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COMPUTERS´FIELD INT-100
LESSON ONE
NUMBERS
VOCABULARY:
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QUESTIONS:
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a) 739=
b) 90.745=
c) 862.453=
d) 36. 922.517=
e) 213.547.818=
IV. Translate
HOMEWORK
LESSON TWO
WHAT IS A COMPUTER?
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The main advantage is that it can store vast quantities of information in small
space, and of course, the retrieval is very fast.
The most common computer in use today is the Personal Computer (PC)
which can operate, manipulate or process the information quickly and accurately.
There are many methods to input data like disks, tapes and the keyboard but
the most common outputting device, besides the screen, is the printer
VOCABULARY
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EXERCICES
1. Perform=
2. Task=
3. Able to=
4. Store=
5. Retrieval=
6. Quickly=
7. Accurately=
1. machine= 1.rapid=
2. information= 2.input=
3. perform= 3.small=
4. accept= 4.sometimes=
III. Questions
IV. Read these sentences and decide if they are True or False.
LESSON THREE
HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
The first real calculating machine appeared in 1920 as the result of several
experiments.
The first digital computer was completed in 1944 by Howard Aiken and some
people from IBM Company.
The third generation computers appeared on the market in 1965, these were
controlled by tiny integrated circuits and were consequently smaller and more
dependable.
VOCABULARY:
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EXERCICES
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8. What is a chip?
A B
5. simple ........e)benefit
LESSON FOUR
These are useful elements which sometimes are known as peripheral devices. The
secondary memory devices are used to save and to input information or instructions.
Disks are much faster to use than tapes as the computer can read
information from anywhere on the disk, instantly. This is known as Random Access”.
It provides a large amount of storage and
the quick retrieval of any stored information.
plastic so they are light, flexible and inexpensive. Whereas hard disks are made from
rigid material because it is a permanent part of the machine. They hold more
information than floppies and work faster too.
VOCABULARY
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EXERCICES
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LESSON FIVE
COMPUTER MEMORIES
Inside the computer there are two types of memory: RAM and ROM. They are the
internal memory banks or the main storage.
The quantity of information a computer can store and the speed it processes
the data are the two big variables in computers. But the basic architecture is the
same.
VOCABULARY
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EXERCISES
II. Let's practice our vocabulary making sentences with the following words:
1. Access 7. To load
3. Lost 9. To receive
* Remembrance......... M......................................
* To accept................. R.......................................
* To recover.............. R.......................................
* To record................ S........................................
* To keep.................. S........................................
* Changeable............. V .......................................
V. VOCABULARY:
LESSON SIX
Printers are the most common output devices which specially vary in speed,
size and cost.
Each printer has its strengths and weaknesses. For most people a laser
printer is the best.
Inkjets work by spraying either black or colored ink onto the paper. This
makes them virtually silent, but also accounts for their high running costs: ink
cartridges are expensive, although prices are falling. It is capable of producing high-
quality output.
Laser printers work like photocopiers. They use toner which adheres
electrostatically to the paper and is then fused at high temperatures to form the
image. This means that the copies come out quickly (at between 4 and 16 pages per
minute) and they are dry. Laser technology is now well established and, despite their
fast output, laser printers are very reliable.
VOCABULARY
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EXERCICES
I. True or False
II.Read the text quickly and answer these questions. Tick the correct answer.
Aburrido/ sucio/ propósito/ pesado/ pintar/ ver/ ensamblaje/ oler/ ajedrez/ soldadura/
descartar/ tacto.
LESSON SEVEN
FLOWCHARTINGS
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If the finished program does not run as it should, the errors are more easily
detected in the flowchart than in a maze of words, characters and numbers.
VOCABULARY.
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EXERCICES
A B
disk
transformer.
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1. Path=
2. Check=
3. Run=
4. Maze=
5. Develop=
6. Successfully=
7. Arrows=
LESSON EIGHT
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EXERCISES
II. Write: