Instructor: E. Landrou /
. Extra exercises for: UNIT 1,
Specialist reading. (Coursebook: Oxford English For Information Technology –
Oxford).
University of the Aegean School of Sciences Department: ICSD‐Mathematics
Course: English Group: 2 Instructor: E. Landrou /
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Extra exercises for: UNIT 1, Specialist reading (Coursebook: Oxford English For Information Technology – Oxford)
Exercise A Study the text (Coursebook, p. 8‐9) and answer the questions. 1. Look at the first three paragraphs of the text and name three ways in which computer systems have made our lives easier and better. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. What are the advantages of multimedia? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Why are personal computers becoming interpersonal PCs? Give an example. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. What kinds of communication systems can be available to people who live in distant areas? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. According to the text, what kind of role can people play regarding technology? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Exercise B.1 Look at the text again and match the definitions 1‐8 with the words a‐h. 1. A small portable computer that can be held in one hand 2. A device with a built‐in computer which performs automatically some tasks which were previously performed by people 3. A combination of text with sound, video, animation, and graphics 4. Multimedia materials with a combination of educational and entertainment content 5. Software that enables computers to 'think' like experts 6. Use computers to stay in touch with the office while working at home 7. A form of communication over a network that uses video cameras and microphones 8. Internet system designed to provide free, interactive access to vast resources for people all over the world’ a. edutainment b. expert system c. handheld computing device d. information superhighway e. multimedia f. smart machine g. telecommute h. videoconferencing
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