Supplementary list of words and phrases

accommodate	підганяти, пристосовувати(ся)
accounting	(бухгалтерський) облік
cater	забезпечувати; обслуговувати
concept	поняття; концепт
draw a conclusion	зробити висновок
environment of an organization	оточення, навколишнє оточення; навколишнє середовище
executive	виконавець; топ-менеджер
exert	впливати
file cabinets	картотечні ящики
from scratch	на голому (порожньому) місці
in conjunction with	разом с...
incorporate	вбудовувати; включати (до складу)
managerial planning	управлінське планування
oil wells	нафтові свердловини
performance	(робоча) характеристика; продуктивність
permit	дозволяти
predominant	преважний
set long-range goals	встановлювати довгострокові цілі
shop	виробнича ділянка; цех
top-level management	менеджмент вищої ланки

Ex. V. Match the words with their definitions:

1) environment	a. the information and understanding that you have gained through learning or experience;
2) conclusion	b. someone with special skills or knowledge, gained as a result of training or experience;
3) knowledge	c. the ability to learn, understand, and think about things;
4) separate	d. knowledge or skills that you gain from doing the job or activity;
5) experience	e. something that you decide after considering all the information you have;
6) concept	f. help or support;
7) expert	g. the situations, people, equipment etc. that influence the way people live;
8) assistance	h. an idea of how something is, or how something should be done;
9) intelligence	i. to divide or split something into two or more parts.

Ex. VI. Insert the necessary prepositions. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:

1. An expert system depends …… the knowledge of human experts.

2. The inference engine applies the rules …… the knowledge base …… the data provided …… the user.

3. …… the acceptance …… computers and communication technology, the whole concept …… office work and the business workplace changed …… the 1980s.

4. A business often needs to create duplicates …… documents …… distribution …… users who require that information.

5. Office information systems are extremely important …… the efficient management …… information …… today’s business world.

Ex. VII. Open the brackets using the present or past participles. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:

1. MYCIN is an expert system (using/used) to diagnose infectious diseases and suggest possible treatments.

2. The system was (developing/developed) by the scientists of Stanford University.

3. It was a knowledge base (containing/contained) expert knowledge about diagnoses.

4. Each rule has a probability figure (associating/associated) with it to indicate its level of certainty.

5. MYCIN’s performance is almost as good as that of physicians which is (indicating/indicated) that this technology has practical business application.

6. EMYCIN is an expert system shell and is (marketing/marketed) as a shell to be used with other knowledge bases.

Ex. VIII. Answer the following questions:

1. What is an expert system?

2. What are the two major components of an expert system?

3. What does a knowledge base contain?

4. What is the inference engine used for?

5. What is an expert system shell?

6. What is the purpose of office information systems?

7. What kind of technologies do they incorporate?

8. What role does an executive support system play?

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