Unit 1 - Living in a Digital Age

Exercise D
1. Do, work (Verb) 5. electronic signal in digital form (adjective)
2. MS Word (noun) 7. keep safe (noun/verb)
3. On the internet (adjective/adverb) 8. about money (adjective)
4. Get from the internet (verb/noun) 9. electronic display screen (noun/verb)
6. Inside a device (adjective) 10. information (noun)

Exercise E
a. Keep, save (7) keep safe b. Execute, do (1) do work c. Monetary (8) financial

d. Screen (9) monitor e. Integrated (6) built-in f. Connected to the

internet (3) online

g. Collection of facts and h. Describes information i. Program used for text

figures (10) data that is recorded of manipulation (2) word
broadcast using processor
computers (5) digital

j. Copy files from a server to

your PC or mobile (4)
download

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 Unit 2 Computer Essentials
HARDWARE: Anything in your computer that you can touch is called hardware.

SOFTWARE: All the files and programs in your computer, which you can see but not touch
are called software.

Part 1

1. . CPU (inside)

2. .DVD drive (Digital Video Disc drive)

3. .USB slot (Universal Serial Bus)

4. .WiFi/Wireless router

5. .keyboard

6. .mouse

7. DVD disc

8. .printer

9. .monitor

10. .web cam / web camera

D: Find word in the slogans with the following meanings.

1. To press the mouse button ___click.

2. Clear; easy to see____sharp_

3. To make an extra copy of something __backup__

4. Selection _range_______

5. Shows _displays___

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Part 2: What is a computer?
B: Match the words with correct meanings.
1 Software C Programs which can be used on a particulat
computer system

2 Peripherals F Input devices attached to the CPU

3 Main memory G Section that holds programs and data while they
are executed or processed

4 Hard drive / hard H Magnetic device used to store information

disk

5 Hardware B Physical parts that make up a computer system

6 Input D The information which is presented to the

computer

7 Ports I Sockets into which a external device may be

connected

8 Output E Results produced by a computer

9 Central A The brain of the computer

processing unit
(CPU)

Part 3: Different types of computer

A:

a) Desktop PC

b) Tablet PC

c) Laptop

d) Mainframe

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 e) PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)

Part 4: Language Work: Classifying A:

1. Consists of
2. Can be divided into/are classified into
3. Includes/is a type of
4. There are two types/classes

Unit 3 – Inside the System

Part 1

B: Answer the questions:

1. What is the main function of a computer’s processor?

A processor accepts and processes the data and gives back the results.

2. What unit of frequency is used to measure processor speed?

Giga Hertz (GHz).

3. Random Access Memory (RAM).

Part 2 What is inside a PC system?

A: Read the text on page 12 and answer these questions.

1. What are the main part of the CPU?

Control unit, Arithmetic logic unit, and registers.

2. What does ALU stand for? What does it do?

ALU stands for Arithmetic Logic Unit. It performs mathematical calculations and
logical operation.

3. What is the function of the system clock?

A system clock sends out signals at fixed intervals to measure and synchronize the
flow of data.

4. How much is one gigahertz? One thousand million hertz.

5. What type of memory is temporary?
Random Access Memory (RAM) is temporary memory.

6. What type of memory is permanent and includes instructions needed by the CPU?

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 Read Only Memory (ROM).

7. How can RAM be increased?

RAM can be increased by adding extra chips, usually contained in small circuit
boards called “dual in-line memory module” DIMM.

8. What term is used to refer to the main printed circuit board?

The main circuit board inside a system is called the motherboard.

9. What is a bus?
Electrical channels which allow devices inside the computer to communicate with
each other are called bus.

10. What is the benefit of having expansion slot?

Expansion slots allow users to install expansion cards, adding features like sound,
memory and network capabilities.

B: What do the words in bold refer to?

1. Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2. A single chip
3. The instruction
4. Computer
5. Program
6. Devices

Part 3 Language work:

1. That’s the computer, which I’d like to buy.

2. Core 2 Duo is a new Intel processor that contains about 291 million
transistors.
3. A webmaster is a person who designs, develops and maintains a website.
4. A bus is an electronic pathway that carries signals between computer
devices.
5. Here’s the DVD that you lent me!
6. Last night I met someone who works for GM as a software engineer.

Part 4 How memory is measured

A: Read the text and answer the questions.

1. A binary system uses two digits – 1 and 0.

2. Each 1 or 0 is called a binary digit of bit.
3. A collection of eight bits is called a byte.

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 4. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
5. ASCII provides a standard for information interchange.

B: Complete these descriptions with the correct unit of memory.

1. Terabyte
2. Megabyte
3. Kilobyte
4. Gigabyte
5. Byte
Part 5: A PC System
A: Complete the diagram of a PC system. Look at unit 1,2 and 3 to help you.

1. Software
2. Hardware
3. CPU
4. Peripherals
5. RAM
6. Input Devices
7. Storage devices
8. Mouse
9. Monitor
Unit 5 Type, click and talk!

Part 1: Interacting with your computer

1. Light pen

2. Game controller

3. Scanner

4. Mouse

5. Keyboard

6. Graphics tablet

7. Trackball

8 Microphone

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Part 4: Keyboard
A:

1. D(cursor control keys)

2. A (alphanumeric keys)

3. B (function keys)

4. E (dedicated keys)

5. C (numeric keypad)

B:

1. F

2. B

3. H

4. G

5. D

6. C

7. E

8. A

Part 5: Mouse actions

1. Control

2. Move

3. Click

4. Select

5. Drag

6. Grab

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Unit 6 Capture Your Favourite Image

1. .fastest, highest

2. .most revolutionary

3. .easiest

4. .best, least

5.most modern

Unit 8 Choosing a printer

5: Language work: comparatives

1. quieter

2. more expensive, greater

3. better, good

4. more reliable, easier

5. good

6. less accurate

7. heavier