Activity 15. Discuss: Today young people are very eager to get the latest models of different gadgets. What do you think their reasons are? What are the dis/advantages of getting ahead with the most up-to-date technology?
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| What is the logical relationship between the concepts “gadget – smartphone”:
a) cause and effect b) general and specific c) method and purpose d) part and whole
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| One of the individual dots that make up a graphical image is known as (a) ___ .
a) resolution b) retina display c) brightness d) pixel
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| A device used for displaying an image on a screen, as from a transparent slide or film is known as a ___. a) hologram b) projector c) webcam d) monitor
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| All of these mean “a mechanism or a piece of equipment designed to perform a number of functions” EXCEPT FOR;. a) charger b) gizmo c) device d) gadget
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| All of these are output devices EXCEPT FOR:
a) speaker b) headset c) microphone d) Braille embosser
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| All of these gadgets have rear cameras EXCEPT FOR:
a) MP3, b) smartphone c) I-pad d) tablet
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| All of these collocate with the adjective “digital” EXCEPT FOR:
a) divide b) time c) age d) certificate
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| All of these collocate with the adjective “optical” EXCEPT FOR:
a) cable b) media c) disk d) pixel
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| What is the logical relationship between the concepts “show – conceal”:
a) cause and effect b) general and specific c) contrast d) method and purpose
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| What is the logical relationship between the concepts “webcam – input”:
a) cause and effect b) general and specific c) contrast d) method and purpose
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| Cartographic data consist of ___ maps, that is, maps converted to numerical form.
a) digital b) digit c) digitized d) digitally
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| Once again, many thanks for your ____ in this matter.
a) assistant b) assistance c) assistive d) assist
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| All of these are wearable devices EXCEPT FOR: a) camera b) Google glasses c) digital helmet d) Braille embosser
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| A person who is obsessed with his electronic gadgets is called a gadget ____.
a) freak b) monitor c) gizmo d) fatigue
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| The part of a radio, CD player, etc. which the sound comes out of is known as a ___. a) speaker b) headset c) lens d) video card
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| Hackers can manipulate bank accounts ___ a keystrokea) with b) at c) in d) by
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| The bank imposed a penalty ___ the manager for data diddling. a) on b) for c) to d) with
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| Mark the odd word: a) upgrade b) improve c) optimize d) promote
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| To get regular updates one has to subscribe ___ this publication. a) to b) for c) – d) in
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| My visually impaired junior assistant helped the group get started on the ____ alphabet. a) Braille b) Brailled c) Brailling d) Brailles
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| Term
| Definition
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| Battery (n)
| a hardware component that supplies power to a device, enabling it to work without a power cord
| ~ case/life/level/capacity/pack; portable/external ~ pack; be powered by/run on/use/put/work on ~;
syn. power unit, power supply
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| Board (n)
| a piece of fiberglass or other material upon which an array of computer chips is mounted
| memory/mother/system/circuit ~;
replace/dust/upgrade the ~;
boardable (adj), board-like (adj),
board (v)
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| Break (v)
| disconnect or interrupt; stop working, through wear or damage, make or become inoperative:
| ~ the circuit/silence/a habit/a record; break (n): ~ time/point; make/have/give/take a ~;
breakage (n), (un/non)breakable (adj), breakably (adv);
Cf. downtime, uptime
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| Card (n)
| a piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard, used for writing or printing on; a circuit board that can be inserted in a computer to add extra facilities or memory
| ~ cage/reader; binary/SD/ punched/graphic/sound/video ~; install/upgrade/pay by/put sth on/use a ~; carder (n)
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| Chip (n)
| a small piece of silicon or other semi-conductive material on which circuits can be placed
| ~ set/density/card/socket; memory ~;
install/upgrade/replace a ~; chipper (n), chipping (n), chipped (adj), (un)chippable (adj)
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| Bluetooth (n)
| a standard for a short-range wireless interconnection of mobile phones, computers and other electronic devices
| ~ connection/speaker/headphones/ headsets/adapter;
transfer/connect/send via ~
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| Convert (v)
| change into sth of a different form or property
| ~ (a/n) number/audio/format/graphics/
video/data/document/input;
converter (n) ~ cable/box/software, AD ~; convertible (adj): ~ data/file/image/audio/video;
syn. transform, change
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| Computer (n)
| an electronic device designed for performing operations on data at a high speed
| ~ animation/architecture/fraud/
graphics/games; run/use/switch on/off/log onto/off/boot up/start up/shut down/reboot/restart a ~; super/mini/mainframe/micro-~computerized (adj):
~ system/information/facility/tool/ database/journal/record
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| CPU (abbr)
Central processing unit
| the part of a computer in which operations are controlled and executed
| the ~ cooler/fan/slot/technology/ system; upgrade/(un)install the ~
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| Configuration (n)
| an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form, figure, or combination; the particular choice and interconnection of hardware items that make up a particular computer system
| ~ standard/panel/processor/chip;
(re/mis)configure (v): ~ a system/hardware/software;
configurational (adj), configurative (adj), configurationally (adv)
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| Component (n)
| a part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle, software or hardware
| architecture/basic/important/major/
essential/principal/engine/electronic/ key/software/system ~;
subcomponent (n), componential (adj);
syn. element, part, piece, bit, constituent, ingredient
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| Crash (n)
| (of a machine, a business, etc.) a sudden drop in value or failure; the sudden and complete failure of a disk drive
| market/public/financial ~;
major/serious/system ~; cause a ~;
crasher (n);
syn. break down
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| Cycle (n)
| a single set of hardware operations, especially that by which memory is accessed and an item is transferred to or from it, to the point at which the memory may be accessed again
| ~ stealing/time/path; machine ~;
go through/complete/repeat a ~;
(re)cycle (v), cyclic (adj),
recycling (n)
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| Decoder (n)
| a device capable of converting audio or video signals into a different form, for example from digital to analogue
| ~ chip/circuit/box/apparatus/board;
audio/video/satellite/binary ~;
decode (v): ~ a message/signal/ command/ language/symbol/text
ant. encode(r)
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| Downtime (n)
| the period of time when sth is not in operation, especially as a result of a malfunction
| minimize/schedule/eliminate/reduce ~;
syn. dead time
ant. uptime
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| Drive (n)
| an electromechanical device that reads from and writes to disks
| CD-ROM/disk/DVD/SSD/HDD/ floppy/hard/zip/optical/magnetic/ hybrid ~; driver (n): CD-ROM/software/printer ~; (non)drivable (adj), drive (v); driving (adj): a ~ force
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| Expand (v)
| become or make larger or more extensive
| ~ from/to; expandability (n),expandable (adj), expansion (n): ~ slot;
syn. extend, enlarge
ant. shrink
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| Fault (n)
| a defect in a hardware device or component
| detection/diagnosis/tree analysis ~;
have/diagnose/overlook/discover/find/identify/locate a ~; faulty (adj): ~ wire/picture/perception/content/brake/ program/device
syn. defect, flaw, imperfection
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| Joystick (n)
| a manual control or cursor device, as one attached to a computer or a video game
| ~ port/button; analog ~;
(dis)connect/upgrade/replace a ~
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| Key (n)
| a manually activated mechanism on a keyboard used for entering a character or command into a computer system; a field in a record which is used to identify that record uniquely
| ~board/pad/stroke; alt/arrow/backspace/control/ delete/escape/function/return/shift ~;
hit/hold down/press/touch a(the) ~; keyed (v), keying (v)
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| Laser (n)
| a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation
| ~ head/pen/surgery/storage devices/technology/lens/disk/printer/beam/ treatment/gun/light;
a powerful ~; use a ~; burn a disc with a ~
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| Maintain (v)
| cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue; correct or prevent faults in hardware
| ~ (a) process/stability/balance/ standard; be difficult/easy to ~;
maintenance (n): preventative/ regular/need/proper ~;~ costs/services; maintainable (adj)
syn. keep (in a working order)
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| Memory (n)
| the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information; the part of a computer in which data or program instructions can be stored for retrieval
| have ~ for sth; (non)volatile/poor/bad/ excellent/visual/dynamic/static/ cache/computer/short-term/long-term/random-access ~; be stored in ~; evoke/revive/bring back/impair/ enhance the ~ of sth; commit to/recite from ~; come with 512Mb ~; if my ~ serves me right; memorable (adj), memorial (n); immemorial (adj): from time ~; memorize (v);
syn. recall, retention
Cf. RAM, ROM
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| Modem (n)
modulator and demodulator
| a piece of equipment that is used to send information from a computer through a telephone line, cable or other link
| connect via (a/the) ~; an external/internal/dial-up ~;
use/provide a ~
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| Monitor (n)
| a device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of sth; a screen which displays an image generated by a computer
| colour/CCTV/computer ~; display sth on a/the ~;
monitor (v): ~ a process/compliance with sth; monitoring (n)
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| Mouse (n)
| a cursor control device consisting of a hand-held control box used as a locator
| click/double click/move/use a(the) ~; ~ button/click/cursor/pointer/pad
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| Operate (v)
| function in a proper or a particular way
| ~ a computer/procedure/system/ device; be able to ~; operation (n): computer/logic/machine ~ ; ~ table/ register/code; operational (adj), operationally (adv), operator (n);
syn. run
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| Periphery (n)
| the outer limits or edge of an area or object
| peripheral (adj): ~ device/processor/ vision/system/feature/card/detail/ expansion; peripherality (n); peripheralize (v); peripherally (adv);
syn. outer edge, margin
ant. center
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| Platform (n)
| a raised level surface on which people or things can stand; a group of computers that are compatible with each other and can run the same software
| microcomputer/mobile computing ~;
mount sth/appear/stand on a ~;
platformer (n);
syn. stage
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| Port (n)
| a connection in a computer to which an outside (peripheral) device can be attached
| serial/parallel/USB/firewire/ thunderbolt/ethernet power ~; portable (adj): a ~ television/device/computer/ cassette/player
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| Printer (n)
| an output device for printing text or images, especially the one linked to a computer
| a(the) ~ cable/port/ribbon/driver/icon;
photo/laser/inkjet/impact/multifunction ~; control/drive/connect a(the) ~;
(re)print (v): ~ a document/photo /certificate/publication; printout (n)
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| Process (v)
| an instance of a program being executed in a multitasking operating system, typically running in an environment that protects it from other processes
| ~ information/code/data/oil;
process (n): the update/boot/accelerate/launch a ~;
processor (n): data/audio/graphics/word/multicore ~; processable (adj);
syn. procedure
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| Remove (v)
| move sth from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another
| ~ a(n) scratch/virus/program/ application/disc;
removable (adj): a ~ disk;
removability (n);
syn. displace
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| Repair (v)
| restore sth to a good condition after damage
| ~ (a) hardware/damage/gadget/device;
be in need of/need/require/undergo ~; repairer (n); non/repairable (adj); irreparable (adj): ~ damage/loss;
syn. fix;
ant. damage
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| Repeat (v)
| do sth again or more than once
| ~ a(n) command/syntax/entry;
repetition (n), repetitive (adj), repeater (n), repeatable (adj), repeatability (n);
Cf. redo
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| Rotate (v)
| move or cause to move in a circle round an axis or a centre
| allow sth to ~; ~ in a(n) anti-/clockwise direction; rotation (n), rotative (adj): ~ engine/motion; rotating (adj), rotary (adj),
rotatory (adj)
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| Scan (v)
| look quickly but not very thoroughly through (a document or other text) in order to identify relevant information; convert into digital form for storage or processing on a computer
| ~ a(n) picture/document/pattern/page/ error; ~ sth into a computer;
have/give sb/take a ~;
scannable (adj), scanner (n): film/fingerprint ~
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| Sector (n)
| an area or portion that is distinct from others; a subdivision of a track on a magnetic disk
| ~ configuration; divide sth into ~s; major/public/private/informal/ formal/administration/rural/urban ~; sectoral (adj)
syn. area, locality
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| Server (n)
| a computer that provides services to another computer
| ~ program/software/page;
computer/file/web/client/disk ~;
manage/control/protect/maintain/keep (on)/provide a ~
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| Unit (n)
| a device that has a specified function, especially one forming part of a complex mechanism; a single manufactured item
| a control/execution/functional/logic/ processing ~;
break sth down into/divide sth into ~s; (un)install/(dis)assemble a ~
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1. Insert the disk ___ drive A.
2. The information was held ___ computer for regular operations.
3. You can send it to me ___ bluetooth
4. This computer may run __ battery for 12 hours
5. The printers are compatible ___ HP LaserJet printers, using the same HP Printer Command Language.
6. The decoder converts the sequence of beeps back ___ a code that identifies the caller.
7. A scanner or digitizer can be imported ___ DesignaKnit and converted into stitch patterns.
