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Following sentences comparing and contrasting the different types.






Types of storage Types of devices
Magnetic devices floppy disks (diskettes); magnetic tape; hard disks.
Optical devices CD-ROM – compact disk read only memory; CD-R– compactdisk recordable; CD-RW – compact disk rewritable; DVD-R – digital versatile disk recordable; DVD-RW – digital versatile disk rewritable.
Device Read/Write Speed Capacity Removability Cost
Floppy disk Read and write Slow Very low Yes Low
Fixed hard disk Read and write Fast Very high No Medium
Removable hard disk Read and write Medium to fast High Yes Medium
CD-ROM Read only Medium Medium Yes Low
CD-R Recordable Medium Medium Yes Medium
CD-RW Read and write Medium Medium Yes Medium
DVD-R Recordable Medium High Yes Medium
DVD-RW Read and write Medium High Yes High
Magnetic tape Read and write Very slow Medium Yes Medium

1. You can write information to hard disks but not to ….

2. Floppy disks have a … capacity than other devices.

3. CD-ROMs and floppy disks have … prices.

4. DVD-R has a … capacity than CD-Rs.

5. CD-ROMs cannot be re-recorded but … can be.

6. Using CD-RWs you can read and … data.

7. Instead of CD-ROMs, CD-Rs are ….

8. … … is much slower than other devices.

9. … … has a very high capacity.

10. Floppy disks are cheap but … are expensive.

 

Exercise 2. Study the following list of activities. Which type of peripherals would you

advise in each case?

1. Inputting printed graphics;

2. controlling the screen cursor in a fast action game;

3. reproducing sound tracks;

4. printing very high quality text and graphics;

5. creating drawings;

6. recording sound;

7. listening to music without disturbing others;

8. storing programs and data;

9. inputting a text;

10. backing up large quantities of data.

 

Express your opinion on the following topics:

- It is more important to have input (output) devices.

- Any computer is unless without storage devices.

- What peripherals would you buy first to equip your computer?

 

 

Lesson 13

I. Learn the following words and word-combinations:

to provide - надавати, забезпечувати

complicated - складний; синонім - complex

mediator - посередник

user - користувач

hardware - апаратне забезпечення

to press - натискати

key - клавіша

keyboard - клавіатура

specialist - спеціаліст, фахівець

set - набір

to exist - існувати

hard disk - жорсткий диск

 

II. Read and translate the text:


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