III. READING (20 points)
a) Put the following words into the certain gaps:
PERIPHERALS A peripheral is 1) …, which is outside the central 2) … unit of a computer but controlled by it. There are four main 3)… of peripheral, namely input devices such as keyboards, storage devices such as magnetic disks, 4) … such as monitors, and communication devices such as modems. A variety of input devices exist, able to 5) … information in any form (data, text, speech, or 6)…) into the binary pulses recognized by computers. Some of these devices are described below. The keyboard is still the primary device for 7)… information to a computer, though it may ultimately be superseded by voice input devices. It operates by converting key presses to electronic 8) … in binary digital form. The typical computer 9)… has the standard “QWERTY” character keys inherited from the typewriter, together with a number of special keys described below. Alternative keyboard layouts have been designed, incorporating a more 10) … and natural arrangement of character keys, but these have never caught on.
b) Define whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F): 1. Input devices are modems, keyboard etc. 2. There weren’t any efforts to create alternative keyboard layouts to the existing one. 3. Due to the existence of different input devices it became possible to transform data, text etc. 4. The fundamental device for inputting information is the keyboard. 5. In spite of the fact that the peripheral is outside of the CPU it is still controlled by the computer. 6. Magnetic disks are output devices. 7. The standard English language typewriter keyboard layout is “QWERTY”. 8. Keyboard can’t be replaced by voice input devices. 9. There are four kinds of peripheral. 10. Data, text, speech etc. are the forms of information. Total Score – 40 points
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