Wireless

Originally, radio technology was ________(call) 'wireless telegraphy', which was ___________ (shorten) to 'wireless'. Wireless is an old-fashioned term for a radio transceiver or for a radio receiver. Now the term is __________ (use) to describe modern wireless connections such as those* in cellular networks and wireless broadband Internet. In modern usage, wireless is a method of communication that uses low-powered radio waves __________ (transmit) data between devices. The term refers to communication without cables or cords, chiefly using radio frequency and infrared waves. High powered transmission sources usually require government licenses _______________ (broadcast) on a specific wavelength. This broadcast platform which has historically _________ (carry) voice and music, has ___________ (grow) into a large industry, with many thousands of broadcasts around the world. Low-powered radio waves are often unregulated. Wireless is now increasingly ________ _________ (use) by unregulated computer users. Software and hardware developers are ___________ (create) smaller computer networks which form special wireless network, with protocols such as WiFi and ZigBee.

2. Функции глагола «be».

2.1. Основной глагол, имеющий значение «быть, существовать, находиться», на

русский язык чаще всего не переводится.

Пример: Wi-Fi is a technology providing wireless transmission of data over a short range-

Wi-Fi – это технология, обеспечивающая беспроводную передачу данных на короткие расстояния.

Обратите внимание! В сочетании с there (there is/was/ has been/ will be, etc.) на

русский язык переводится «есть, существует, имеется».

Пример: There are a number of different ways to receive digital television - существует несколько различных способов принимать цифровое телевидение.

Прочтите и переведите следующие предложения:

1. Radio is the transmission of signals, by means of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. 2. GSM is a worldwide standard for mobile phones. 3. The variety of software is infinite: there are applications for education, entertainment, business and every field you can imagine. 4. The Internet is a revolution in communications. 5. Monitoring your home and transmitting images via the Web are only a couple of the things you can do with your Webcam. There are a lot of other ways to use a camera that's connected to your computer. 6. There were problems to solve. 7. There has been a scarcity of coding schemes in the industry.

8. Are there any ways of dealing with this type of errors? 9. There will not be fiber available to the customers` premises for at least two years. 10. There may be times when you suspect that your software has errors.

Обратите внимание на некоторые устойчивые словосочетания, в которых to be может переводиться по-разному, например:

to be of interest – представлять интерес

to be of importance – иметь большое значение, быть важным

to be in use – использоваться.