Cambridge Professional English Infotech English for computer users Fourth Editiorf

Consumers ezine, March 10th at 5:40 pm
Samsung and Toshiba are selling hybrid players that can play both formats.
Sony and NEC are also releasing dual-format players. This may be the end of the format war. Will both sides produce a unified standard?
News.net, March 15th at 12:30 am
I hate format wars. This situation reminds me of the Beta versus VHS war in the early days of the video market, and more recently DVD-R versus DVD+R.

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   don’t want to invest money in equipment that quickly becomes obsolete or incompatible. Why can’t someone create a universal player that plays all formats, from CDs to high-definition video discs?
   

Posted by Adam, March 15th at 4:15 pm
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unit i2 Flash memory
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Flash memory is used in many handheld devices. Match the descriptions (1-6)
with the pictures (a-f).

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   This handheld console lets you play games stored on ROM game cards, which have a small amount of flash memory to save user data, for example high scores.
   
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   This flash memory card is used as digital film'to store images on a digital camera.
   
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   This wireless LAN card allows laptop and PDA users to access the Internet from any Wi-Fi access point.
   
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   This USB flash pen drive is the latest mobile drive for your computer.
   
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   It looks like an ordinary watch, but this USB drive from Edge Tech can store up to 1GB of flash memory. It will let you save and transfer your photos, songs and data files easily.
   
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   T his flash-based player provides everything you need to play music and store data on the go. It also comes with a built-in FM radio and voice recorder.
   

Memory in a flash!