COMPUTER ELEMENTARY final 1

1.A _____________ ______________ stores files to be printed when the printer is ready. It lets you change the order of documents in the queue and cancel specific print jobs.

2.The differences in______________ are noticeable: the more dots per inch, the clearer the mage.

3.A print ____________ of between 600 ___________and 2,400___________

ensured that even text as small as 2 pt was legible.

4.The output on paper or acetate sheets is called ______________ or hard copy.

5.Passengers with an electronic ticket will need a _______________ of ticket confirmation or a boarding pass to be admitted to secured gate areas.

6.A program in your computer, called the _____________ _______________, converts data into a form that your printer can understand.

7.The key advance of recent years is printing speed: the latest generation of inkjets prints black-and-white text at 15________________

(_________________).

8.With appropriate software, you can view the images on a computer, manipulate them, or send them to a _________________ and produce excellent quality colour copies.

9.A _____________________ is a dedicated computer that connects a printer to a network. It enables users to share printing resources.

10.The speed of your printer is measured in _____________.

11.In a network, users can share a printer connected to a ______________, a computer that stores the files waiting to be printed.

12.A _______________ is a utility that organizes and arranges any documents waiting to be printed.

13.In computers, a____________________ is a program installed to control a particular type of printer.

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14.The output quality, or _______________, is measured in ______________ or

dots per inch.

15.If you are out of ink, lift the _______________ and replace the cartridge. The cartridge can be ordered online.

16.My printer keeps getting jammed. I think there is a problem with the paper

_______________ .

Exercise 14. Translate the text from Russian into English:

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принтеры.Возможестьцветпечатиноудругихйпринтеровпов.

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устрпокаслишкомйствадорогидляприменениявбизнесе.

SPEECH

Exercise 15. Look at the pictures of different output devices, characterize them. Speak about each of them following the plan, use the words and word combinations given in brackets.

OUTLINE:

1. Name the device

(there is …., the picture is figured with….)

2.Give its specifics (resolution, size, type, speed, etc)

3.Specify the sphere of application

(this device/appliance can be used… , it is designed for…, with the help of… we can… .)

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Exercise 16. Compare different types of devices speaking about advantages and disadvantages. Look for additional information.

1.Laser printer vs ink jet

2.Dot matrix vs ink jet

3.Plotter vs ink jet

4.Imagesetter vs laser printer

Exercise 17. Choose the most appropriate type of a printer for the following situations. Use the information from the text.

1.a home user who wants to print text documents and family photographs

2.a business who needs to print in large quantities at high quality in the office

Exercise 18. Fill in the chart and comment on different types of printers

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QUALITY CAPABILITIES QUALITY

Dot matrix

Ink jet

Laser

Thermal

Transfer

Imagesetter

Plotter

PRESENTATION ACTIVITY

A compelling presentation successful presentations all have a beginning, a middle what you wish to say, when presentation together.

Closing

will draw the audience’s attention. Don’t take any risks with your opening lines if you are already in unfamiliar territory. The audience’s reaction to your beginning could make or break the rest of the presentation. A good opener will put you, and the audience, at ease. A bad one may be misunderstood, and no matter how thickskinned you may be it is hard to present when members of the audience look uninterested.

Good beginners

1.A funny story, if you feel able to deliver one with humour. Avoid religious, sexual, sexist or racist jokes.

2.A short video clip – make sure that it is less than 60 seconds.

3.Unusual or interesting statistics about your industry or about your audience. These should be well-researched. Members of the audience may know more than you. Getting the statistics wrong would make you look amateur.

4.A short animation. Cartoon-like shorts can be created easily with various graphic design programs or by professional designers. Alternatively, animations are available online ready for use.

5.A touch of suspense. For example, walk on with a cardboard box and place it in the middle of the stage – but don’t tell people what it is there for.

The middle

Organize the content of the presentation by arranging it from the most important details to the least. Commence with the strong points that will grab your audience's attention throughout the presentation and include a summary of the material. Take note of the time allocated for the presentation, and plan your presentation to match it.

Ensure the setup presents the information in simple steps that will not confuse the audience. Include the main points that you intend to expound on or diagrams. Make a handout for your audience with a summary of the presentation, which you provide before the presentation to enable them to have a reference.

Keep eye contact with your mock audience to get yourself used to looking at the audience.

Closing

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So a good ending to the presentation is essential. There are a number of techniques that can work well, but they should link in to the main structure of the presentation. Relating the end back to the beginning can be effective. If you opened with a funny story, remind the audience of the punchline and the point you sought to illustrate in telling it. If you brought an unusual object on stage to create suspense, then tell the audience why it is there. If you are really struggling for ideas and want to play it safe, you could simply recap the three main concepts that you put forward in the middle section.

Set aside time for questions from the audience; ensure you are knowledgeable on the subject to answer questions from the audience.

/after Internet sources/

Exercise 19. Make up a presentation on different types output devices. Follow

the tips for better structuring.

WRITING

Instructions and advice

•We use the imperative to give instructions

Get an adjustable chair

Don't put your monitor in front of a window

•We use should or shouldn't + infinitive to give advice or to talk about what we think is a good or a bad idea

You should look down at the monitor, not up.

You shouldn't use a monitor that's fuzzy or distorts the image.

Exercise 20. Write down instructions of how to use a printer and how to print a page in a word processing application. Be sure you follow the rules mentioned in the box below.

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Unit 6

Input devices

READING AND COMPREHENSION

Exercise 1. Read the text. Answer the questions.

Text 1

Input devices

Input devices, as the name suggests, are used to put in, or enter, data. One of the most important input devices is the keyboard. Users can type in text using the keyboard, or can enter keyboard commands .

Like the mouse, the keyboard is a means of interacting with your computer. You really only need to use the keyboard when you're typing text. Most of the keys on the keyboard are laid out like the keys on a typewriter. But there are some special keys like Esc (Escape), Ctrl (Control), and Alt (Alternate). There are also some keys across the top of the keyboard labeled F1, F2, F3, and so forth. Those are called the function keys, and the exact role they play depends on which program you happen to be using at the moment.

Most keyboards also have a numeric keypad with the keys laid out like the keys on a typical adding machine. If you're accustomed to using an adding machine, you might want to use the numeric keypad, rather than the numbers across the top of the keyboard, to type numbers. It doesn't really matter which keys you use. The numeric keypad is just there as a convenience to people who are accustomed to adding machines.

Figure 1

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Most keyboards also contain a set of navigation keys. You can use the navigation keys to move around through text on the screen. The navigation keys won't move the mouse pointer. Only the mouse moves the mouse pointer.

On smaller keyboards where space is limited, such as on a notebook computer, the navigation keys and numeric keypad might be one in the same. There will be a Num Lock key on the keypad. When the Num Lock key is "on", the numeric keypad keys type numbers. When the Num Lock key is "off", the navigation keys come into play. The Num Lock key acts as a toggle. Which is to say, when you tap it, it switches to the opposite state. For example, if Num Lock is on, tapping that key turns it off. If Num Lock is off, tapping that key turns Num Lock on.

Those mysterious Ctrl and Alt keys are often used in combination with other keys to perform some tasks. We often refer to these combination keystrokes as shortcut keys, because they provide an alternative to using the mouse to select menu options in programs. Shortcut keys are always expressed as: key1+key2 where the idea is to hold down key1, tap key2, then release key1. For example, to press Ctrl+Esc hold down the Ctrl key (usually with your pinkie), tap the Esc key, then release the Ctrl key. To press Alt+F you hold down the Alt key, tap the letter F, then release the Alt key.

Another device which can be used to input data is a scanner. This electronic device is used to transfer an image such as text, or pictures, into the computer. It is possible to scan in any image, store it and view it on the screen.

A scanner is a peripheral that reads images and converts them into electronic codes which can be understood by a computer. There are different types.

A flatbed is built like a photocopier and is for use on a desktop; it can capture text, colour images and even small 3D objects.

A film scanner is used to scan film negatives or 35 mm slides - pictures on photographic film, mounted in a frame.

A hand-held scanner is small and T-shaped, ideal to capture small pictures and logos. Barcode scanners read barcodes on the products sold in shops and send the price to the computer in the cash register. Barcodes consist of a series of black and white stripes used to give products a unique identification number

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