2 THE BODY OF COMPUTERS MODULE Unit 2.1 The electronics of computers Integrated circuits Transistors and microprocessors Transmission media ONLINE RESOURCES The motherboard LANGUAGE SKILLS At the computer shop Discussing computers Describing computers and computer problems Unit 2.2 The structure of computers EXTRA FIRST AND IELTS READING PRACTICE Hardware and software The CPU and the machine cycle Computer memory Primary storage Secondary storage: magnetic devices Secondary storage: optical discs and solid-state memory First, part 2 Unit 2.3 The peripherals of computers LITERARY BITS Isaac Asimov, The Machine That Won The War EUCIP CORE SYLLABUS 3.1 Types of processors and instruction execution (Operate C 1.3) Peripheral devices Primary input devices Other input devices Primary output devices Other output devices Automated input devices and control devices 49
