Using Speech Recognition Software

Introduction: Speech recognition software allows you to create and edit documents without typing. Once the computer has been trained to recognize your voice, you can dictate text and issue commands by voice alone.

See how easy it is to set up and use speech recognition in Microsoft Office.

This activity contains 13 questions.

	Speech recognition software allows you to __________.   record your voice use the computer as a telephone modulate your speaking voice create and edit documents without using a keyboard in a variety of software products

	Which of the following is needed before you begin using speech recognition software?   a good microphone training of the speech recognition software a speech recognition engine all of the above

	When speaking into a microphone, which of the following is an important consideration?   the distance from the microphone to your mouth the use of proper phonemes the use of a digital microphone your elocution

	When using speech recognition, which microphone option is the best?   headset with a USB connection desktop with a serial connection desktop with a USB connection headset with a serial connection

	To activate Windows Speech, you say __________.   "Start listening." "Hello." "Begin." "Open recognition."

	Which of the following statements about speech recognition training is TRUE?   Additional training enables the speech recognition engine to recognize your voice. Additional training enables the speech recognition engine to recognize your accents. Additional training enables the speech recognition engine to recognize your intonations. All of the above.

	Which of the following speech recognition training tips is FALSE?   A speech profile is created for each individual speaker. When speaking, you should pause slightly between each word. More training leads to better recognition accuracy. The speech recognition engine must be trained to recognize your voice.

	How long should you plan to train your voice for Windows speech recognition software?   5 minutes 10 minutes 20 minutes 15 minutes

	Take Speech Tutorial and Open the Speech Reference Card are some of the options found in the Speech Recognition __________.   Wizard Control Panel dialog box Assistant

	Which of the following is NOT an example of a voice command?   "Period" "New line" "Click" "Save"

	Why Doesn't Everybody Talk to Their Computers? Task: Find out what the disadvantages of speech recognition software are. Why are we still typing on keyboards? Assignment: Use the Internet to research problems involved with speech recognition systems. List at least four problems associated with using voice recognition, and indicate why they are problems. Resources Search for the most recent news in technology at the following sites: www.wired.com www.pcworld.com www.cnn.com/TECH www.businessweek.com/technology www.sciencedaily.com www.arstechnica.com   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Other Speech Recognition Software Task: Are there other speech recognition applications besides the one supplied with Windows? Assignment: Visit www.nuance.com/talk, take the typing test, watch the video to learn about another speech recognition application, and answer the following questions. What is the name of the product and version? What is the accuracy and speed claimed by this product? After taking the typing test, what were your words per minute and accuracy? By what percentage would your speed increase if you used the product? In addition to recognizing heavy accents, what else can the product recognize? Besides creating reports, list three actions that can be performed with this product. How many words are in the product's vocabulary? Besides lawyers, list three other groups that are mentioned as product users. What is the listed price for the Preferred version of the product? Based on the video, how does this product compare to the speech recognition software included with Windows? Because the product is not free, would you purchase it? Why or why not?.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Language Translations Task: More than 6,000 languages exist in the world, so it would be convenient to have hardware or software that could translate one language into another-say translating a Web page from one language to another. Assignment: Visit the Resources sites and answer the following questions. Early attempts used literal or direct translation. What does this mean? Cite the rumored early attempt to translate a Bible verse from English to Russian and then back into English. Translation devices vary from an electronic version of a paper language dictionary, which contains a word written in one language and the same word written in another language, to ones that accept a spoken word or phrase in one language and speak the word or phrase in another language. Follow the link www.ectaco.com/ECTACO-iTRAVL-Alpine-NTL-9C and answer these questions. What type of device is the ECTACO iTRAVL Alpine-NTL-9C? It can translate words and phrases from English into how many other languages? What is its price? Resources en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literal_translation www.snopes.com/language/misxlate/machine.asp www.ectaco.com/ECTACO-iTRAVL-Alpine-NTL-9C   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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