The Design of Colossus

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The Design of Colossus
Petrosian A.A.
M17-510

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Glossary
To encipher

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Glossary
To encipher – to convert a text into a coded form

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Glossary
To encipher – to convert a text into a coded form–
кодировать, шифровать (syn – to code)

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Glossary
Enciphered message

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Glossary
Enciphered message – шифрованное
сообщение

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Glossary
Attain

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Glossary
Attain – succeed in achieving

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Glossary
Attain – succeed in achieving (syn – achieve,
gain) – достигать

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Glossary
Annal

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Glossary
Annal – a record of the events of one year

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Glossary
Annal – a record of the events of one year –
летопись, хроника

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Glossary
Cumbersome

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Glossary
Cumbersome – large and heavy

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Glossary
Cumbersome – large and heavy (syn – bulky) –
громоздкий

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Glossary
To supersede

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Glossary
To supersede – to take the place of

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Glossary
To supersede – to take the place of (syn –
replace) - заменять

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Glossary
Versatile

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Glossary
Versatile – able to be adapted to many functions

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Glossary
Versatile – able to be adapted to many functions –
многофункциональный

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Glossary
Variable

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Glossary
Variable – able to assume different numerical
values

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Glossary
Variable – able to assume different numerical
values – переменный

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Glossary
Predecessor

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Glossary
Predecessor – a thing that has been replaced by
another

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Glossary
Predecessor – a thing that has been replaced by
another (syn – precursor, forerunner) –
предшественник

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Glossary
Notable

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Glossary
Notable – worthy of attention or notice

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Glossary
Notable – worthy of attention or notice (syn –
remarkable) – заметный

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Glossary
Switchboard

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Glossary
Switchboard – an apparatus for connections
between electric circuits

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Glossary
Switchboard – an apparatus for connections
between electric circuits – коммутатор

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Glossary
Punched tape

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Glossary
Punched tape – a paper tape perforated according
to a code

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Glossary
Punched tape – a paper tape perforated according
to a code – перфолента

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Glossary
Adroit

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Glossary
Adroit – clever or skillful

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Glossary
Adroit – clever or skillful – ловкий

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Glossary
Precarious

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Glossary
Precarious – not securely held or in position

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Glossary
Precarious – not securely held or in position –
(syn – uncertain) – сомнительный

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Glossary
Sustenance

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Glossary
Sustenance – nourishment

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Glossary
Sustenance – nourishment – питание, средства к
существованию

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Glossary
Consternation

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Glossary
Consternation – a feeling of anxiety or dismay

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Glossary
Consternation – a feeling of anxiety or dismay –
ужас, испуг

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Glossary
Anticipate

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Glossary
Anticipate – expect or predict

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Glossary
Anticipate – expect or predict – предвидеть

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Glossary
Intermittent

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Glossary
Intermittent – occurring at irregular intervals

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Glossary
Intermittent – occurring at irregular intervals (syn –
spasmotic, uneven ) – скачкообразный,
прерывистый

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Glossary
Hectic

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Glossary
Hectic – full of frantic activity, relating to a fever

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Glossary
Hectic – full of frantic activity, relating to a fever
(syn – frantic) – лихорадочный

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Glossary
Elation

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Glossary
Elation - great happiness and exhilaration

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Glossary
Elation - great happiness and exhilaration –
восторг, экзальтация

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Glossary
To Commence

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Glossary
To Commence – to begin

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Glossary
To Commence – to begin – начинать (syn - start
off)

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Glossary
Prodigious

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Glossary
Prodigious - remarkably or impressively great in
extent, size, or degree

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Glossary
Prodigious - remarkably or impressively great in
extent, size, or degree – удивительный,
огромный

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Questions
Who was the author of the article?

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Questions
When was the Colossus constructed ant put into
service?

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Questions
What type of tape was used to represent the
cipher text?

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Questions
What are the main diffrences of a Colossus from
its predecessors?

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Questions
Why was the machine called the Colossus?

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Questions
What feature of a modern computer did not have
the Colossus?

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Questions
Who prepared tapes and operated the Colossus
machines?

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Questions
Which machine appeared earilier — Colossus or
Turing`s ENIAC?

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