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Contents. Aims. This module aims to tell the language. The module explains. ICT managers and technicians in. The key components and. Internet. Key words and phrases can also. Glossary. This Web page is designed to be. Use File Print in your browser to produce. After you have digested the contents of the printed copy, come. Author. of this module. Graham Davies, Editor in Chief. ICT4. LT Website. Foreword. Language teachers frequently complain. ICT activities that they would. Problems that continually arise are problems. Internet. etc. It can be argued that it is the ICT technicians responsibility to solve. With a little. technical knowledge you should be able to solve many of the common problems yourself. One of the aims of this module is to provide you with that knowledge. First of all, you have to cope with a lot of new ICT jargon. If. you are the kind of person who thinks a megabyte is what you can expect. Rottweiler, then this module should enlighten you. ICT. jargon is not as bad as it looks. You will soon begin to understand what the jargon means. If. you come across an unfamiliar term whose meaning is not clear from its context. Glossary. The. Glossary contains a large number of technical terms, as well as terms relating. Computer Assisted Language Learning in general. It is updated regularly as. The Google. search engine is also an excellent source if you are looking for definitions. Simply enter define in the Google search box, followed. OCR. Understanding the jargon is important but, above all, do not allow yourself. The computer, like many devices that we. Most people still think of the. It is strange that. Perhaps it is thought that because the computer is a very. This is rather like saying it is impossible. Davies 1. 98. 5 1What is even stranger is that. Computers have become more complex. The analogy with the car is appropriate. Samurai Jack Episodes Downloads more. When you learn how to drive a car you. You do not. have to understand how a clutch works, but you do have to know what it does. If, however. you understand a little bit more about your car what goes on under the. At the very least, you have to know what kind of car make and model, engine. Some software suppliers, particularly. Lack of knowledge. Let. us imagine that a teacher is considering purchasing a CD ROM. The teacher contacts. Teacher I am interesting. Acme Companys Intermediate French. Supplier What kind of computer do you have Teacher Im not sure. I think its a PC. Supplier What kind of PC Teacher I dont know. Ill have to ask our ICT manager. The conversation. According to several software suppliers that. These. are the key components which you may find mentioned in the minimum hardware specifications that appear on software packaging or. If you wish to find out what all these terms mean then. If the application you wish to use. Web, then you will probably find a reference to the speed of the Internet. This is dealt with in Section. Modem. Computer hardware specifications. Modern computers may have much higher specifications than the. We will be updating the above specifications from time to time. Feedback. Hardware. Let us start with the hardware. Hardware is anything you can see, kick, drop or fall over, in other words the. Your home is full of hardware of a more familiar variety a. These are the two main types of. Personal Computer. PCthe Apple Macintosh. MacBoth the above are available as. More recently, so called. A tablet computer is essentially. A new section on tablet computers and smartphones. See also Section. Module 2. 3, headed Mobile Assisted Language Learning MALL. The PC dominates the market, having. The Mac still. commands a dominant position in certain geographical areas and in certain industries. There are literally hundreds of. PCs. On the whole, Apple equipment is usually traded. Mac compatible equipment is available under other. The two main computer types referred. PCs produced by the same manufacturer. The. implication of this is that you can only use programs that have been specially. There are ways round this problem. Your choice of hardware may be predetermined. However, there is only one sensible criterion for choosing. If. your hardware is incapable of running the software that you wish to use, then. PCs dominate the market so there is a wider choice of. Mac. Its a question of horses for courses. This. module focuses on the PC. Contents of Section 1. Main components of a computer. A personal computer consists of. The computer itself All. The monitor or display. This displays what is going on inside the computer and whatever. The keyboard Much the. The mouse A standard. A pointing device that enables you to. The hard disc drive All. Let us first look at these elements. Computer. A typical desktop computer is. Desktop computer. Inside this case there is a lot. You need to be aware of the functions of just a few key components. Laptop computers are self contained, the key components, namely the computer. Central. Processing Unit CPU The heart of every computer is the. Central Processing Unit CPU, the computers brain. Watch Cul-De-Sac Tube Free. In a. modern computer the CPU is a single microchip. The CPU is often referred. The. important thing that you need to know about your computer is howfast. The speed at which your processor runs is usually. You will usually find a processors speed. MHz. The. abbreviation MHz stands for Mega. Hertz, a unit of measurement of. All you. need to know is that 5. MHz is faster than 4. MHz and that 6. 00. MHz is faster. than 5. MHz and so on. Most modern software will run satisfactorily on processors. MHz or higher. Faster clock speeds are normally expressed. Giga. Hertz 1. MHz, which is usually abbreviated to GHz. Most modern computers have clock speeds of at least 1. GHz. 1. 1. 1. 2. RAM and ROMRAM Inside the main casing. RAM Random Access Memory. RAM is a sort of working area in which. RAM is emptied the moment the computer is switched off. The important thing that you need to know is how much RAM your computer. RAM is measured in bytes. One byte can store one letter of the alphabet or one punctuation mark or one. For convenience, we usually measure memory in kilobytes 1. Kilobyte, megabyte and gigabyte are normally abbreviated to K. MB and GB respectively. MB of RAM is considered adequate these. GB or higher is preferable if you wish to make use of audio. See Glossary under the entry. Measurement Units. ROM Key programs that enable. ROM. Read Only Memory. ROM chips make up the computers permanent memory, the. The combination of the clock. Section 1. 1. 1. 1. RAM gives an indication. The CPU and the RAM and ROM chips are located on the. Glossary. 1. 1. 1. Graphics card. The term card in this context. You will not be able to see. All that is. visible is the rear of the card is the socket into which you plug the monitor. It is important to know what kind of graphics card your computer is equipped. When you purchase software make sure that your computer has a. Some software. e. Graphics cards control the resolution. The resolution is. Glossary under the entry pixel, that. CALL software often requires a card that can display colour photographs and. It is therefore important that your graphics card can display a large. You may need to adjust the resolution of. Most modern graphics cards are accompanied. You may need to vary the resolution. For example, you may need to set. The lower the numbers, the lower. A 6. 40 x 4. 80 setting offers a chunky appearance. Getting the graphics card setting wrong is one of the commonest reasons. This is normally done using the. Windows Control Panelon your computer. If you are unsure. ICT manager. 1. 1. Monitor Display screen The monitor displays text. Older monitors are of the cathode ray. CRT type. The screen also referred to as display. TV set. The size of the. TV set 1. 4 inch. Modern monitors are capable of displaying text, pictures. The quality of the output on the display. Computer monitor. Newer types of monitors are of the.