Important vocabulary

More and more people are becoming computer-literate (=have experience of working with computers and know how to use them) as many programs and machines are so user-friendly (=easy to use). You can now connect your computer to computers all over the world using the Internet (= a system that allows computers to connect using telephone lines). People send each other e-mail (electronic mail) messages using this system of network. If your computer is slow it may need more memory. It may crash (= stop working) if there is not enough memory or if it has a bug (= a software problem; also a virus). Make sure you make a back-up copy of your work (= an extra copy on a floppy disc).

3. Complete the labels for these pictures.

4. Match the words on the left with the examples/definitions on the right.

1. software	a. the memory available for temporary use on a computer
2. modem	b. an address where you can find information, e.g. about a company
3. scanner	c. programs you use on your computer
4.spreadsheet	d. for example, a computer, a printer, a screen
5. website	e. it makes it possible for one computer to communicate with another
6. virus	f. a unit of measurement for storing information
7. RAM	g. you can use it to transfer pictures to your computer
8. hardware	h. a program that destroys data and damages computers
9. hard disc	i. a series of linked electronic addresses all round the world
10. megabyte	j. a program for doing mathematical calculations
11. the Web	k. the place in your computer where information is stored

Choose the correct answer, (a), (b) or (c).

1. Some people spend hours (a) serving (b) serfing (c) surfing the Web.

2. I can (a) e-post (b) e-mail (c) e-letter you tomorrow and send you the information.

3. I managed to (a) download (b) downput (c) downtake an interesting program from the Internet the other day.

4. Have you ever seen Madonna’s (a) own page (b) home page (c) net page?

5. My friend spends hours in those (a) speak (b) chat (c) talk rooms on the Internet.

6. Add another word, abbreviation, or a part of a word, to complete common “computer” words and phrases.

1. soft ………… 2. a word ……….. 3. floppy ………….. 4. ……………- friendly 5. ……………- literate 6. key …………..

7. a computer …………….. 8. ………… - ROM 9. laser …………….. 10. lap …………. 11. spread …………… 12. …………-mail

7. Can you remember what these symbols mean?

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