input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. USB was designed to standardize the connection of computer peripherals (including keyboards, pointing devices, digital cameras, printers, portable media players, disk drives and network adapters) to personal computers, both to communicate and to supply electric power. It has become commonplace on other devices, such as smartphones, PDAs and video game consoles. USB has effectively replaced a variety of earlier interfaces, such as serial and parallel ports, as well as separate power chargers for portable devices.

Unlike other data cables (e.g., Ethernet, HDMI), each end of a USB cable uses a different kind of connector; a Type-A or a Type-B. This kind of design was chosen to prevent electrical overloads and damaged equipment, as only the Type-A socket provides power. There are cables with Type-A connectors on both ends, but they should be used carefully. Therefore, in general, each of the different "sizes" requires four different connectors; USB cables have the Type-A and Type-B plugs, and the corresponding receptacles are on the computer or electronic device. In common practice, the Type-A connector is usually the full size, and the Type-B side can vary as needed. 1. How many types of connectors are there for USB cords?
2. What are they?
3. Where do you find them?
4. What part of the cord is the connector on?
5. Which type plugs into the power source?
6. Do cords usually have both types?
7. Why?
8. How should treat a cord with two type A ends?
9. Which type is the big end?
10. Can the other one be different sizes?
11. What was the USB originally for
12. Do smartphones use them?
13. What kind of port did they replace?
14. Besides supplying power what else do the do?
15. What is a keyboard?
16. What kind of computer was a USB made for?
17. Does it provide the communication link to the computer?
18. Can network adapters use them?
19. What about printers?
20. What are some other kinds of data cables?
numbered_answers: 1. Two
2. Type A and B
3. computer or electronic
4. Type-A or a Type-B.
5. Type-A
6. yes
7. prevent electrical overloads and damaged equipment
8. carefully.
9. Type-A
10. yes
11. connection of devices
12. yes
13. serial and parallel ports,
14. connection of devices
15. computer part
16. personal computers
17. yes
18. yes
19. yes
20. Ethernet, HDMI

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER TWELVE.

SAGE CONVERSE BETWEEN HAKE AND BERTHA--BIARNE IS OUTWITTED--A MONSTER IS SLAIN, AND SAVAGES APPEAR ON THE SCENE.

Not long after this an event occurred which produced great excitement in the new settlement; namely, the appearance of natives in the woods. It occurred under the following circumstances.

One morning Karlsefin gave orders for one of the exploring parties to be got ready to go out immediately. Karlsefin's plan from the beginning had been to class his men in two divisions. One half stayed at home to work, the other half searched the land,--always taking care, however, not to travel so far but that they could return home in the evening. They were careful also not to wander far from each other. Sometimes Karlsefin went with the exploring party, at other times stayed at home to superintend the work there, while Biarne or Thorward filled his place. On the occasion in question Biarne was in charge.

Soon after the party had started, Hake, who was one of them, observed a female figure disappear round a copse near the shores of the lake. At that part they were about to strike off into the thick woods, so Hake went up to Biarne and asked leave to go along by the borders of the lake, saying that he could overtake the party again before they had reached the Willow Glen, a well-known rendezvous of the hunters and explorers of the colony.

"Go as thou wilt, Hake," replied Biarne; "only see to it that ye overtake us before noon, as I intend to go on a totally new path to-day." 1. Who gave orders?
2. What were they?
3. Who many groups was he forming?
4. Did the first group stay in the house to play?
5. What did they do?
6. What of the other?
7. Did they stay out overnight?
8. Did the order-giver always attend the searching?
9. How many helpers did he have?
10. Who were they?
11. Who saw the woman?
12. Did she vanish around the house?
13. Where did she vanish?
14. Was this new happening boring?
15. What was it?
16. Where is the hunter rendevous?
17. Was this spot secret?
numbered_answers: 1. Karlsefin
2. exploring parties to be got ready to go out
3. two
4. no
5. work
6. searched the land
7. no
8. no
9. two
10. Biarne and Thorward
11. Hake
12. no
13. a copse
14. no
15. exciting
16. Willow Glen
17. no

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER IX.

THE GREAT CANAL.

The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed. Mr. George and Rollo were both ready. Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket. The party then set out.

Mr. George wished to stop by the way to put a letter in the post office, and to pay the postage of it. He desired to do this personally, for he wished to inquire whether the letter would go direct. So James led them by the way of the post office, and conducted Mr. George into the office where foreign letters were received, and the payment of postage taken for them. Here James served as interpreter. Indeed, it is one of the most important duties of a commissioner to serve as an interpreter to his employer, whenever his services are required in this capacity.

When the letter was put in, the party resumed their walk. The commissioner went on before, carrying Mr. George's travelling shawl and the umbrella, and Mr. George and Rollo followed. The way lay along a narrow street, by the side of a canal. There were a thousand curious sights to be seen, both among the boats on the canal and along the road; but Rollo could not stop to examine them, for the commissioner walked pretty fast.

"I wish he would not walk so fast," said Rollo.

"Ah, yes," said Mr. George, "he is right this morning, for we want to get to the pier in time for the boat. But in walking about the town to see it, it would be a great trouble to us." 1. who carried Mr. George's travelling shawl?
2. what else did he carry?
3. what were they on the way to?
4. where did they head after that?
5. who had initially knocked at the door?
6. who was ready there?
7. where did James put the guilders?
8. how many of them were there?
9. why did Mr. George want to go to the post office personally?
10. did he want to ask about something?
11. what?
12. what did James do for him while they were there?
13. was this an important function?
14. were they walking on a wide street after?
15. what was the street beside?
numbered_answers:
1. The commissioner
2. the umbrella
3. the post office
4. the pier
5. The commissioner
6. Mr. George
7. in his pocket
8. fifteen
9. to put a letter in
10. Yes
11. whether the letter would go direct
12. served as interpreter
13. Yes
14. No
15. the side of a canal