Vocabulary Practice for "Role of IT"

Here is your vocabulary practice for "The Role of IT"

Adaptive Technology and Stephen Hawking

"Dr. Hawking, a renowned scientist, professor and author, suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a degenerative motor neuron illness. While the disease has not affected Dr. Hawking's intellectual capacity, it has robbed him of many physical abilities. He can only move two fingers on his right hand and he is unable to speak, making his computer with voice synthesizer essential for communication.

Dr. Hawking has a computer screen mounted on the arm of his wheel chair, which runs communicator software. The software enables him to press a switch in his hand to create words and sentences easily and intuitively. Once he has built up a sentence, he sends it to NeoSpeech's VoiceText speech synthesizer, which turns it into speech. The technology enables Dr. Hawking to communicate, including writing scientific books and papers, and giving lectures. " (from Gizmag)

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Computer vocabulary from Reading #1

Practice your computer vocabulary from Reading #1: "The Hard Disk Crashed! What Happened Exactly? Can Data Be Recovered?" Click Here

Review of New Apple 24-inch 2.8 GHz iMac

Comparing Desktop Computers

Write a memo to your friend recommending a desktop to buy. Here are your three choices:

1. Imac
2. Dell
3. HP

Use the information on these pages to fill in your information chart in class to compare the systems. Use comparatives and modals in your memo.