El-Shorouk Academy Acad.

Year : 2012/ 2013

Higher Institute for Computer & Term : First
Information Technology Year : First
Department of Computer Science Course : English

Unit (7)
Sheet -7-

Complete the following sentences:-

1. A digital camera takes photos electronically and converts them into …digital
data…..
2. Once the scanner is activated, it reads the image as …..a series of dots……and
then generates the……digitized image...…that is sent to the computer and stored
as …a file…...
3. A digital camera doesn't use the film found in a normal camera; instead it has .....a
special light-sensitive silicon chip......
4. A .....color........ scanner operates by using three rotating lamps, each of which has a
different colored filter.
5. The technology used in scanners is similar to that used in .....photocopier........

Answer the following questions:-

1. Which device is used to input text and graphic images from a printed page?
Answer: Scanner.
2. How does a color scanner work?
Answer: A color scanner operates by using three rotating lamps, each of which has
a different colored filter: red, green and blue. The resulting three separate images are
combined into one by appropriate software.
3. Do digital cameras use film? How do they store photographs?
Answer: No, digital cameras don’t use film, they use a light-sensitive silicon chip
and photographs are stored in the camera's memory.
4. Which device would you use to take digital video?
Answer: Camcorder.
5. What kind of software is used to manipulate video clips on the computer?
Answer: Video editing software.

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 6. What do you think are the benefits of using scanners and cameras at home and
in business?
Answer: In home scanners can be used to scan personal photos or documents and
cameras can be used to take personal photos or upload photos taken by digital
cameras into the Internet. In business scanners can be used to scan work and
important documents and cameras are used to take photos which are related to work
such as taking photos in conferences.
Superlatives and comparatives:-
1. ... only ten times faster.  comparatives
2. It couldn't be cheaper.  comparatives
3. The manufacturers have chosen the highest technology.  superlatives
4. The cleverest personal scanner.  superlatives
5. The most revolutionary computer peripheral.  superlatives
6. The best scans with the least effort.  superlatives
7. Flatbed scanners are more accurate than..  comparatives
8. Now you can edit your documents more easily than ever, and they'll look better
than ever too with ..  comparatives

Adjectives Nouns
easy computer
expensive technology
self-calibrating resolution
personal information
printed compression
reducible possibility
capable investment
useful calculator
sharpness assistant

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What are the meaning of the following abbreviations?
a. RAM.........Random Access Memory
b. ROM.........Read Only Memory
c. CD............Compact Disc
d. DVD.........Digital Versatile/Video Disc
e. LCD..........Liquid Crystal Display
f. USB..........Universal Serial Bus
g. SIMM.......Single In-line Memory Module
h. DIMM......Dual In-line Memory Module
i. VGA........Video Graphics Array
j. CPU.........Central Processing Unit
k. ASCII.......American Standard Code for Information Interchange
l. CU...........Control Unit
m. ALU........Arithmetic Logic Unit
n. IR.............Instruction Register

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o. GB...........Giga Byte

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