Unit 1: Computer Types

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This unit discusses different types of computers and what they are used for.

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Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Recognizing Different Types of Computers

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

In this unit you will learn about different types of computers and what makes them unique. Computers were not always things you could carry around with you, or even have in your bedroom. Sixty years ago, computers (such as ENIAC) were as big as entire apartments. They were difficult to use and not very powerful by today's standards. They also cost a lot of money to build and operate. So computers… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)

Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

A typical supercomputer may have up to 100 processors and speeds are measured in tens of gigaflops.

The secretary could not get a hard copy because the print server was broken.

Bill Gates predicted the rise of the tablet PC in 2001, but not much happened until Apple released the first iPad in 2010.

Almost everyone owns a smart phone today because they serve so many purposes and have become much more affordable over time.

I wanted to play Call of Duty while I was traveling, but the graphics card in my netbook could only handle Solitaire.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

What is meant by the term 'convergence'?

Why did companies in the 1980's shift away from mainframes and move towards personal computers?

Write a short essay discussing the following sentence. "Today's supercomputer is tomorrow's legacy system."

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