G azərbaycan respublikasi təHSİl naziRLİYİ azərbaycan texniKİ universiteti M. M. QƏNDİLova e. Q. İsmayilova

Key words &Phrases:

advance (n)	bring about
non-judgmental (adj.)	x-rays
visualize (v)	cross section (n)
rely on (v)	image(n)
behavior (n)	treatment (n)
magnetic field (n)	software package (n)
expert systems (ess) (n)	verbalize (v)
screen (n)	display(v)
response (n)	pace (n)
adjust (v)	simulated (pp)
scan (n)	retarded (pp)
computerized axial tomography (cat)	magnetic-resonance imaging (mri)

I. Answer the following questions:

1. 
   What is the influence of information technology on medicine, education and sport?
   
2. 
   Why is the computer used in medicine?
   
3. 
   What is the best computerized diagnostic tool?
   
4. 
   How is treatment of diseases being improved through the use of microprocessor-controlled smart machines?
   
5. 
   What do expert systems (ESs) mean?
   
6. 
   What can computers do for handicapped individuals?
   
7. 
   How do blind people use computers in their daily activities?
   
8. 
   How does a computer act at the elementary school levels?
   
9. 
   How can computers determine the student’s level of understanding?
   
10. 
    What can computers do in the field of sports?
    

II. Translate the following sentences into your native

language:

1. 
   Now computers are widely used in medicine to diagnose and treat all types of diseases and conditions.
   
2. 
   The computerized diagnostic tool is the best known computerized axial tomography scan today.
   
3. 
   Treatment of diseases is being improved through the use of microprocessor-controlled smart machines.
   
4. 
   Expert systems provide the physician with expert advice to formulate questions for patients and suggest treatment based on the answers.
   
5. 
   Some educational institutions require incoming students to purchase a personal computer for class use.
   
6. 
   Deaf people use computers to answer telephone calls by displaying a message on the screen.
   
7. 
   Personal computers are used to help students to use software packages and computer programming.
   
8. 
   Computers are not normally associated with biology and psychology, but they can enhance learning these subjects.
   
9. 
   Individuals and teams in various sports use the computer to find the weak points to improve and strong points to stress.
   
10. 
    For retarded, learning-disabled and handicapped students the computer can be a very interesting teacher.