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Unit 1. Living in the digital age
In this unit students will:
- talk and write about computer applications in everyday life
- study the basic structure of a computer system
- study the diferences between certain types of computer
- Describe how you use computers in your study and in your free time.
- Speak about one recent inovation in the digital age
Unt 2. The History of the Computer
Students will be able to:
- learn how to classify computer devices
- learn about how memory is measured
- learn how to distinguish between RAM and ROM
Find out as much as you can about your PCs characteristics, following further instructions.
Unit 3. Peripherals
Students will be able to:
- Identify the peripherals
- To divide them into input and output devics
- Revise the Comparison degree
Listen to both audio parts and put down the advantages and disadvantages of digital cameras
- Study the list of needs. Which type of the peripheral would you advise in each case?
- Check the websites for the latest digital cameras
Unit 4. Computer Applications
This unit will help students to:
- Differentiate computer applications
- Use present passive
- Understand the usage of the computer in different areas
The passive is often used to describe the steps in the process where the action is more important than the agent is already known to the reader. If we need to add the agent, we can do.
- The information is stored on a smart card.
- The information is stored on a smart card by the microprocessor.
Assuming cost is not a problem, what computer applications would make today's cars safer, more comfortable, more secure and more efficient? List your ideas; then compare ideas with others in your group
Unit 5. The use of computers in different fields
Students will find out:
- The use of the computer in different fields
- How to make the sentence, interrogative in Past Simple
- The word study up- and -up verbsI
Listen to the recordings to understand which areas is the computer used
Study this description of a computer course. Then write a description of your own computing course, or one of its components, in the same way.
Unit 6. Operating systems
Students will be able to:
- Understand the difference between operating systems
- Difference between hardware and software
- Popular operating systems
Describe the operational system of your computer as in the example.