viernes, 23 de abril de 2010

Finger replaced with USB drive

Key
Question 1.
a. True. .... has built the special prosthetic finger to use as computer storage. Jerry can peel it back from the 'nail' and plug it into the USB slot on his computer using it as an additional hard drive.
b. False. When Jerry told doctors what he did for a living they joked he should have a USB 'finger drive' (but that was good enough for him, and he set about making one.)
c. False. Using a traditional prosthetic finger Jerry has been able to embed a 'USB key' -
d. True. he is already thinking about upgrading his faux finger to include more storage and wireless technology. "I'm planning to use another prosthetic as a shell for the next version, which will have removable fingertip and an RFID tag,"

Question 2.
a. He had half of his own finger cut off because doctors could not fix it.
b. It is like a normal finger in appearance. The pendrive is not always joined to his finger. When he needs to use it, he uncovers it and puts it into the USB drive on his computer.

Question 3
a rushed/(to) rush
b embed
c faux

Question 4
a. They rushed him to Helsinki Hospital where a hand surgeon examined him.
b. Jerry has been able to embed a USB key because he is using a prosthetic finger.
If he were not using a prosthetic finger, he would not have been able to embed a USB drive.
c. Jerry said that when he was using the USB, he just left his finger inside the slot and picked it up after he was ready.

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