Communication Technologies
Answer the questions
Do you have a computer?
Are you a computer wizard?
How much time do you spend at your computer?
Do you have access to the Internet?
How often do you surf the net?
When do you usually surf?
An access (the ability to use a system such as the Internet),
e.g. Do you have an access to the Internet?
To access (to open a computer file, a website, etc. in order to look at or change information in it, to get information), e.g. Most people use their phones to access the Internet.
An attachment (a computer file that is sent together with an email), e.g. I wasn’t able to open that attachment.
A data (information in an electronic form), e.g. The students prepared electronic data for the publicity campaign.
A device (a machine, for example a phone or computer, that can be used to connect to the internet), e.g. You should not use any personal electronic device, such as a cell phone, while driving.
Hardware (the physical and electronic parts of a computer), e.g. The cost of computer hardware has fallen in the last ten years.
Software (the instructions that control what a computer can do; computer programs),
e.g. He works for a software company.
Input (the information that you put into a computer),
e.g. Words in the input that are not spelled correctly will be highlighted.
Output (the result of processing done by the computer, usually printed out or displayed on the screen), e.g. The printer will output a test document.
Online (using a computer to communicate with other computers), e.g. I buy clothes online.
To surf (to spend time visiting a lot of websites), e.g. He spends a lot of time surfing the internet.
To update (to make something more modern), e.g. They haven't updated the software in three years.
Website (a set of pages of information on the internet about a particular subject, published by a single person or organization), e.g. His fans created a website, giving every detail of his private life.
Group up the devices in the box into two columns.
Keyboard, speakers, monitor, scanner, headphones, printer, microphone
Input devices |
Output devices |
Group up the devices in the box into two columns.
Keyboard, speakers, monitor, scanner, headphones, printer, microphone
Input devices 1. Keyboard 2. Scanner 3. Microphone
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Output devices 1. Speakers 2. Monitor 3. Headphones 4.Printer
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Keyboard is the most common and very popular input device which helps to input data to the computer.
Scanner is an input device, which works more like a photocopy machine. It is used when some information is available on paper and it is to be transferred to the hard disk of the computer for further manipulation.
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Monitor is the main output device of a computer.
Printers are information output devices that allow you to print data on paper.
Communication Technologies
Speakers are connected to computers to allow sound to be output.
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Headphones can be wired or wireless and can be connected to computers, laptops, mobile phones, etc. They are connected with the devices via Bluetooth.
Monitor
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