjalë tjera, softueri është pjesa programore e hardueri pjesa mekanika e kompjuterit.● Hardueri përmban komponentet fizike të kompjuterit siç janë: tastiera ( Keyboard), monitori, shtypësi ( Printer), miu ( Mouse), disku i ngurtë ( Hard Disk), njësia e diskut, disketa ( Floppy Disk), njësia e disketës, CD-ROM-i ( CD ROM), njësia e CD-ROM-it, vizatuesi, modemi, lexuesi ( Scanner), kamera digjitale etj.● Softueri përmbanë programet dhe të dhënat të cilat e udhëzojnë kompjuterin në punën e tij, literatura, dokumentacioni dhe udhëzimet në lidhje me kompjuterin. Hardueri mund të krahasohet me gramafonin e disqet, ndërsa softueri me muzikën e inçizuar në disqe.)Zhvillimi historik i kompjuterit- Njeriu gjithmon ka tentuar të zgjidhë edhe problemet monotone, të vështira dhe të papërshtatshme. Gjatë zgjidhjeve të këtyre problemeve ka hasur në punë të vështira fizike, prandaj, çdo here ka tentuar që të liroj veten nga këta punë duke menduar makina të lloj-llojshme. Një makinë e këtyllë për lehtësimin e llogaritjeve aritmetike është makina e quajtur Abacus për të cilën dihet se është në përdorim prej para 5000 vjetëve. Kjo makinë i ngjanë numratores së sotme të cilën e përdorin nxënësit në klasë të pare dhe njihet si zanafilla e kompjuterëve të sotëm. Prej kohës së zbulimit të Abacusit e deri në shekullin 17 historia e zhvillimit të kompjuterëve nuk posedon të dhëna për ndonjë lëvizje në rrugën e zhvillimit të kompjuterëve.- Gjatë shekullit 17, respektivisht në vitin 1614 matematikani skocez J. Napier zbulon logaritmet dhe në vtin 1622 W. Oughtred ndërton kompjuterin (makinën) logaritmik cirkular për llogaritjen e logaritmeve.- Në vitin 1649 Blaise Pascal ndërton makinën mekanike për kryerjen e operacioneve aritmetike. Makina e Pascalit është e ndërtuar prej disa dhëmbëzorëve të cilët në lëvizje vendohen mekanikisht (me dorë). Ideja e konstruktimit të një makine-kalkulatori (kalkulator quhet makina e cila kryen operacionet aritmetike) ka qenë lehtësimi i punës së të atit të tij i cili ka qenë puntor i tatimeve (mbledhës i tatimeve) dhe ka patur nevojë për shumë llogaritje.- Në vitin 1672 G.W. Laibniz në Pariz projekton kalkulatorin mekanik më të përsosur nga dy të parët i cili me sukse do t'i kryej katër operacionet elementare aritmetike. Kufizimi në realizimin konkret të këtij kalkulatori ka qenë teknologjia e dobët e asaj kohe prandaj ky projekt ka ngelur i pa realizuar. Është interesant të përmendet se Laibnitz ka qenë pioneri i parë në hulumtimin e sistemit binar i cili përdoret në ndërtimin e kompjuterëve të sotëm. Gjatë 150viteve në vazhdim të gjithë tentimet për zhvillimin e kalkulatorëve kanë qenë të inspiruar nga kalkulatori i Laibnitzit.- Në vitin 1822 Anglezi Charles Babbage paraqet projekt të një kalkulatori krejtësisht të ndryshëm i dedikuar për llogaritjen e tabelave për funksione të caktuara. Projekti i këtillë do të finansoheshe nga qeveria Angleze e asaj kohe dhe do të përdoreshe për llogaritjen e tabelave për navigacionin detar. Për shkak të kompleksitetit dhe kushteve financiare e teknologjike ky projekt nuk u krye, në vitin 1842 definitivisht projekti u ndërpre. Makinën e këtillë Babbage e quajti makina diferenciale. Projektin e makinës diferenciale me sukse e realizuan Suedezët në vitin 1854 nën udhëheqen e P. G. Scheutza (duke i zbatuar sqarimet dhe vërejtjet e dhëna nga Babbage në 7000 faqe të shkruara) dhe makina e fituar nën pogon mekanik me sukse i llogariti tabelat (për 80 orë ka logarit 10000 logaritme).- Në vitin 1835 Babbage erdhi në idenë e konstruktimit të një makine programabile me funksionet që i kanë kompjuterët e tanishëm (me njësinë aritmetike-logjike, memorjen, etj.). Makinën e këtillë e quajti makina analitike. Për shkak të krizave finaciare dhe të vështirësive teknologjike kjo makinë ngeli vetëm në fazën e projektimit në letër por dha një inpuls të fuqishëm në zhvillimin e kompjuterëve të mëtutjeshëm.- Koha moderne fillon me përdorimin e energjisë elektrike në makinat për llogaritje. Në vitin 1884 emigranti gjerman në Amerikë Herman Holerith patenton makinën e pare elektrike e cila do të mund të rendit (sortoj) kartelat e shpuara me të dhënat për banorët e Amerikës. Makina e Holerithit në lëvizje vendoheshte me ndihmën e baterive. Qëllimi i kësaj makine ishte renditja e kartelave me të dhënat e banorëve të Amerikës të regjistruar në vitin 1890. Holerithi ishte inzhenier dhe punonte në institutin e statistikës, problem në atë kohë ishte përpunimi statistikor i të dhënave. Kështu regjistrimi statistikor në teren zgjatë disa muaj ndërsa përpunimi zgjate disa vjetë por bile edhe dhjetra vjetë dhe kur të dhënat përpunoheshin rezultatet e fituara ishin të vjetëruara (sepse regjistrimi statistikor zakonisht bëhet çdo 10 vjetë). Qeveria e asaj kohe shpall konkurs për përpunimin automatik të të dhënave me qëllim të përshpejtimit të përpunimit. Holerithi pasi punonte në institutin ku bëheshte përpunimi i të dhënave të këtylla, e njihte problemin dhe për këtë qëllim patentoi makinën e tij. Kështu me ndihmën e 56 makinave të Holerithit u aritë që të dhënat statistikore për popullsinë e Amerikës të përpunohen vetëm për gjashtë javë (në atë regjistrim Amerika doli me 62 622 250 banorë).- Pas këtij suksesi Holerithi themeloi kompaninë për prodhimin dhe huazimin e këtyre makinave (makina quheshe Tabulating Machine) me emrin Tabulating Machine Company e cila në vitin 1924 u bashkua me disa kompani të tjera dhe ndëroi emrin në IBM (International Business Machines), e njohur edhe sot.- Në vitin 1936 gjermani K. Zuse në Berlin arrinë të konstruktoj kalkulatorin programabil i cili do të mund të zgjidhë barazimet lineare. Zuse ariti të konstruktoj makinën e pare e cila shfrytëzonte sistemin binar, këtë makinë e konstriktoi në katër modele të njëpasnjëshëm Z1, Z2, Z3 dhe Z4, por modeli Z4 ngeli vetëm si ide interesante.- Me fillimin e luftës së dytë botërore interesimi për makina llogaritëse (kompjuterë) u zvoglua dhe gjithnjë mendohej në përmirësimin e armatimit. Mirëpo për prodhimin e armëve të reja artilerike nevoitej një hulumtin më i thellë dhe llogaritje të vështira, për hulumtime dhe llogaritje të thella nevoiteshe kohë e cila mungonte. Në vitin 1942 Fakulteti Moore School of Electrical Engineering nga Universiteti i Pensilvanisë bashkë me institutin Ballistic Research Laboratory nga armata Amerikane filloi hulumtimet për një makinë-kompjuter i cili do t'u lehtësonte punën puntorëve në industrinë ushtarake për prodhimin e armatimit artilerik respektivisht do të llogaritë tabelat balistike. Projekti deri në 1943 ishte në fshehtësi. Në vitin 1943 filloi ndërtimin nën udhëheqjen e udhëheqësve të projektit John W. Mauchly dhe J. Presper Eckert. Kompjuteri i menduar u quajt ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) dhe në përdorim u lëshua më 15 Shkurt 1946. Kompjuteri ENIAC meret si kompjuteri i parë i formës dhe me funksionet e kompjuterëve të sotëm. Me konstruktimin e ENIAC-ut fillon edhe gjenerata e parë e zhvillimit të kompjuterëve. Vlenë të përmendet se idenë për ndërtimin e kompjuterit të këtillë (në vitin 1930) e dha matematicienti John V. Atanasoff i cili në atë kohë punonte me kompjuterët analog për zgjidhjen e barazimeve lineare në lëminë e kërkimeve operacionale si dhe matematikani i shekullit 20 John von Neuman i cili ariti që teoretikisht ta përpunojë idenë dhe të bëjë sistematizimin e idesë.- Kompjuteri ENIAC përmbante afër 18000 llëmba elektronike, peshonte afër 30 tonë, zënte sipërfaqe prej 150 m2.- Kompjuterët e prodhuar prej vitit 1946 deri 1953 (kompjuterët EDVAC, ILLIAC, MANIAC etj.), njihen si gjenerata e parë dhe karakterizohen me llëmbat elektronike.- Me zbulimin e tranzistorit fillon gjenerata e dytë, kjo gjenerat zgjat prej vitit 1953 deri 1964. Tek kompjuterët e gjeneratës së dytë fillon zbatimi i gjuhëve të larta programore (Fortran-i paraqitet në vitin 1957, Algol në vitin 1961, etj.)- Gjenerata e tretë e kompjuterëve fillon në vitin 1964 dhe vazhdon deri në vitin 1971, kompjuterat e konstruktuar në këtë periudhë karakterisohen me qarqet e integruara-çipat.- Gjenerata e katër e kompjuterëve fillon në vitin 1971, kompjuterët e kësaj gjenerate karakterizohen me qarqet integrale të dendësisë së madhe LSI dhe VLSI (V-very). Gjenerata e katër e kompjuterëve ende është e hapur, PC kompjuterët e sotëm i takojnë gjeneratës së katër.- Për dallim nga katër gjeneratat e para kompjuterët e të cilave bëjnë përpunimin e të dhënave, kompjuterët e gjeneratës pestë e cila fillon në vitin 1981 bëjnë përpunimin e njohurive. Në këtë gjeneratë bien makinat e quajtura Robot.- Kompjuterët e gjeneratës së gjashtë (njëherit gjenerata e fundit e kompjuterëve) e cila fillon në vitin 1986 merren me përpunimin e inteligjencës. Kompjuterët e kësaj gjenerate quhen Neurocomputers (Kompjuterët neural, Kompjuterët biologjik) të cilët në punën e tyre tentojnë të imitojnë trurin dhe sistemin nervorë të njeriut. Këta kompjuterë në fillim të jetës mësojnë (me metoda speciale eksperimentale) dhe pastaj janë në gjendje të veprojnë pa prezencën dhe ndikimin e njeriut.PJESA PROGRAMORE E KOMPJUTERIT-SOFTUERISistemi operativ- Programet, asemblerët dhe kompajlerët ekzekutohen në kompjuter, në praninë e një mjedisi të caktuar programues. Këtë mjedis programues e përcakton sistemi operativ. Sistemi operativ është një grumbull i programeve i cili manipulon me resurset dhe shërbimet e sistemit kompjuterik (harduerit), siç janë memoria qëndrore, njësitë hyrëse-dalëse, etj. Pra sistemi operativ e komandon (manipulon) me hardverin e sistemit kompjuterik. Programi, në mënyrë implicite apo eksplicite, vetëm përmes direktivave të sistemit operativ mund t'i shfrytëzojë resurset dhe shërbimet e sistemit kompjuterik. Pra programi e urdhëron apo kërkon nga sistemi operativ shfrytëzimin e resurseve kompjuterike.- Nga kjo që u tha më sipër shihet se programet të cilat i shkruajmë (programeve aplikative) në gjuhët larta programuese, nuk e komandojnë harduerin, por i dërgojnë komanda sistemit operativ, i cili më pastaj manipulon me harduer për të arritur te rezultatet e dëshiruara. Kjo do të thotë se sistemi operativ është një lloj ndërmjetësuesi (interfejs) në mes të programeve aplikative dhe harduerit kompjuterik.- Roli kryesor i sistemit operativ është të shërbej si ndërmjetësues në mes të shfrytëzuesit dhe hardverit kompjuterik, dhe në mes të programeve aplikative dhe hardverit kompjuterik.- Ekzistojnë sisteme të ndryshme operative, mirëpo më të njohurat në PC janë MS-DOS dhe MS WINDOWS 95.- MS-DOS ( MicroSoft Disk Operating System), që do të thotë sistemi operativ i diskut i majkrosoftit. Nga këndi i vështrimit të programerit MS-DOS është sistem operativ hierarkial, që përmbanë tri nivele (shtresa), të cilat e ndajnë shfrytëzuesin dhe programet aplikative prej hardverit kompjuterik. Këto shtresa janë BIOS ( Basic Input-Output System që do të thotë sistemi themelor për hyrje-dalje), kerneli i DOS-it, dhe interpretuesi i komandave. Shtresa më e ulët është BIOS-i. BIOS-i kryesisht manipulon me këto njësi hardverike:● Konzolla (tastatiera dhe ekrani);● Printed i përgjithshëm;● Portet serike;● Orën e taktit të kompjuterit;● Diskun startues.- Kerneli i DOS-it, përveq tjerash, ofron shërbimet për:● Manipulimin e folderëve dhe fajllave;● Manipulimin e memories qëndrore;● Kohën dhe datën;● Menagjmentin e programeve aplikative.- Interpretuesi i komandave ka për detyrë që të ekzekutojë komandat të cilat ia jep shfrytëzuesi, duke kyçur edhe leximin dhe ekzekutimin e programeve aplikative.- Edhe pse Windows është paraqitur në mes të viteve 1980, nuk pati ndonjë sukses të madh në treg. Mirëpo me lansimin e verzionit Windows 3.0 më 1990, e sidomos me Windows 3.1 një vit më vonë e gjithë kjo ndryshoi, dhe tani Windows është produkt softverik i dyti më i shituri i të gjitha kohrave, pas MS DOS-it (e sidomos me lajmërimin e Windows 95/98).Windows punon se bashku me DOS-in por sillet si sistem operativ në vehte. Duke i shtuar nivel softverik mbi DOS, Windows-i i shton zgjerime grafike DOS-it.- Popullariteti i Windows-it i ka shtyer shumë programerë dhe shtëpi softverike botuese që të zhvillojnë aplikacione të cilat janë vetëm për Windows. Të gjitha këto aplikacione kanë një pamje të përgjithshme të ngjashme. Nëse dini të drejtoni një strukturë të menysë në një aplikacion të Windows-it atëherë dini të bëni të njejtën gjë edhe në aplikacionet tjera.- Përparësitë kryesore të Windows-it janë:● Platformë multitasking, në të cilën shumë aplikacione mund të ekzekutohen në të njejtën kohë.● Pamje gjenerale e ngjashme e të gjitha aplikacioneve të shkruara për Windows.● Mjedis grafik, i cili manipulohet me ndihmën e miut (apo tastierës).● Mundësia e shkëmbimit të informatave - duke përfshirë fotografi, dokumente, etj. ndërmjet aplikacioneve të ndryshme.● Një numër të veglave ndihmëse, duke përfshirë editor të tekstit, program per vizatim, kalkulator, program komunikues për modem, etj. computer dating [këm'pju:të:deiting] n. takim (dy personash) me ndihmën e sistemit informatik telefonik computerese [këmpju:të'ri:z] n. gj.fol. zhargon i / gjuhë e informatikës● computer game [këm'pju:të:geim] n. lojë elektronike, lojë me kompjuter● computer aided design, computer assisted design [këm'pju:të: eidid di'zain/ ë'sistid] n. vizatim teknik me kompjuter● computerist [këm'pju:tërist] n. amer. informatikan● computerization [këmpju:tërai'zeishën] n 1. trajtim elektronik, kompjuterizim; automatizim. 2. hedhje (të dhënash etj) në kompjuter● computerize [këm'pju:tëraiz] vt 1. informatizoj, kompjuterizoj; përpunoj në kompjuter. 2. hedh në kompjuter● computer language [këm'pju:'længwixh] n. gjuhë programimi● computer literate [këm'pju:'litërit] adj. që ka njohuri në informatikë, që njeh kompjuterin● computer operator [këm'pju:'opëreitë:(r)] n. kompjuterist, person që punon në/me kompjuter● computer programmer [këm'pju:'prëugræmë:(r)] n. kmp. programist● computer science [këm'pju:'saiëns]n. informatikë● computer studies [këm'pju:'stadis] n. informatikë* * *kompjuter -
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language [ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ]1. nouna. ( = particular tongue) langue fb. ( = ability to talk) langage mc. ( = specialized terminology) langage m• scientific/legal language langage m scientifique/juridiqued. ( = individual's manner of expression) langage m• (watch your) language! (inf) surveille ton langage !2. compounds[degree, studies, textbooks] de langue ; [department] de langues ; [students] en langues ; [ability] à s'exprimer━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The English word contains a u whereas the French word langage does not.* * *['læŋgwɪdʒ]formal/legal language — langage formel/juridique
bad ou strong ou foul language — langage grossier
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27 time
time [taɪm]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. temps m• have you got time to wait for me? est-ce que tu as le temps de m'attendre ?• the letter was in my pocket all the time la lettre était dans ma poche depuis le début► in good time ( = with time to spare) en avance• let me know in good time prévenez-moi suffisamment à l'avance► to take + time• to take time out to do sth trouver le temps de faire qch ; (during studies) interrompre ses études pour faire qch► to have time for• I've no time for that sort of thing ( = too busy) je n'ai pas de temps pour ça ; ( = not interested) ce genre d'histoire ne m'intéresse pasb. ( = period) for a time pendant un certain temps• what a long time you've been! il vous en a fallu du temps !• for a short time we thought that... pendant un moment nous avons pensé que...► some timec. ( = period worked) to work full time travailler à plein temps• we get paid time and a half on Saturdays le samedi, nous sommes payés une fois et demie le tarif normald. ( = day) temps m• what great times we've had! c'était le bon temps !f. (by clock) heure f• what time is it? quelle heure est-il ?• what time is he arriving? à quelle heure est-ce qu'il arrive ?• the time is 4.30 il est 4 heures et demie► preposition + time• just in time (for sth/to do sth) juste à temps (pour qch/pour faire qch)g. ( = moment) moment m• by the time I had finished, it was dark le temps que je termine, il faisait nuit• some times... at other times des fois... des fois• the time has come to decide... il est temps de décider...h. ( = occasion) fois f• the times I've told him that! je le lui ai dit je ne sais combien de fois !i. (multiplying) fois f• ten times the size of... dix fois plus grand que...a. ( = choose time of) [+ visit] choisir le moment de• you timed that perfectly! vous ne pouviez pas mieux choisir votre moment !• well-timed [remark, entrance] tout à fait opportunb. ( = count time of) [+ race, runner, worker] chronométrer ; [+ programme, piece of work] minuter3. compounds• a time-honoured tradition une tradition ancienne or vénérable ► time-lag noun (between events) décalage m• to take time off from work prendre un congé ► time-share transitive verb (Computing) utiliser en temps partagé noun maison f (or appartement m ) en multipropriété• it's like living in a time warp c'est comme si on était transporté dans une autre époque ► time zone noun fuseau m horaire* * *[taɪm] 1.1) ( continuum) temps min ou with time —
as time goes/went by — avec le temps
2) ( specific duration) temps mflight/journey time — durée f du vol/voyage
you've got all the time in the world —
you took a long time! —
in no time at all —
in five days'/weeks' time — dans cinq jours/semaines
in your own time — ( at your own pace) à ton rythme; ( outside working hours) en dehors des heures de travail
3) (hour of the day, night) heure fwhat time is it? —
10 am French time — 10 heures, heure française
this time last week/year — il y a exactement huit jours/un an
the train times — les horaires mpl des trains
to lose time — [clock] retarder
not before time! — il était (or il est) grand temps!
4) (era, epoch) époque ftime was ou there was a time when one could... — à une certaine époque on pouvait...
to keep up ou move with the times — être à la page
in times past —
it was before my time — ( before my birth) je n'étais pas encore né; ( before I came here) je n'étais pas encore ici
5) ( moment) moment mby the time I finished the letter the post had gone — le temps de finir ma lettre et le courrier était parti
from that ou this time on — à partir de ce moment
6) ( occasion) fois ftime after time —
7) ( experience)to have a tough ou hard time doing — avoir du mal à faire
he's having a rough ou hard ou tough time — il traverse une période difficile
the good/bad times — les moments heureux/difficiles
8) Administration ( hourly rate)to work/be paid time — travailler/être payé à l'heure
9) Music mesure fto beat ou mark time — battre la mesure
10) Sport temps m11) Mathematics, fig2.ten times longer/stronger — dix fois plus long/plus fort
transitive verb1) ( schedule) gen prévoir; fixer [appointment, meeting]we time our trips to fit in with school holidays — nous faisons coïncider nos voyages avec les vacances scolaires
to be well-/badly-timed — être opportun/inopportun
2) ( judge) calculer [blow, shot]3) (measure speed, duration) chronométrer [athlete, cyclist]; mesurer la durée de [journey, speech]3.••to have time on one's hands — ( for brief period) avoir du temps devant soi; ( longer) avoir beaucoup de temps libre
to do time — (colloq) ( prison) faire de la taule (colloq)
long time no see! — (colloq) ça fait un bail (colloq) (qu'on ne s'est pas vu)!
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28 management
(a) (action) (of company, factory, project) gestion f, direction f; (of economy, money, resources, shop, hotel) gestion;∎ all their problems are due to bad management tous leurs problèmes sont dus à une mauvaise gestion;∎ under Gordon's management sales have increased significantly depuis que c'est Gordon qui s'en occupe, les ventes ont considérablement augmentémanagement accountant contrôleur m de gestion;management accounting comptabilité f de gestion;management accounts comptes m de gestion;management audit contrôle de gestion;management auditor contrôleur m de gestion;management chart graphique de gestion, tableau m de bord;management committee comité m ou conseil m de direction;management company société f de gestion;management consultancy report audit m social;management consultant conseiller(ère) m, f en gestion;management control contrôle de gestion;management error erreur f de gestion;management by exception direction par exceptions;American management expenses frais m pl de gestion;management expert expert m en gestion;management fees frais de gestion;COMPUTING management information system système m intégré de gestion;management by objectives gestion par objectifs;management operating system système intégré de gestion;management report rapport m de gestion;management science science f de la gestion;management skills qualités f pl de gestionnaire;management studies études f pl de gestion;management style mode m de gestion;management system système de direction;management team équipe f de direction, équipe dirigeante;management techniques techniques f pl de gestion;management theory théorie f de la gestion de l'entreprise;management tool outil m de gestion;management training formation f des cadres(b) (managers, employers) administration f, direction f;∎ negotiations between management and unions have broken down les négociations entre le patronat et les syndicats ont échouémanagement buy-in apport m de gestion;management buy-out rachat m d'une société par la direction;∎ as a result of a management buy-out, the footwear manufacturing business was rescued suite à son rachat par la direction, l'entreprise de fabrication de chaussures a été sauvée;management team équipe f dirigeante ou de direction -
29 abandon
abandon [ə'bændən]∎ Nautical to abandon ship abandonner ou quitter le navire;∎ we had to abandon the car in the snow nous avons dû abandonner la voiture dans la neige;∎ they were abandoned to their fate on les abandonna à leur sort;∎ figurative to abandon oneself to despair se laisser aller ou s'abandonner au désespoir(b) (give up → search) abandonner, renoncer à; (→ studies, struggle) renoncer à; (→ idea, cause) laisser tomber; Computing (file, routine) abandonner;∎ we abandoned the struggle nous avons renoncé à lutter;∎ several runners abandoned the race plusieurs coureurs ont abandonné;∎ the match was abandoned because of bad weather on a interrompu le match en raison du mauvais temps;∎ to abandon all hope (of doing something) abandonner tout espoir (de faire qch);∎ Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here laissez tout espoir vous qui entrez (phrase tirée de l'Enfer de Dante, parfois utilisée ironiquement pour signaler un lieu prétendu dangereux)∎ they abandoned the car to the insurance company ils ont cédé la voiture à la compagnie d'assurances2 noun∎ in a state of abandon laissé à l'abandon(b) (lack of inhibition) désinvolture f, laisser-aller m;∎ they leapt about with wild or gay abandon ils sautaient de joie sans aucune retenue -
30 art
Ⅰ.art1 [ɑ:t]1 noun∎ she studies art elle est étudiante en art, elle fait des études d'art;∎ art for art's sake l'art pour l'art;∎ African art l'art m africain;∎ the art of ballet l'art du ballet;∎ he was never any good at art at school à l'école il n'a jamais été très doué en dessin;∎ a work of art une œuvre d'art;∎ arts and crafts artisanat m (d'art)∎ the art of survival l'art m de survivre;∎ the art of war l'art m militaire, l'art m de la guerre;∎ it's an art in itself c'est tout un art;∎ there's an art to doing that c'est tout un art que de faire cela;∎ she has got cooking down to a real or fine art la cuisine chez elle, c'est du grand art∎ they used every art to persuade him ils ont usé de tous les stratagèmes pour le convaincre(collection, critic) d'artUniversity lettres fpl;∎ Faculty of Arts (and Letters) faculté f des lettres (et sciences humaines)►► art book livre m d'art;arts centre ≃ centre m culturel;art cinema cinéma m d'art et d'essai;art class(es) cours m de dessin;the Arts Council (of Great Britain) = organisme public britannique de promotion des arts;art deco art m déco;arts degree licence f de lettres;Art art desk bureau m de dessin;art director directeur(trice) m,f artistique;art editor rédacteur(trice) m,f artistique;art exhibition exposition f d'art;arts festival festival m culturel;art form moyen m d'expression artistique;∎ painting is an art form la peinture est un art;Art art nouveau art m nouveau, modern style m;art nouveau furniture meuble m de style art nouveau;Computing art package logiciel m de dessin;arts programme programme m culturel;art school ≃ école f des Beaux-Arts;art student étudiant(e) m,f en art;University arts student étudiant(e) m,f de ou en lettres (et sciences humaines); School &University art teacher professeur m de dessin;Psychology art therapy art-thérapie mⅡ.art2 archaic or -
31 live
Ⅰ.live1 [lɪv](a) (be or stay alive) vivre;∎ plants need oxygen to live les plantes ont besoin d'oxygène pour vivre;∎ as long as I live tant que je vivrai, de mon vivant;∎ was she still living when her grandson was born? est-ce qu'elle était encore en vie quand son petit-fils est né?;∎ he hasn't long to live il ne lui reste pas beaucoup de temps à vivre;∎ she didn't live long after her son died elle n'a pas survécu longtemps à son fils;∎ the doctors think she'll live les médecins pensent qu'elle vivra;∎ ironic you'll live! tu n'en mourras pas!;∎ I won't live to see them grow up je ne vivrai pas assez vieux pour les voir grandir;∎ she'll live to be 100 elle vivra jusqu'à 100 ans, elle sera centenaire;∎ we live in interesting times nous vivons une époque intéressante;∎ to live on borrowed time être en sursis;∎ to live to a ripe old age vivre vieux ou jusqu'à un âge avancé;∎ figurative the dialogue is what makes the characters live ce sont les dialogues qui donnent de la vie aux personnages;∎ your words will live in our hearts/memories vos paroles resteront à jamais dans nos cœurs/notre mémoire∎ to live dangerously vivre dangereusement;∎ familiar go on, live dangerously! allez, vas-y, on n'a qu'une vie!;∎ to live well vivre bien;∎ they lived happily ever after ils vécurent heureux jusqu'à la fin de leurs jours;∎ he lives by the rules il mène une vie bien rangée;∎ the rules we all live by les règles auxquelles nous nous plions tous;∎ she lives for her children/for skiing elle ne vit que pour ses enfants/que pour le ski;∎ he lived for music il ne vivait que pour la musique;∎ we're living for the day we emigrate nous vivons dans l'attente du jour où nous émigrerons;∎ she was living for the chance of revenge la perspective de vengeance était sa raison de vivre;∎ to live in poverty/luxury vivre dans la pauvreté/le luxe;∎ to live in fear vivre dans la peur;∎ he lives in the past il vit dans le passé;∎ we live in uncertain times nous vivons une époque incertaine;∎ humorous he lives in that shirt! il a cette chemise sur le dos en permanence!;∎ proverb live and let live! = il faut savoir faire preuve de tolérance!;∎ well, you live and learn! on en apprend tous les jours!∎ where does she live? où habite-t-elle?;∎ they have nowhere to live ils sont à la rue;∎ the giant tortoise lives mainly in the Galapagos la tortue géante vit surtout aux Galapagos;∎ they live in Rome ils habitent (à) Rome, ils vivent à Rome;∎ I lived in France for a year j'ai vécu en France pendant un an;∎ to live in a flat/a castle habiter (dans) un appartement/un château;∎ she lives in a fifth-floor flat elle vit dans un appartement au cinquième étage;∎ to live at Number 10 habiter au numéro 10;∎ to live in the town/country habiter ou vivre en ville/à la campagne;∎ I live in or on Bank Street j'habite Bank Street;∎ they live in or on my street ils habitent (dans) ma rue;∎ to live on the street être à la rue;∎ she lives on the ground floor elle habite au rez-de-chaussée;∎ he practically lives in or at the library il passe sa vie à la bibliothèque;∎ do you live with your parents? habitez-vous chez vos parents?;∎ old-fashioned or humorous to live in sin (with sb) vivre dans le péché (avec qn)(d) (support oneself) vivre;∎ they don't earn enough to live ils ne gagnent pas de quoi vivre;∎ he lives by teaching il gagne sa vie en enseignant;∎ the tribe lives by hunting la tribu vit de la chasse(e) (obtain food) se nourrir;∎ we've been living out of cans or tins lately on se nourrit de conserves depuis quelque temps;∎ he was reduced to living out of rubbish bins il en était réduit à fouiller les poubelles pour se nourrir(f) (exist fully, intensely) vivre;∎ she really knows how to live elle sait vraiment profiter de la vie;∎ let's live for the moment or for today! vivons l'instant présent!;∎ I want to live a little je veux profiter de la vie;∎ if you haven't been to New York, you haven't lived! si tu n'es jamais allé à New York, tu n'as rien vu!vivre;∎ to live a life of poverty vivre dans la pauvreté;∎ to live a life of luxury mener la grande vie;∎ to live a solitary life mener une vie solitaire;∎ to live a lie être dans une situation fausse;∎ she lived the life of a film star for six years elle a vécu comme une star de cinéma pendant six ans;∎ familiar to live it up faire la fête;∎ my father lives and breathes golf mon père ne vit que pour le golf(recover from → error, disgrace, ridicule)∎ they'll never let him live that down ils ne lui passeront ou pardonneront jamais cela;∎ if I forget her birthday, I'll never live it down! si j'oublie son anniversaire, elle ne me le pardonnera jamais!;∎ you'll never live this down! tu n'as pas fini d'en entendre parler!∎ all their farm hands live in tous leurs ouvriers agricoles sont logés sur place(a) (sponge off) vivre aux crochets de;∎ he lives off his parents il vit aux crochets de ses parents∎ they live off the fruit of other people's labours ils vivent du produit du travail d'autrui;∎ to live off the land vivre de la terre➲ live on(person) continuer à vivre; (custom, ideal) persister;∎ she lived on to the end in the same house elle a vécu dans la même maison jusqu'à sa mort;∎ his memory lives on son souvenir est encore vivant∎ to live on fruit and vegetables vivre de fruits et de légumes∎ it's not enough to live on ce n'est pas suffisant pour vivre;∎ to earn enough to live on gagner de quoi vivre;∎ how does she live on that salary? comment s'en sort-elle avec ce salaire?;∎ his pension is all they have to live on ils n'ont que sa retraite pour vivre;∎ to live on $800 a month vivre avec 800 dollars par mois∎ to live on one's wits vivre d'expédients;∎ to live on one's name vivre sur sa réputation➲ live out∎ she lived out the rest of her life in Spain elle a passé le reste de sa vie en Espagne∎ he lived out his destiny sa destinée s'est accomplie, il a suivi son destin;∎ to live out one's fantasies réaliser ses rêves∎ the maid lives out la bonne ne loge pas sur place;∎ he studies here but lives out il est étudiant ici mais il n'habite pas sur le campus∎ they live out of tins ils ne mangent que des conserves(experience → war, hard times etc) vivre, connaître; (survive → war, drought) survivre à;∎ they've lived through war and famine ils ont connu la guerre et la famine;∎ he's unlikely to live through the winter il est peu vraisemblable qu'il passe l'hiver(as a couple) vivre ensemble, cohabiter(name, reputation) se montrer à la hauteur de; (expectation) être ou se montrer à la hauteur de, répondre à;∎ we have a reputation to live up to! nous avons une réputation à défendre!;∎ it's too much for me to live up to on m'en demande trop;∎ the holiday didn't live up to our expectations les vacances n'étaient pas à la hauteur de nos espérances(a) (cohabit with) vivre avec;∎ she lived with him for a couple of years before they got married elle a vécu avec lui pendant quelques années avant qu'ils se marient∎ she's not easy to live with elle n'est pas facile à vivre;∎ I don't like the situation, but I have to live with it cette situation ne me plaît pas, mais je n'ai pas le choix;∎ I couldn't live with myself if I didn't tell him the truth je ne supporterais pas de ne pas lui dire la vérité;∎ you'll always live with the guilt la culpabilité vous poursuivra toute la vie;∎ it's not ideal but I can live with it ce n'est pas l'idéal mais je m'y feraiⓘ To live fast, die young and leave a beautiful corpse À l'origine, cette phrase provient du titre d'un film de 1949 mis en scène par Nicholas Ray intitulé Knock on Any Door ("Les Ruelles du malheur"), dont le personnage principal, un marginal joué par John Derek, voulait "vivre vite, mourir jeune et laisser un beau cadavre". Aujourd'hui cette formule est davantage associée aux personnages de rebelles qu'incarnaient James Dean et d'autres jeunes acteurs des années 50 et 60, et à la vie trépidante qu'ils menaient dans la réalité. Cette formule est généralement utilisée dans sa version tronquée ( live fast and die young) pour faire référence à un style de vie débridé. On dira par exemple I don't like these modern pop stars and their live fast, die young attitude ("je n'aime pas les vedettes de la musique pop d'aujourd'hui qui ne pensent qu'à s'amuser sans jamais penser aux conséquences").Ⅱ.live2 [laɪv](a) (alive → animal, person) vivant;∎ the live weight of the animal le poids de l'animal sur pied;∎ they feed the snakes on live mice ils nourrissent les serpents de souris vivantes;∎ familiar a real live cowboy un cow-boy, un vrai de vrai∎ live pictures from Mars des images en direct de Mars;∎ Sinatra live at the Palladium Sinatra en concert au Palladium;∎ recorded before a live audience enregistré en public(e) (unexploded) non explosé(f) (still burning → coals, embers) ardent(g) (not extinct → volcano) actif(h) (controversial) controversé;∎ a live issue un sujet controversé2 adverben direct;∎ to perform live (singer, group) chanter en direct;∎ they've never performed live ils n'ont jamais fait de scène;∎ the match can be seen/is going out live at 3.30 p.m. on peut suivre le match/le match est diffusé en direct à 15 heures 30;∎ the show comes live from New York City le spectacle nous arrive en direct de New York►► live ammunition balles fpl réelles;Technology live axle essieu m moteur, pont m;live births naissances fpl viables;Computing live cam caméra f Internet;Electricity live circuit circuit m alimenté ou sous tension;live entertainment spectacle m; (broadcast) spectacles mpl en direct;∎ nobody goes to see live entertainment any more plus personne ne va au spectacle de nos jours;∎ the theatre and other forms of live entertainment le théâtre et autres formes de divertissement;live music musique f live;live oak chêne m vert;live recording enregistrement m live ou public;Electricity live wire fil m sous tension;Cookery live yoghurt yaourt m actif -
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media ['mi:dɪə]1 pl of medium∎ he works in the media il travaille dans les médias;∎ the power of the media la puissance des médias;∎ the news media la presse;∎ he knows how to handle the media il sait s'y prendre avec les journalistes;∎ the media follow or follows her everywhere les journalistes la suivent partout;∎ familiar pejorative he's a bit of a media whore il ferait n'importe quoi pour faire parler de lui dans les médiasdes médias; (interest, coverage) médiatique►► media advertising publicité f média;media analysis analyse f des médias;media analyst analyste mf des médias;media buyer acheteur(euse) m,f d'espaces (publicitaires);media buying achat m d'espace;media circus cirque m médiatique;media consultant conseil m en communication;media coverage couverture f médiatique, médiatisation f;∎ to get too much media coverage être surmédiatisé;media event événement m médiatique;media exposure couverture f médiatique, médiatisation f;media hype battage m médiatique;media mix mix m média;media mogul magnat m des médias;media person homme m de communication, femme f de communication;media plan plan m média;media planner médiaplaneur m, média planner m;media planning média planning m;media research médialogie f;media schedule calendrier m de campagne;media scrum ruée f de journalistes;media studies = études en communication et journalisme;media vehicle support m publicitaire -
33 Berezin, Evelyn
SUBJECT AREA: Electronics and information technology[br]b. 1925 New York, USA[br]American pioneer in computer technology.[br]Born into a poor family in the Bronx, New York City, Berezin first majored in business studies but transferred her interest to physics. She graduated in 1946 and then, with the aid of an Atomic Energy Commission fellowship, she obtained her PhD in cosmic ray physics at New York University. When the fellowship expired, opportunities in the developing field of electronic data processing seemed more promising than thise in physics. Berezin entered the firm of Electronic Computer Corporation in 1951 and was asked to "build a computer", although few at that time had actually seen one; the result was the Elecom 200. In 1953, for Underwood Corporation, she designed the first office computer, although it was never marketed, as Underwood sold out to Olivetti.Berezin's next position was as head of logic design for Teleregister Corporation in the late 1950s. Here, she led a team specializing in the design of on-line systems. Her most notable achievement was the design of a nationwide online computer reservation system for United Airlines, the first system of this kind and the precursor of similar on-line systems. It was installed in the early 1960s and was the first large non-military on-line interactive system.In the 1960s Berezin moved to the Digitronics Corporation as manager of logic design, her work here resulted in the first high-speed commercial digital communications terminal. Also in the 1960s, her involvement in Data Secretary, a challenger to the IBM editing typewriter, makes it possible to regard her as one of the pioneers of word processing. In 1976 Berezin transferred from the electronic data and computing field to that of financial management.[br]Further ReadingA.Stanley, 1993, Mothers and Daughters of Invention, Meruchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 651–3.LRD -
34 Gabor, Dennis (Dénes)
SUBJECT AREA: Photography, film and optics[br]b. 5 June 1900 Budapest, Hungaryd. 9 February 1979 London, England[br]Hungarian (naturalized British) physicist, inventor of holography.[br]Gabor became interested in physics at an early age. Called up for military service in 1918, he was soon released when the First World War came to an end. He then began a mechanical engineering course at the Budapest Technical University, but a further order to register for military service prompted him to flee in 1920 to Germany, where he completed his studies at Berlin Technical University. He was awarded a Diploma in Engineering in 1924 and a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering in 1927. He then went on to work in the physics laboratory of Siemens \& Halske. He returned to Hungary in 1933 and developed a new kind of fluorescent lamp called the plasma lamp. Failing to find a market for this device, Gabor made the decision to abandon his homeland and emigrate to England. There he joined British Thompson-Houston (BTH) in 1934 and married a colleague from the company in 1936. Gabor was also unsuccessful in his attempts to develop the plasma lamp in England, and by 1937 he had begun to work in the field of electron optics. His work was interrupted by the outbreak of war in 1939, although as he was not yet a British subject he was barred from making any significant contribution to the British war effort. It was only when the war was near its end that he was able to return to electron optics and begin the work that led to the invention of holography. The theory was developed during 1947 and 1948; Gabor went on to demonstrate that the theories worked, although it was not until the invention of the laser in 1960 that the full potential of his invention could be appreciated. He coined the term "hologram" from the Greek holos, meaning complete, and gram, meaning written. The three-dimensional images have since found many applications in various fields, including map making, medical imaging, computing, information technology, art and advertising. Gabor left BTH to become an associate professor at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in 1949, a position he held until his retirement in 1967. In 1971 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for his work on holography.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsRoyal Society Rumford Medal 1968. Franklin Institute Michelson Medal 1968. CBE 1970. Nobel Prize for Physics 1971.Bibliography1948. "A new microscopic principle", Nature 161:777 (Gabor's earliest publication on holography).1949. "Microscopy by reconstructed wavefronts", Proceedings of the Royal Society A197: 454–87.1951, "Microscopy by reconstructed wavefronts II", Proc. Phys. Soc. B, 64:449–69. 1966, "Holography or the “Whole Picture”", New Scientist 29:74–8 (an interesting account written after laser beams were used to produce optical holograms).Further ReadingT.E.Allibone, 1980, contribution to Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 26: 107–47 (a full account of Gabor's life and work).JW -
35 Artificial Intelligence
In my opinion, none of [these programs] does even remote justice to the complexity of human mental processes. Unlike men, "artificially intelligent" programs tend to be single minded, undistractable, and unemotional. (Neisser, 1967, p. 9)Future progress in [artificial intelligence] will depend on the development of both practical and theoretical knowledge.... As regards theoretical knowledge, some have sought a unified theory of artificial intelligence. My view is that artificial intelligence is (or soon will be) an engineering discipline since its primary goal is to build things. (Nilsson, 1971, pp. vii-viii)Most workers in AI [artificial intelligence] research and in related fields confess to a pronounced feeling of disappointment in what has been achieved in the last 25 years. Workers entered the field around 1950, and even around 1960, with high hopes that are very far from being realized in 1972. In no part of the field have the discoveries made so far produced the major impact that was then promised.... In the meantime, claims and predictions regarding the potential results of AI research had been publicized which went even farther than the expectations of the majority of workers in the field, whose embarrassments have been added to by the lamentable failure of such inflated predictions....When able and respected scientists write in letters to the present author that AI, the major goal of computing science, represents "another step in the general process of evolution"; that possibilities in the 1980s include an all-purpose intelligence on a human-scale knowledge base; that awe-inspiring possibilities suggest themselves based on machine intelligence exceeding human intelligence by the year 2000 [one has the right to be skeptical]. (Lighthill, 1972, p. 17)4) Just as Astronomy Succeeded Astrology, the Discovery of Intellectual Processes in Machines Should Lead to a Science, EventuallyJust as astronomy succeeded astrology, following Kepler's discovery of planetary regularities, the discoveries of these many principles in empirical explorations on intellectual processes in machines should lead to a science, eventually. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)5) Problems in Machine Intelligence Arise Because Things Obvious to Any Person Are Not Represented in the ProgramMany problems arise in experiments on machine intelligence because things obvious to any person are not represented in any program. One can pull with a string, but one cannot push with one.... Simple facts like these caused serious problems when Charniak attempted to extend Bobrow's "Student" program to more realistic applications, and they have not been faced up to until now. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 77)What do we mean by [a symbolic] "description"? We do not mean to suggest that our descriptions must be made of strings of ordinary language words (although they might be). The simplest kind of description is a structure in which some features of a situation are represented by single ("primitive") symbols, and relations between those features are represented by other symbols-or by other features of the way the description is put together. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)[AI is] the use of computer programs and programming techniques to cast light on the principles of intelligence in general and human thought in particular. (Boden, 1977, p. 5)The word you look for and hardly ever see in the early AI literature is the word knowledge. They didn't believe you have to know anything, you could always rework it all.... In fact 1967 is the turning point in my mind when there was enough feeling that the old ideas of general principles had to go.... I came up with an argument for what I called the primacy of expertise, and at the time I called the other guys the generalists. (Moses, quoted in McCorduck, 1979, pp. 228-229)9) Artificial Intelligence Is Psychology in a Particularly Pure and Abstract FormThe basic idea of cognitive science is that intelligent beings are semantic engines-in other words, automatic formal systems with interpretations under which they consistently make sense. We can now see why this includes psychology and artificial intelligence on a more or less equal footing: people and intelligent computers (if and when there are any) turn out to be merely different manifestations of the same underlying phenomenon. Moreover, with universal hardware, any semantic engine can in principle be formally imitated by a computer if only the right program can be found. And that will guarantee semantic imitation as well, since (given the appropriate formal behavior) the semantics is "taking care of itself" anyway. Thus we also see why, from this perspective, artificial intelligence can be regarded as psychology in a particularly pure and abstract form. The same fundamental structures are under investigation, but in AI, all the relevant parameters are under direct experimental control (in the programming), without any messy physiology or ethics to get in the way. (Haugeland, 1981b, p. 31)There are many different kinds of reasoning one might imagine:Formal reasoning involves the syntactic manipulation of data structures to deduce new ones following prespecified rules of inference. Mathematical logic is the archetypical formal representation. Procedural reasoning uses simulation to answer questions and solve problems. When we use a program to answer What is the sum of 3 and 4? it uses, or "runs," a procedural model of arithmetic. Reasoning by analogy seems to be a very natural mode of thought for humans but, so far, difficult to accomplish in AI programs. The idea is that when you ask the question Can robins fly? the system might reason that "robins are like sparrows, and I know that sparrows can fly, so robins probably can fly."Generalization and abstraction are also natural reasoning process for humans that are difficult to pin down well enough to implement in a program. If one knows that Robins have wings, that Sparrows have wings, and that Blue jays have wings, eventually one will believe that All birds have wings. This capability may be at the core of most human learning, but it has not yet become a useful technique in AI.... Meta- level reasoning is demonstrated by the way one answers the question What is Paul Newman's telephone number? You might reason that "if I knew Paul Newman's number, I would know that I knew it, because it is a notable fact." This involves using "knowledge about what you know," in particular, about the extent of your knowledge and about the importance of certain facts. Recent research in psychology and AI indicates that meta-level reasoning may play a central role in human cognitive processing. (Barr & Feigenbaum, 1981, pp. 146-147)Suffice it to say that programs already exist that can do things-or, at the very least, appear to be beginning to do things-which ill-informed critics have asserted a priori to be impossible. Examples include: perceiving in a holistic as opposed to an atomistic way; using language creatively; translating sensibly from one language to another by way of a language-neutral semantic representation; planning acts in a broad and sketchy fashion, the details being decided only in execution; distinguishing between different species of emotional reaction according to the psychological context of the subject. (Boden, 1981, p. 33)Can the synthesis of Man and Machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it has to be discarded? If this eventually happens-and I have... good reasons for thinking that it must-we have nothing to regret and certainly nothing to fear. (Clarke, 1984, p. 243)The thesis of GOFAI... is not that the processes underlying intelligence can be described symbolically... but that they are symbolic. (Haugeland, 1985, p. 113)14) Artificial Intelligence Provides a Useful Approach to Psychological and Psychiatric Theory FormationIt is all very well formulating psychological and psychiatric theories verbally but, when using natural language (even technical jargon), it is difficult to recognise when a theory is complete; oversights are all too easily made, gaps too readily left. This is a point which is generally recognised to be true and it is for precisely this reason that the behavioural sciences attempt to follow the natural sciences in using "classical" mathematics as a more rigorous descriptive language. However, it is an unfortunate fact that, with a few notable exceptions, there has been a marked lack of success in this application. It is my belief that a different approach-a different mathematics-is needed, and that AI provides just this approach. (Hand, quoted in Hand, 1985, pp. 6-7)We might distinguish among four kinds of AI.Research of this kind involves building and programming computers to perform tasks which, to paraphrase Marvin Minsky, would require intelligence if they were done by us. Researchers in nonpsychological AI make no claims whatsoever about the psychological realism of their programs or the devices they build, that is, about whether or not computers perform tasks as humans do.Research here is guided by the view that the computer is a useful tool in the study of mind. In particular, we can write computer programs or build devices that simulate alleged psychological processes in humans and then test our predictions about how the alleged processes work. We can weave these programs and devices together with other programs and devices that simulate different alleged mental processes and thereby test the degree to which the AI system as a whole simulates human mentality. According to weak psychological AI, working with computer models is a way of refining and testing hypotheses about processes that are allegedly realized in human minds.... According to this view, our minds are computers and therefore can be duplicated by other computers. Sherry Turkle writes that the "real ambition is of mythic proportions, making a general purpose intelligence, a mind." (Turkle, 1984, p. 240) The authors of a major text announce that "the ultimate goal of AI research is to build a person or, more humbly, an animal." (Charniak & McDermott, 1985, p. 7)Research in this field, like strong psychological AI, takes seriously the functionalist view that mentality can be realized in many different types of physical devices. Suprapsychological AI, however, accuses strong psychological AI of being chauvinisticof being only interested in human intelligence! Suprapsychological AI claims to be interested in all the conceivable ways intelligence can be realized. (Flanagan, 1991, pp. 241-242)16) Determination of Relevance of Rules in Particular ContextsEven if the [rules] were stored in a context-free form the computer still couldn't use them. To do that the computer requires rules enabling it to draw on just those [ rules] which are relevant in each particular context. Determination of relevance will have to be based on further facts and rules, but the question will again arise as to which facts and rules are relevant for making each particular determination. One could always invoke further facts and rules to answer this question, but of course these must be only the relevant ones. And so it goes. It seems that AI workers will never be able to get started here unless they can settle the problem of relevance beforehand by cataloguing types of context and listing just those facts which are relevant in each. (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986, p. 80)Perhaps the single most important idea to artificial intelligence is that there is no fundamental difference between form and content, that meaning can be captured in a set of symbols such as a semantic net. (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)Artificial intelligence is based on the assumption that the mind can be described as some kind of formal system manipulating symbols that stand for things in the world. Thus it doesn't matter what the brain is made of, or what it uses for tokens in the great game of thinking. Using an equivalent set of tokens and rules, we can do thinking with a digital computer, just as we can play chess using cups, salt and pepper shakers, knives, forks, and spoons. Using the right software, one system (the mind) can be mapped into the other (the computer). (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)19) A Statement of the Primary and Secondary Purposes of Artificial IntelligenceThe primary goal of Artificial Intelligence is to make machines smarter.The secondary goals of Artificial Intelligence are to understand what intelligence is (the Nobel laureate purpose) and to make machines more useful (the entrepreneurial purpose). (Winston, 1987, p. 1)The theoretical ideas of older branches of engineering are captured in the language of mathematics. We contend that mathematical logic provides the basis for theory in AI. Although many computer scientists already count logic as fundamental to computer science in general, we put forward an even stronger form of the logic-is-important argument....AI deals mainly with the problem of representing and using declarative (as opposed to procedural) knowledge. Declarative knowledge is the kind that is expressed as sentences, and AI needs a language in which to state these sentences. Because the languages in which this knowledge usually is originally captured (natural languages such as English) are not suitable for computer representations, some other language with the appropriate properties must be used. It turns out, we think, that the appropriate properties include at least those that have been uppermost in the minds of logicians in their development of logical languages such as the predicate calculus. Thus, we think that any language for expressing knowledge in AI systems must be at least as expressive as the first-order predicate calculus. (Genesereth & Nilsson, 1987, p. viii)21) Perceptual Structures Can Be Represented as Lists of Elementary PropositionsIn artificial intelligence studies, perceptual structures are represented as assemblages of description lists, the elementary components of which are propositions asserting that certain relations hold among elements. (Chase & Simon, 1988, p. 490)Artificial intelligence (AI) is sometimes defined as the study of how to build and/or program computers to enable them to do the sorts of things that minds can do. Some of these things are commonly regarded as requiring intelligence: offering a medical diagnosis and/or prescription, giving legal or scientific advice, proving theorems in logic or mathematics. Others are not, because they can be done by all normal adults irrespective of educational background (and sometimes by non-human animals too), and typically involve no conscious control: seeing things in sunlight and shadows, finding a path through cluttered terrain, fitting pegs into holes, speaking one's own native tongue, and using one's common sense. Because it covers AI research dealing with both these classes of mental capacity, this definition is preferable to one describing AI as making computers do "things that would require intelligence if done by people." However, it presupposes that computers could do what minds can do, that they might really diagnose, advise, infer, and understand. One could avoid this problematic assumption (and also side-step questions about whether computers do things in the same way as we do) by defining AI instead as "the development of computers whose observable performance has features which in humans we would attribute to mental processes." This bland characterization would be acceptable to some AI workers, especially amongst those focusing on the production of technological tools for commercial purposes. But many others would favour a more controversial definition, seeing AI as the science of intelligence in general-or, more accurately, as the intellectual core of cognitive science. As such, its goal is to provide a systematic theory that can explain (and perhaps enable us to replicate) both the general categories of intentionality and the diverse psychological capacities grounded in them. (Boden, 1990b, pp. 1-2)Because the ability to store data somewhat corresponds to what we call memory in human beings, and because the ability to follow logical procedures somewhat corresponds to what we call reasoning in human beings, many members of the cult have concluded that what computers do somewhat corresponds to what we call thinking. It is no great difficulty to persuade the general public of that conclusion since computers process data very fast in small spaces well below the level of visibility; they do not look like other machines when they are at work. They seem to be running along as smoothly and silently as the brain does when it remembers and reasons and thinks. On the other hand, those who design and build computers know exactly how the machines are working down in the hidden depths of their semiconductors. Computers can be taken apart, scrutinized, and put back together. Their activities can be tracked, analyzed, measured, and thus clearly understood-which is far from possible with the brain. This gives rise to the tempting assumption on the part of the builders and designers that computers can tell us something about brains, indeed, that the computer can serve as a model of the mind, which then comes to be seen as some manner of information processing machine, and possibly not as good at the job as the machine. (Roszak, 1994, pp. xiv-xv)The inner workings of the human mind are far more intricate than the most complicated systems of modern technology. Researchers in the field of artificial intelligence have been attempting to develop programs that will enable computers to display intelligent behavior. Although this field has been an active one for more than thirty-five years and has had many notable successes, AI researchers still do not know how to create a program that matches human intelligence. No existing program can recall facts, solve problems, reason, learn, and process language with human facility. This lack of success has occurred not because computers are inferior to human brains but rather because we do not yet know in sufficient detail how intelligence is organized in the brain. (Anderson, 1995, p. 2)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Artificial Intelligence
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