UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA

INGLS I
ATIVIDADE PRESENA DO DIA 12 DE MAIO DE 2015
Aluno: Juliana Porto Machado
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Computers and How They Work

Why is it important to know how a computer works? Easy, if you dont, it will
be hard to control. Computers were never built to control us even though
that is how it appears. Their creation was just another tool God gave man to
use to benefit society. What can you do to learn more about computers? I
have an easy answer. Just read, and use computers more. They are not that
hard and with time you too can become the master over this tool.
Computers, the ones we know and love have not been around all that long.
The first home personal computer was not sold until 1977. We have come a
long way since then. Did you know that in 1983 there were approximately 2
million personal computers in use in the United States. However just 10
years later in 1993 the number had jumped to more than 90 million.
Computers today are small, fast, reliable, and extremely useful. Back in
1977 that really was not the case. However, they both operated in basically
the same way. They both receive data, stored data, processed data, and
then output data similar the way our own brain functions. This article deals
with those 4 functions: Memory, Processing, Input, and Output. Memory
Lets look at computer memory first. The function of storage in a computer
comes in many different sizes, types and shapes. However there are two
basic categories: short-term and long-term. A typical computer contains
numerous types of memory including RAM, ROM, virtual, cache, and various
long-term storage devices. Each type of computer memory serves a specific
function and purpose. Computer memory is measured in bytes. A single
byte is made up of a series of 1s and 0s normally traveling in pairs of eight.
These eight 0s and 1s are the way the computer communicates and stores
information. With each keystroke or character a byte of memory is used. In
another article you will learn more about bits and how the computer thinks.
Hames, Roderick. Computers and how they work. 1998.
http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/ compsci/articles/howcomput.htm

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1) Do que se trata o texto?

O texto trata sobre a importncia de saber como funciona os
computadores, pois assim ser mais fcil de controla-los
2) Qual a similaridade dos computadores antigos e os atuais?

Tantos os computadores antigos como os atuais operam da mesma

forma, recebem dados, armazenam dados, processam dados e h a
sada de dados.
3) Quais os tipos de memria mencionadas pelo texto? As memrias RAM,
ROM, virtual, cache e vrios dispositivos a longo prazo
4) De que modo se d a mensurao da memria? A mensurao da
memria se apresenta atravs dos bytes
5) Mencione 6 palavras cognatas encontradas no texto. Memory, computer,

important, specific, function, various