INFOTECH UNIT 1. COMPUTERS AT WORK P 4

Summary

The video script showcases different professionals describing how they use computers in their work. A musician explains how computers link their keyboard with synthesizers to create varied sounds. A businessperson highlights the efficiency of email for international communication. An engineer shares how computers assist in designing electrical installations and keeping records. Lastly, a librarian describes how computers help catalog materials and assist visitors with technology, offering services like online catalogs and helping with research. The script emphasizes the diverse ways computers are integral to various jobs.

Takeaways

• 😀 Speaker 1 uses a computer to record and store music from a keyboard, while also controlling synthesizers for various sounds.
• 😀 The computer serves as a link between the keyboard and synthesizers for enhanced sound production.
• 😀 Speaker 2 uses a computer for typical office tasks, such as writing memos and faxes, but finds email most useful for global communication.
• 😀 Email has significantly improved Speaker 2's efficiency by enabling fast communication with international offices.
• 😀 Speaker 3 uses computers to design electrical installations and lighting systems, with programs helping calculate lighting and cable needs.
• 😀 The computer also helps Speaker 3 make precise drawings and store records for testing installations every five years.
• 😀 Speaker 4 uses computers to catalog library materials, including books, newspapers, DVDs, and records of user borrowing.
• 😀 Speaker 4 assists library visitors by helping them use computer hardware, software, online databases, and CD-ROMs.
• 😀 Speaker 4 also supports inquiries from children and elderly people who need help finding specific information online or in library catalogs.
• 😀 In addition to cataloging and assisting visitors, Speaker 4 manages other library services, including printing and fax machines.

Q & A

What are the two main ways the first speaker uses a computer?

The first speaker uses a computer in two ways: to record or store music played on the keyboard and to control the sounds produced by synthesizers.

What role does the computer play in the first speaker's music creation process?

The computer acts as a link between the keyboard and the synthesizers, allowing the speaker to record music and manipulate different kinds of sounds from the synthesizers.

How does the second speaker primarily use their computer?

The second speaker uses the computer for typical office tasks such as writing memos and faxes, but they find email particularly useful for communicating with international offices.

Why is email so important for the second speaker's work?

Email is crucial because it allows the speaker to communicate efficiently with offices worldwide, which has significantly improved their work.

What is the third speaker's primary use of computers?

The third speaker uses computers for designing electrical installations and lighting systems, calculating lighting and cable needs, making drawings, and keeping records.

How does the third speaker use computers for designing lighting systems?

The computer program helps the speaker determine the necessary amount of lighting for specific rooms and calculates how much cable is required, showing where the cable should go.

What role does the computer play in the third speaker's work with electrical installations?

The computer helps the speaker with calculations, drawings, and storing records of electrical installations, including data for testing installations every five years.

What is the fourth speaker's role in the library?

The fourth speaker uses computers to catalog and classify materials in the library, record items borrowed by users, and assist customers with hardware and software.

How does the fourth speaker help library visitors?

The fourth speaker assists visitors, including children and elderly people, in finding specific information through online library catalogs and the internet, as well as helping with printing and faxing services.

What additional services does the fourth speaker manage in the library?

In addition to cataloging and assisting with information retrieval, the fourth speaker manages library services such as printing and faxing.