Readthroughthetwoexcerptsbelowonthetopicofscannersandthinkabouthowtheydifferinthewaythey presenttheinformation.

ExcerptA Affordable flatbed scanners are plentiful - but fewstandoutfromthecrowd.Here's onethatdoes: Umax'snewAstra2200,aone-stopscanningsolutionloaded withadvancedfeatures,adualUSB/SCSI-2interface,andauniquesoftwarebundlethatfeaturesfullversionsoftwopopular Web site development tools, Net Objects Fusion 4.0and MacromediaFireworks 2.0. Thekicker:Yougetallthatforjust$249.Consideringyou'dnormallypayasmuchas$300and$190respectively for stand alone versions of Fusion andFireworks,thatmakestheAstraasteal.You canfind faster, higher quality scanners, but if your smallbusiness is building a Web site, the Astra 2200 isdefinitelyworth considering.

ExcerptB There are three primary types of scanners, flatbedscanners,sheet-fedscanners,andhandheldscanners, but all three work similarly and differ onlyinthewaythescanelementismovedwithrespectto the paper. In a flatbed scanner, the paper is placedon a glass window, while the scan element movesdownthepage,muchlikeacopymachine.Inasheet-fedscanner,asinglepageofpaperispropelled through the mechanism with rollers; thescan element is stationary. Handheld scanners arepropelledby theuseroverthepage.

1. Whichexcerpt informsthereaderbyproviding largelyrealisticinformation-AorB?

1. Whichexcerptconvincesthereaderbyprovidingevaluativeinformation-AorB?

1. Whichexcerptdo you think mayhavebeenpublished inacomputingmagazine-AorB?

1. Whichexcerpt do you thinkmay havebeen publishedin abook -AorB?

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