3 INTRODUCTION TO ICT SYSTEMS


3.3 Extending skills


stress within words • using information sources • reporting research findings


A≤Listen to some stressed syllables. Identify the word below in each case. Number each word. Example:


You hear: 1 lec /lek/ You write: application automated binary


communicate component control


database electrical


embedded function


information instruction


B Where is the stress in each multi-syllable word in Exercise A?


1 Mark the stress. 2 Practise saying each word.


C Work in pairs or groups. Define one of the words in Exercise A. The other student(s) must find and say the


correct word. D Look at the items in the photos on the right.


1 Decide whether the ICT systems shown are input devices (I), output devices (O) or storage devices (S).


2 Say what each item is used for.


3 How many other items can you add to each of the three categories?


Item 1 Flash drive


I/O/S S


Use?


Portable memory device


E Before you attend a lecture you should do some research. 1 How could you research the lecture topics on the right?


2 What information should you record? 3 How could you record the information?


F You are going to do some research on a particular lecture topic. You must find:


1 a dictionary definition 2 an encyclopedia explanation 3 a useful Internet site


Student A ●


Do some research on encoding data. ● Tell your partner about your findings.


Student B ●


Faculty: ICT


1 Encoding data 2 Microprocessors: a brief history 3 Data processing


4 Computers of the future: quantum computing


5 6 3 4 1 1


management process regulate satellite storage system


2


Do some research on data processing. ● Tell your partner about your findings.


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