2.1. The ICT Age
Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TICs) son probablemente las ramas de la tecnología que más están creciendo. Hoy en día, es bastante normal que cualquier persona esté familiarizada con los nuevos objetos tecnológicos, especialmente los niños y los jóvenes, ¡que son verdaderos expertos en informática!

¿Qué tipo de ordenador tienes, o te gustaría tener? Mira los diferentes tipos de ordenador según su tamaño y traduce al castellano las características.
TYPE | PICTURE | DESCRIPTION |
DESKTOP |
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A Personal computer that is not designed for portability, but set up in a permanent location. Most desktops offer more power, storage and versatility for less cost. |
LAPTOP (NOTEBOOK) |
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Laptops are portable computers that integrate the display, keyboard, a pointing device, processor, memory and hard drive all in a battery-operated package slightly larger than an average hardcover book. |
PALMTOP (PDA) |
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Tightly
integrated computers that often use flash memory instead of a hard
drive for storage. These computers usually don´t have keyboards but
rely on touchscreen technology for user. They are smaller than a
paperback novel, very lightweight with a reasonable battery life. |
HANDHELD COMPUTER |
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It´s slightly larger and heavier version of the palmtop. |
WORKSTATION |
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A desktop computer that has a more powerful processor, additional memory and enhanced capabilities for performing a special group of task, such as 3D Graphics or game development. |
SERVER |
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A computer that has been optimized to provide services to other computers over a network. Servers usually have powerful processors, lots of memory and large hard drives. |
Responde a las preguntas:
1. Which computer is heavier than the palmtop?
2. Which computer is similar in size to a book?
3. Which computer isn´t portable?
4. Which computer has the most powerful processor?
5. Which computer is used for 3D graphics?
6. Which computer has a touchscreen?

Seguro que conoces los siguientes aparatos muy bien. ¿Cómo se dicen en inglés?
notebook - camcorder - games console - memory stick - pendrive/flashdrive -
scanner - e-reader - printer - headphone - laptop - earphone - smartphone |
IMAGEN | APARATO |
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Indica los nombres que corresponden a estas definiciones, y tradúcelas al castellano:
NAME | DEFINITION |
A piece of equipment used for printing documents that you have created on a computer. | |
A mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for reading digital e-books and newspapers. |
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A device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. |
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A data storage device that consists of a memory with an integrated Universal Series Bus (USB) that is typically removable and rewritable. |
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A personal computer for mobile use, it integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer. |
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A pair of small loudspeakers held close to a user´s ears and connected to a signal source such as an audio amplifier, radio, CD player, or portable media player. They are colloquially known as cans. | |
A data storage to share and transfer pictures, sound, and other data between different compact electronic devices such as digital cameras and camcorder. | |
An interactive entertainment computer that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device (a TV, monitor, etc) to display a video game. | |
A pair of small loudspeakers, in-ear version, connected to a signal source such as an audio amplifier, radio, CD player, or portable media player. They are colloquially known as earbuds. |
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A category of small, lightweight, and inexpensive laptop computers. | |
An electronic device that combines a video camera and a video recorder into one unit. | |
A device that combines the functions of portable media players, compact digital cameras, pocket video cameras and GPS. They also include touchscreens and web browsers. It´s also used as mobile phone. |