Informational technologies
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 475.
UNIT 5
Vocabulary
to compute
computer
PC – Personal Computer
desktop
part
device
hardware
drive
hard drive
floppy disk drive
CD-ROM drive
CD-rewriter
CD – Compact Disk
DVD – Digital Versatile Disk
tower
mouse
key
keyboard
peripherals
to store
storage
storage device
memory
RAM – Random Access Memory
ROM – Read Only Memory
unit
to measure
measurement
bit – binary digit
byte
kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte
hertz
megahertz, gigahertz
inch
speed
size
rate
to process
processor
CPU – central processing unit
to control
to perform
performance
to run
to move
to remove
movement
software
program
to program
programmer
to operate
operation
OS – operating /operation system
to display
display
to monitor
monitor
screen
to print
printer
to type
type
character
letter
graphics
image
picture
a) Match the words with their definitions:
| a) character b) hardware c) megabyte d) performance e) process f) software g) store h) image i) device j) megahertz | 1) how well or badly a computer, machine, etc. works or does smth 2) the programs used by a computer 3) a single letter, number or space that is typed in a computer document 4) a copy or picture of sth seen on a computer 5) the machinery and electronic parts of a computer system that you can touch 6) to keep information or data in a computer's memory 7) a unit for measuring the speed of a CPU. 8) a tool or a piece of equipment made for a particular purpose 9) a unit for measuring computer memory 10) (used about a computer) to read data and use it to perform a series of tasks (operations) |
b) Make up two-word expressions:
| to process to control to watch a binary an operation to type to measure to play to run a storage | movies a program games data hardware device digit system size letters |
c)Find synonyms:
| character speed device keep image software storage operate part computer | picture machine work rate component store letter program hardware memory |
b) Complete the sentences with the words from the box:
| measure, CPU, graphics,movies, run, processes, RAM |
1) Most computers ___ the Microsoft Windows OS.
2) We ___ the size of the hard disk in gigabytes.
3) Watching ___ on the Internet needs a faster ___.
4) The CPU controls how fast the computer ___data.
5) Programs with a lot of ___ need a large ___to run well
h) Guess what it is:
1) a device that can read and write to writable disks
2) a tool or a piece of equipment made for a particular purpose
3) the part of the computer that reads and stores information on disks
4) a machine that is connected to a computer and that prints on paper
5) the set of buttons (keys) that you press to operate a computer
6) a separate part of a PC with a large screen that shows information from the computer
7) a small device that you move across a surface with your hand to control the movement of the cursor
8) the general term used for a computer, which usually consists of a monitor, a tower, a keyboard and a mouse
9) any piece of hardware (= machinery, etc. that forms part of or is connected to a computer) apart from the CPU and the working memory (RAM)
10) a metal box that contains the CPU, hard disk drive and power supply for a PC
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