Comparing Devices: Desktops, Tablets, Consoles, and Phones
Device Preferences and Uses
It’s hard to choose a single favorite device, as most of us use them all for different purposes and tasks.
Desktops
Desktops offer more storage and are efficient for multitasking, especially for demanding work. They provide ample screen space and a physical keyboard for faster typing.
Tablets
Tablets, while fashionable, have less processing power than laptops and are more limited for heavy tasks. However, they offer mobility and are great for quick news checks, browsing, watching films while traveling, and using various apps, including light games.
Game Consoles
Game consoles are specifically designed for gaming, with special devices that cannot be replicated otherwise.
Smartphones
Smartphones are fun and keep you connected, but they are not ideal for written work. They are excellent for texting, browsing the internet, and offer many fun apps.
In conclusion, device preference depends on the task and mood, with each device ranking differently on a “favorite-ness” scale.
Mobile Phone Health Concerns
1. According to the article, do mobile phones lead to brain tumors? Explain.
It isn’t definitively known if mobiles cause brain tumors. Some scientists believe they do, while others find no evidence.
It is difficult to know for sure. Some researchers suggest that heavy users of mobile phones are at a greater risk of developing brain tumors. Nevertheless, many other studies suggest there are no links between cancer and mobile phone use. (LINES 1-3)
2. Are mobile phones the only devices that can damage our health? Explain.
It is believed other electronic appliances besides mobiles may pose a health risk.
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3. Why do some experts think that mobile phones can be harmful to the development of children’s brains?
The text suggests mobile phones might harm children’s brains because they are not fully developed yet, but it doesn’t actually state or suggest why they believe this.
Besides, a growing number of health professionals recommend that children and teens, whose brains are still developing, use mobile phones only for emergencies. (LINES 11-13)
4. Microwave ovens and mobile phones emit similar levels of RF.
FALSE: Mobile phone antennas are similar to microwave ovens. While both rely on electromagnetic radiation, the radio waves in mobile phones are lower in radio frequency (RF). (LINES 4-5)
5. In the past the negative effects of tobacco were unknown.
TRUE: Many years ago, people smoked freely and were not aware of the effects of cigarettes on their health. (LINES 13-14)
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10. What do some health professionals point out?
11. In spite of the car being very expensive, she bought it.
12. George stopped smoking two years ago.
13. Mobile phones are believed by scientists to be dangerous to our health.