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Unit 12. Flash memory. Learning objectives. To understand the technical details of flash memory and its uses To understand different ways of making new words: affixation, conversion and compounding To be able to describe flash-based devices. Videos. Console redesigns
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Unit 12 Flash memory
Learning objectives • To understand the technical details of flash memory and its uses • To understand different ways of making new words: affixation, conversion and compounding • To be able to describe flash-based devices
Videos • Console redesigns • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fWNK9AQVc0 • How Flash Memory Works (17’14’’) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7JLXs5es7I
NAND Gate NOR Gate Two flash technologies compared: NOR vs NAND, by Arie Tal http://focus.ti.com/pdfs/omap/diskonchipvsnor.pdf
Word building • Affixation • Prefix: non-volatile, update • Suffix: erasable, installation • Conversion (turning a noun into a verb, or a verb into a noun, etc) • We networked all the PCs in the office. • We created a network of all the PCs in the office. • Compounding (putting two or more words together) • I bought a new {handheld, Walkman} last week. • printout(noun), shoplift(noun, verb) • web site (two separate words) web-site (hyphenated)Website (one word)
Assignment 4 • Team work • P.59, section 3, task A {blog, mail, print} • Word, word classes, definition/example • E.g. blogger (noun): a person who writes a blog • E.g. To mail (verb): Three editions were mailed to our members. • E.g. Junk mail (noun phrase): unsolicited advertising or promotional material received through the post • As many words as possible • Deadline: 4 June 2014, 23:00pm ftp:\163.25.117.117\upload\ckuo\ScientificEnglish\Assignment4
Describing flash drives • The drive consists of a USB connector covered by a removable cap, a mass storage controller, and a flash memory chip. • It also includes a write-protect switch and password protection