clubgtr.wikispaces.com Gn facebook,com/USTHB. GTR, ea Type, click and talk! ype, click and ta ORAL Ade 1. Interacting with your computer Lic2- ark A Read the description of input devices and then label the piciures (1-6) with words from the text. Input devices are the pieces of hardware We can also interact with a computer by | which allow us to enter information into the using one of these: a light pen, a | computer. The most common are the scanner, a trackball, a graphics tablet,a | keyboard and the mouse. game controller or a microphone | Meuse. ¥ 1 Mhaele toatl... Banfi phume B Which input device would you use for these tasks? 1 toplay computer games. ...q4me.cunbollr 2 to copy images from paper into a computer ..A.cannts .. 3 to select text and click on links on wed pages... Hause... kegheuseltreceball 4 to enter drawings and sketches into a computer .qray heen. eee 5 to input voice commands and dictate text Micag. phone 6 to draw pictures or select menu options directly on the screen .« Lah pon Kauima, 196 @ hetmail 23 The keyboard A Read the definitions of a standard keyboard and then label the group of keys in the picture. 1 Cursor contro! keys include arrow keys that move the insertion point up, right and left, and keys such as End, Home, Page Up and Page Down, which are used in word processing to move around a long document. Alphanumeric keys represent letters and numbers, as arranged on a typewriter. Function keys appear at the top of the keyboard and can be programmed to do special tasks. 4 Dedicated keys are used to issue commands or to produce alternative characters, e.g. the Ctrl key or the Alt key 8 A numeric keypad appears to the right of the main keyboard, The Num Look key is used to switch from numbers to editing keys. on APC-compaiitieteytoord B Match the descriptions (1-8) with the names of the keys (a-h). 1 Along key at the bottom of the keyboard. Each ta time it is pressed it produces a blank space. arrow keys B_ 2 Itmoves the cursor to the beginning of a new line. oe b return/enter It is also used to confirm commands. &¢ Caps lock 4.3. Itworks in combination with other keys. For example, S-d Shift you press this key to copy the selected text. F-e tab - 4 Itmoves the character to the left of the cursor or any A.£ space bai selected text. 2 backspace It produces UPPER CASE letters, but it doesn't affect numbers and symbols. It moves the cursor horizontally to the right for a fixed number of spaces (in tabulations and data fields). They are used to move the cursor, as an alternative to the mouse. 3 3S 4 d- 8 Itproduces UPPER CASE character. c-6 7 8(ehuractoniatic) 2. Describing functions and features Gunctiion Haw iE works? chuvdoligs: Haw is it * A Look at the help box. Describe the functions and features of these input devices. Bar code reader touchpad on portable PC. touch screen (z Irie code, urd. 0s naeds.te-acade. A loan code. rtade, ix a apecialiined. dime used foy wading the pres lable on a fet. waeck ie. mont thie. Chintiy .. de bie. Af atten. touch pack waa by org, yous Bye i -feach..n adic --.uohech + ib fs webcam Sa Sie iwhih & uae. to late photi» A wtb lm Combe cenneclich to i A eads gain oa din playy aewen Fuld, Describing functions We can describe the mouse using for + ou in eles Gay) © aaa fo atlecting and This i a device for: Sarcoeing the cursor and selecting items on the screen. There are other ways of describing a device's function: * Used +to + infinitive It's used to control ... + Relative pronoun +vers> — (woeh/that) This is a device which controls .. «Relative pronoun + used + to + infinitive This is a device which/that is used to control... * Work by +gerund It works by detecting light from the computer screen. We can describe features like this: ‘An optical mouse has an optical sensor instead of a ball underneath | | | Describing Features | | | It usually features two buttons and a wheel. You can connect it to a USB port. Awireless mouse works/operates without cables. | Itallows the user to answer multiple-choice | questions and . | Me a at a ed shat. code. om the pac| Mtlint. Aikeren. Ue ure HB ped. Wve dagen Dist tothe Teuch4 Mouse actions A Complete this text about the mouse with verbs from the box. click double-click aps, grab select move control a A mouse allows you to (1) sfaribek........ the cursor and move around the screen very quickly. Making the same movements with the arrow keys on the keyboard would take much longer. As you (2). Wat. .. the mouse on your desk, the pointer on the screen moves in the same direction. The pointer usually looks like an I-bar, an arrow, or a Pointing hand, depending on what you are doing. A mouse has one or more buttons to communicate with the computer. For example, if you want to place the insertion point or choose a menu option, you just (3) ....litk............ (press and release) on the mouse button, and the option is chosen. The mouse is also used to (4) . 7 text and items on the screen. You ¢an highlight text to be deleted, copied or edited in some way. The mouse is widely used in graphics and design. When you want to move an image, you position the pointer on the object you want to move, press the mouse button, and (5)... gicb........... the image to a new location on the screen. Similarly, the mouse is used to change the shape of a graphic object. For example, if you want to convert a square into a rectangle, you (6) vo SMecde........ one corner of the square and stretch it into a rectangle. The mouse is also used to start a program or open a document: you put the pointer on the file name and (7) .dmuble.-.click.. on the name — that is, you rapidly press and release the mouse button twice. chape = found thang fut vided, = adh B Underline the prepositions in this text. 9 ams l,m fer, ab Sb 3 Be Oye &Prepositions are a ciass of words that indicate relationships between nouns, pronouns and other words in a sentence. They never change their forms. They may be single words such as at, In, en or phrases such as out of, in front of... The table below contains some of the most common prepositions. Preposition Time Place Position Direction/Mvt AT v IN (to) v ‘ON (to) To/towards ‘Away from ‘Away from X aces ® Off ea dl iy fn Li} ue Pe testy ‘Out of Above /Below Cle | In front of/ behind Next to/by/ beside Opposite eofue Between ‘Among Round/around ‘Across Up/down ‘Over Under Notes: 1- Of, with and by are prepositions used for connections. E.g. A mouse has one or more buttons to communicate with the computer. E.g. You grab one comer of the square and stretch it into a rectangle.2-We use arrive in for countries or towns and arrive at for specific places. E.g. She arrived in London / at the airport at 10:00. 3- Prepositions of time: % Atis used with an exact point in time (1), before names of meals or general words for holidays (2)° 1 The class starts at 10:30. 2 I'l see you at breakfast. 2 What does your family do at Christmas? (Not at Christmas Day?) + In is used with a period of time(1), before the names of months, seasons or years (2) 1 She usually listens to music in the evening. 2. Summer time begins in June. + Onis used with a specific day or date. 1 ‘I'll see you on Sunday. 2. The exam is on May 26”. 3 What do you do on Christmas Day? (Not on Christmas?) ¢ We can use from and to for starting and end points in time. 1 The class meets from 2:30 to 3:30. Task 1 Choose the correct preposition Inside between on at into out of Networks are interconnected . by. devices called ‘gateways’. Fibre-optic cables transmit data . a. igh speed. The hard disk drive is ..lsutl.€.. a sealed case. Data flows ‘bélw.en, the processor and the main memory. The modem is .g2n...... my desk. Maria is ...sm...... her office. She's typing at the computer. She walked ul: f...... the conference in protest. They got ...dnbe.... The car and drove off. evoarens Task 2 Describe the furniture and computer equipment in this office. Use prepositions of position.U.S.T.H.BICEIL Computer science L2(S2) 2010/2011 course 6 CAPTURE YOUR FAVOURITE IMAGE 1 The eyes of your computer A Discuss how many ways there are of capturing an image on a computer. B Read the text and answer these questions. oOarRens The eyes of your computer What does a scanner do? ‘A scanner 'sees‘images and converts the printed text or pictures into electronic codes that can be. understood by the computer. With a flatbed colour scanner, the paper with the image is placed face down on a glass screen, as with a photocopier. Beneath the glass are the lighting and measurement devices. Once the ‘scanner is activated, it reads the image as @ series of dots and then generates the digitized image that is sent to the computer and stored asa file, ‘The scanner operates by using three rotating jamps, each of which has a different coloured filter: red, green and blue. The resulting three separate Images are combined into one by fis 3 What does a digital camera do? A digital camera takes photos electronically and converts them into digital data (binary codes made up of 1s and Os). It doesn't use the film found in a traditional camera; instead it has a special light-sensitive silicon chip. Which device is used to input text and graphic images from a printed page? How does a scanner send information to the computer? How do digital cameras store photographs? What feature allows mobile phone users to take pictures? Which device would you use to take digital video? ‘What kind of software is used to manipulate video clips on the computer? Photographs are stored In the camera's memory card before being sent to the computer. Some ‘cameras can also be connected to a printer or a TV set to make viewing images easier this is usually the case with camera phones -mobile phones with a Built-in camera. What does a camcorder do? ‘camcorder, or digital video camera, records moving pictures and converts them into digital data that can be stored and edited by a computer with special video editing software, Digital video cameras are used by home users to create their own movies, or by professionals in computer art and video conferencing, They are also used to send live video image via the internet. In this case they are called web cameras, or webcams. «2 Facts and opinions A Whatis the difference between facts and opinions? Complete these definitions, Do cose OB... ceeeoce.are real, objective information. 2 pind. usually include emotive words and subjective statements. B Read these advertisements and underline the facts and(¢ircla) the opinions. ray he ScanPress DF is a self-calibrating flatbed scanner with 2.400 dpi of black and white ta 24-bit colour. His Pecos incktsdl hieriears: accelerator for JPEG compression and decompression. JPEG technology saves (feteepace by.comnreasing mages by up. to. 50 to 1. (You can enter data and grap images-directly into yo tonne orate) EC Videorand animation ‘com fle Ho (gee nee inition and st comes with OCR software an photoshop, go you can manipulate all the re. i cal The colourScan XR comes complete with its own image-capture software, which allows a ra Gnd a ‘that yourwitttove working witb. | | only £309-an excellent investment? i [7 3 language work: superlatives A Apart from catchy slogans and other persuasive techniques, advertisements often use the superlative from of adjectives and adverbs. Read the following examples from advertisements for input devices. What can you say from these examples about how superlatives are formed? 4. We have chosen the most advanced technology ... 2 The fastest personal scanner ... 3 The most revolutionary computer peripheral 4 The best scans with the least effort ... 18 ScanPress OF is a fantastic machine |B Complete these sentences with the superlative from of the adjectives in the box, easy modern revolutionary fast igh 1 Always buy..lb«.Faskbe.... scanner with the. hagheols......resolution you can afford. 2 Fotofinish is hie casient..photo editing software for your digital camera. 3 They have created Ve mcoknvelon.gamera to date. 4 Our university has bought tiix.m9t-.meclim computer equipment. C Transform the following into their superlative and use the superlative form in a complete sentence. 2 big memory device Banc listed aig get’ donor. dinate. soey onan OR RRCEARS 3 reliable device vole. CPD. in reeks aaa. cris 4. cheap computer «The bapa. mets. Hie cheapest. eompul & fuzzy image — -E.podn. ponte. fost Ayton. 6 expensive card . eeitace, SD. Gtucl..0o. te... Aemak. plas. Canth. : fie. fuga Superlatives © We from the superiative of one-syllable adjective by adding -est cheap ——»the cheapest Two-syllable adjectives form the superlative with the most / least. Advanced ———+the most advanced Adjectives with three or more syllables also take the most/ least. fantastic ——+the most fantastic convenient ——+the least convenient But two syllable adjectives ending in -y -ly-erle -ow take -est and the -y changes into i. noisy ——+the noisiest friendly ——+the friendliest clever ——+the cleverest gentle ——+the gentlest shallow ——+the shallowest © Some common two-syllable adjectives can take ~est or the most / least common ——+the commonest or the most common ® Note the irregular forms: good ——+the best bad ——+the worst little ——+the least far ——+the furthest / farthest | old ——> the oldest /eldest4 Scanners « There are different types of scanners. 4 A flatbed is built ike 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. ¢ Ahand-held scanner is small and T-shaped, ideal to capture small pictures and logos. + A pen scanner looks like a pen; you can scan text, figures, barcodes and handwritten numbers. ¢ 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 strips used to give products @ unique identification number. The resolution of a scanner is measured in dpi or dots per inch. For example, a 1,200 dpi scanner gives clearer, more detailed images than a 300 dpi scanner. Most scanners come with Optical Character Recognition software. OCR allows you to scan pages of text and save them into your word processor; they can then be edited A Decide if these sentences are true or false. If they are false, correct them. 1 The details detected by a scanner are not determined by its resolution. OO fobre, O delails dctiglid hi ncowres ac dtliimenscl by Ub asolution 2 Toscan photograph peagtves you will need a hand-held scanner. Seer 3A a scarer is ised to contin lines of text, barcodes and numbers. O Fae 4 sear handle, shegeh recognition sofware, CO con hendl opbal™ not speed 5 Fisted scannen have a flat surface and take at least A 4-sized documents. | B Find the terms which correspond with these definitions. 1 Patterns of bars and spaces. cbaacodin... 2. Pictures on photographic film, mounted on a frame... fihin.. megliae.... 3 Technology that allows computer to recognize text opltecad..chasckh, asco fon fock input into a system with a scanner. BCR) 4. Machine used for recording payments in shops. . Cah. semyiadtr.6 Speech recognition systems A. Today you can also interact with your computer by voice with a voice recognition system that interprets human speech, converting spoken words into digitized text or instructions. 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