Match each word from column A (1-30) with its partner from column B (a-dd) to make a computing term definition from Basic English for Computing Units 5-6
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Test 4
Answer the following questions
1 What two types are input devices divided into?
2 What input devices are considered to be cursor control input devices?
3 What optical input devices do you know?
4 A digital camera takes pictures of an object, doesn't it?
5 What is a joystick particularly good for?
6 What is a barcode reader used for?
| A | B |
| 1 system analysis | a) A list of options displayed on a computer screen |
| 2 binary | b) to put data into a system |
| 3 touchpad | c) an input device for taking pictures that has an electronic lens and uses electronics for storing the images rather than chemical film |
| 4 analogue-to-digital converter | d) a cursor control input device with an upright arm. It is commonly used for controlling fast moving objects in computer games. |
| 5 webpage | e) an electronic semiconductor camera device |
| 6 charge-coupled device | f) a cursor control input device that senses the movement of a finger across a flat surface |
| 7 LCD(liquid crystal display) | g) beloning to the number system that has only two digits, i.e.1 and 0 |
| 8 package | h) an electronic card that converts analogue sound signals into binary code to enable the computer to identify spoken words |
| 9 programmer | i) an input device consisting of a flat, pressure-sensitive pad that the user draws on or points at with a special stylus, to guide a pointer displayed on the screen |
| 10 download | g) an optical input device that uses the reflection of light to copy text or graphics into a computer |
| 11 solid state memory | k) the study or use of systems (esp. computers and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information |
| 12 optical character recognition | l) a cursor control input device that has a ball on top that is moved by the user's fingers |
| 13graphics tablet | m) an input device used for sound |
| 14 Information technology | n) The electronic circuit board inside a computer that is used to connect the computer to a network |
| 15 joystick | o) A piece of equipment used for entering data or controlling a computer |
| 16 scanner | p) a display device that allows a user to interact with a computer by touching areas on the screen |
| 17 touchscreen | q) a process that enables the computer to scan and recognize printed characters using the reflection of light |
| 18 trackerball | r) to copy a file from a server to a client computer in a network |
| 19 microphone | s) electronic memory made from electronic chips |
| 20 digital camera | t) a combination of a number of computers and peripheral devices connected together |
| 21 input device | u) the programs and data used in a computer |
| 22 export | v) a multipurpose methodology providing analysis of complex problems as well as their alternatives. Primarily it was created for solving military missions |
| 23 input | w) a device for changing analogue signals into digital signals |
| 24 database | x) a hyperlinked page in a web network system |
| 25 menu | y) an electronic display device that uses liquid crystal cells to control the reflection of light |
| 26 MSDOS | z) to bring data out of a program in a form suitable for use by another program |
| 27 network | aa) an application program or collection of programs that can be used in different ways |
| 28 NIC (network interface card) | bb) a person who writes computer programs |
| 29 software | cc) a type of application program used for storing information so that it can be easily searched and stored |
| 30 speech recognition board | dd) trademark, abbreviation for Microsoft disk operating system |
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