1) A touchscreen is an input device, but it doesn’t need to be combined with a display or PC.
2) There are several touch sensor technologies on the market today, each using the same method to detect touch input.
3) The controller is usually installed inside the monitor for external add-ons/overlays or it is housed in a plastic case for integrated monitors.
4) Integrated touch monitors have an extra cable connection on the back for the touchscreen.
5) Most touch screen drivers today are a mouse-emulation type driver.
Exercise 3. Match each word with its meaning.
| 1) software
| a) the information fed into a computer or computer program
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| 2) hardware
| b) a device or program enabling a user to communicate with a computer
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| 3) driver
| c) the equipment concerned with controlling the operation of an electrical device
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| 4) voltage
| d) a container that is specially designed to hold or protect something.
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| 5) input
| e) the programs and other operating information used by a computer
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| 6) output
| f) an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts
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| 7) interface
| g) a program that controls the operation of a device
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| 8) application
| h) the information produced by a computer
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| 9) controller
| i) the programs and other operating information used by a computer
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| 10) case
| j) a program or piece of software designed and written to fulfill a particular purpose of the user
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Exercise 3. Give the Russian equivalents.
1) software driver
2) touch input system
3) glass panel
4) viewable area (of the screen)
5) to detect touch input
6) to determine the location
7) to translate information
8) cable connection
9) software update
10) mouse-emulation type
Exercise 4. Give the English equivalents.
1) устройство ввода
2) видимая область (экрана)
3) сенсор касания
4) встроенный
5) электрический ток
6) вызывать изменение напряжения
7) чувствительная поверхность
8) кабельное соединение
9) программный драйвер
10) размещать в корпусе
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