1. NIBBLES

2. Draw a cross in the correct option 1. A nibble is:  Half an octet  A five-bit agreggation  A three-bit agreggation 2. A full byte is represented by:  Four hexadecimal digits  Two hexadecimal digits  Eight hexadecimal digits 3. A nibble is used to describe the amount of memory used to:  Store a digit of a number  Run the computer  Make computations more difficult CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ANSWERS PRE-READING ACTIVITY LET’S SEE WHAT YOU REMEMBER OR KNOW ABOUT NIBBLES!

3. NIBBLES Read the text that appears on the LINKS section and complete the chart on the word document. After doing that, upload the archive to the LESSON 2 section with your surname as the name of the archive CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ANSWERS GO TO THE CHART GO TO THE CHART

4. SYSTEMATIZATION EXAMPLES FROM THE TEXT A nibble is a small bite, which in this context is construed as "half a bite". This technique is used to make computations faster and make debugging easier. A full byte (octet) is represented by two hexadecimal digits NOTION: Pasive voice – SE pasiva RULE: S + verb to be (is/are/am) + past participle

5. SE PASIVA It is important to know that in English is common to find many instances of passive voice in a text. However, in Spanish this is not so; instead we usually use the SE PASIVA. The choice which is in bold is the most appropriate one: A nibble is a small bite, which in this context is construed as "half a bite". se interpreta como / es interpretado como This technique is used to make computations faster and make debugging easier se usa para / es usada para A full byte (octet) is represented by two hexadecimal digits se representa por / es representado por In this last sentence we can see that there are some instances in which a passive voice construction should be used in Spanish because it sounds more natural.

6. ACTIVITY 1 Create at least 5 sentences with the words that appear in the box below in the same word document where you complete the chart. Remember to use your own words plus passive voice in English. NYBBLE – CALL – USE – BITS – DISPLAY – CREATE - IMPLEMENT 1._______________________________________________________ 2._______________________________________________________ 3._______________________________________________________ 4._______________________________________________________ 5._______________________________________________________

7. ACTIVITY 2 Here you have a crossword which is half completed. You will have to write the words by reading the sentences below and you will also have to write the sentences for the words which are already written in a word document. Some items are in Spanish. 1.________________________________________________________________________ 2.A nybble is helpful to know how much ________ is needed to store a digit number. 3.It is a quantum system that can exist in superposition of two bit values, “T" and “F". 4.En Inglés es conocido como BYTE o BITE. 5.________________________________________________________________________ 6.A nybble is also known as half an ________. 7.A nybble is composed by two __________. GO TO THE WORD DOCUMENT GO TO THE WORD DOCUMENT CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ANSWERS