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4. General understanding:

1. What is the Webster's dictionary definition of the hardware?

2. What groups of hardware could be defined?

3. What is input hardware? What are the examples of input hardware?

4. What is mouse designed for? What is a light pen?

5. What is processing hardware? What are the basic types of memory used in a PC?

6. Can a PC-user change the ROM? Who records the information in ROM?

7. What is storage hardware? What is CD-ROM used for? Can a user record his or her data on a CD? What kind of storage hardware can contain more information: CD-ROM, RAM or ROM?

8. What is modem used for? Can PC-user communi¬cate with other people without a modem?

5. Which of the listed below statements are true/false. Specify your answer using the text.

1) Computer is an electronic device therefore hardware is a system of electronic devices.

2) The purpose of the input hardware is to collect data and convert it into a form suitable for computer process¬ing.

3) Scanner is used to input graphics only.

4) The purpose of processing hardware is to retrieve, interpret and direct the execution of software instruc¬tions provided to the computer.

5) CPU reads and interprets software and prints the results on paper.

6) User is unable to change the contents of ROM.

7) 5.25" floppy disks are used more often because they are flexible and have more capacity than 3.5" disks.

5) Printer is a processing hardware because its pur¬pose is to show the information produced by the system.

6) Modem is an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data from one computer to another via telephone or other communication lines.

7) The purpose of storage hardware is to store com¬puter instructions and data in a form that is relatively permanent and retrieve them when needed for process¬ing.

6. Give definitions to the following using the vocabulary

CPU, ROM, Floppy-disk, CD-ROM, Printer, Modem, Motherboard, Hard Disk, Keyboard, Sound-card.

7.Which of the following is hardware:

Program, mouse, CPU, printer, modem, command, port, pointer, keyboard.

8. Answer the questions:

1) Without what parts computer is unable to work?

2) What is the most expensive part of the hardware?

3) What other hardware devices do you know? What are they for? Do you know how to use them?

9. Discuss the following questions.

1. Is experimenting important for the development of technology?

2. In what spheres of engineering can people use experiments?

10.Paul and Alex are in the lab now. Read their conversation and name the car devices they are working with:

Alex: Hello, Paul! How are you doing?

Paul: Hi, Alex. I’m great, thanks. And you?

Alex: Not bad. What are you doing here?

Paul: Well, I’m styding some car devices. For example, this one is called a tachometer.

Alex: A tachometer? And do you know what it is used for?

Paul: Sure, it is used for indicating the engine speed. It is called a revolution counter. You see, now it is indicating 2500pm. It means that the engine is turning over quite fast.

Alex: And what is this instrument? What is it indicating?

Paul: This one is called an ammeter. At the moment it is indicating 10.

Alex: Well, I see.

Paul: By the way, we are writing a test on car devices tomorrow.

Alex: Really? Tjen I’m staying with you in the lab.

LESSON 9

Types of Software.

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