EXERCISE 2. Fill in the gaps with the correct prefix from the following list.

auto	de	dec	inter
maxi	mega	micro	mini
mono	multi	semi	sub

1. Most people prefer a colour screen to a ______ chrome screen.

2. _____script is a character or symbol written below and to the right of a number or letter, often used in science.

3. A ____byte equals approximately one million bytes.

4. Once you finish your program, you will have to test it and ______bug it to remove all the mistakes.

5. The introduction of _____conductor technology revolutionized the computer industry.

6. If a computer system has two or more central processors which are under
common control, it is called a ________processor system.

7. The _____imal system is a number system with a base of 10.

8. When the user and the computer are in active communication on a graphics
system, we refer to this as ______active graphics.

Word formation: Suffixes

We have already seen how prefixes can change the meaning of a word. Let us now consider some suffixes, their usual meanings, and how they change the meanings of English words.

Nouns	Verbs	Adjectives	Adverbs
-ance -ence -or/-er -ist -ness	-ize -ate -fy -en -ify	-able -ible -less -ic -ical -ish -ive	-ly

Noun-forming suffixes

suffix	meaning	example
-ance	state	performance
-ence	quality of	independence
-er / -or	a person who a thing which	programmer, operator, compiler, accumulator
-ist / -yst	a person who	analyst, typist
-ian	pertaining to	electrician
-tion / -ation	the act of	compilation
-ness	condition of	readiness
-ion	action/state	conversion
-ing	activity	multiplexing
-ment	state/action	measurement
-ity	state/quality	electricity
-ism	condition/state	magnetism
-dom	domain/condition	freedom
-ship	condition/state	relationship, partnership

Verb-forming suffixes

suffix	meaning	example
-ize/ -ise	to make	computerize
-ate	automate, activate, calculate
-ify	simplify
-en	harden, widen

Adverb-forming suffix

suffix	meaning	example
-ly	In the manner of	Electronically, logically, comparably

Adjective-forming suffixes

suffix	meaning	example
-al	having the quality of	computational, logical
-ar	circular
-ic	magnetic, automatic
-ical	electrical
-able	capable of being	comparable
-ible	divisible
-ous	like, full of	dangerous
-ful	characterized by	helpful
-less	without	careless
-ish	like	yellowish
-ed	having the quality of	computed
-ive	interactive

Note: Words ending in -ing are formed from verbs. The -ing form may be used as a noun, part of a noun phrase, or part of a verb.

Examples:

Programming is an interesting job. (noun)

Programming in C is interesting, (part of noun phrase)

He is working as a programmer, (part of verb)

EXERCISE 1. Read the following sentences and circle the suffixes. Underline the stem if it can be used on its own. The first one has been done for you.

1. A programmer designs, writes, and tests programs for performing various tasks on a computer.

2. A systems analyst studies organizational systems and decides what action needs to be taken to maximize efficiency.

3. Software developers are producing increasingly sophisticated applications for a growing global market.

4. Turning your office into a paperless environment may be expensive at the beginning but produce big savings in the long run.

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