Computers on chips
Electronics can be added to desktop computers by plugging in expansion cards. Expansion cards are electronic circuit boards that can be plugged into special sockets called expansion slots.
It is also possible to build all the main parts of a computer into one electronic integrated circuit packaged as a single electronic chip. Electronic chip is the common name for a microchip, an electronic integrated circuit in a small package, i.e. the 'computer on a chip'. This enables computers to be built into other devices. Computers on chips can be used in household devices such as washing machines and fridges. They can be incorporated into plastic cards i.e. smart cards. Smart cards are able to store information. Devices that include a computer circuit are referred to as smart devices.
Multimedia can process different forms of data including text, graphics, audio (sound), animation and video. This enables computer systems to be used for a combination of education and entertainment, sometimes referred to as edutainment.
2. Complete the sentences using the information from the text.
a. Electronics can be added to …
b. Expansion cards are electronic …
c. It is also possible to build …
d. Electronic chip is …
e. Electronic chip is …
f. Computers on chips can be
g. Smart cards are able to …
h. Multimedia can process different …
i. Multimedia enables computer systems …
3. Match each word or phrase in column A with a meaning in column B.
A B
1. chip
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a) a plastic card that is able to store information
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2. an expansion card
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b) education entertainment
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3. a socket
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c) the common name for a microchip
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4. a smart card
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d) an electronic circuit board
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5. edutainment
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e) an expansion slot
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