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Believe it or not, knowing what you want to do with the computer before you buy it is really helpful. Even if your only reason for buying one is that it would match the décor of your high-tech office, that’s a good enough reason. Other folks, though, usually have some inkling in mind about why the Emperor of All Gadgets would be useful to them. The first step toward buying your own computer is to decide

A palmtop, or handheld, computer isn’t really as much a computer as it is a data-gathering device. Basically, the system is about the size of a pad of paper, with a large screen and a few handy buttons, as shown in Figure 3-7. A stylus is used to write directly on the screen, which serves as both the display and the input device. The palmtop computer is more ideally a replacement for the old organizer. It’s good

FOR THE LAST GENERATION, Silicon Valley and Tokyo have been working to design computers that are ever easier to use. There is one thing, however, that has prevented the machines from becoming their user-friendliest: you still have to input data with a keyboard, and that can require you to do a lot of typing and to memorize a lot of elaborate commands. Enter the clipboard computer, a technology that has been in

Computer Types and UsesUnit A. Kinds of ComputersVocabulary pocket handheld mainframe power powerful to suit suitable It suits me fine. to improve improvement to fit palm palmtop lap laptop cost to cost light heavy expensive cheap fast to sell (sold, sold) sale salesperson custom customs customer to carry to carry out record to record to keep (kept, kept) diary to appoint appointment to make an appointment with

1 Vocabulary to calculate calculation calculus to count countable uncountable to add addition in addition to subtract subtraction to divide division to multiply multiplication sum to do sums to sum up to solve solution to solve a problem figure to figure out approximate approximation approximately to complete conductor semiconductor to depend (on) dependent independent dependence independence dependable to design

b) Match the diagrams (a-d) with the instruction numbers from Exercise a): c) Before reading the text below, try to answer the questions: How is it possible to lose files on a computer? Have you ever lost your information? Why? d) Read the text quickly and match the headings (a-e) with the paragraphs (1-5): a Saving existing files b Naming files c Saving new files d Defaults 1. Programs that let you create files or

ENTER or RETURN - Moves the cursor down one line and to the left margin. Enter also process commands such as choosing an option in a dialog (message) boxes and submitting a form. DEL or DELETE - Deletes the character at cursor and/or characters to the right of the cursor and all highlighted (or selected) text. BKSP or BACKSPACE - Deletes the character to the left of cursor and all highlighted text. SPACE BAR - Moves

Unit A Keys and ButtonsVocabulary alternate alternative to let sign to sign signature next next to below between above оn the left/right /top/bottom to the left/right to arrange arrangement like ordinary same order to order in order to to vary variant various to switch on/off/from switch to edit edition editor word processing word processor within to issue issue to produce production to combine combination for

a) Can you identify any of these icons? f b) Find the icons for the software which controls these items: 1 date and time 2 the mouse 3 fonts 4 the keyboard 5 a modem 6 sounds Listeninga) Dialog box. Study this dialog box. Tick (√) the features you can identify: 1. text box 2. tab 3. checkbox 4. title bar 5. drop-down list box 6. command button Now listen and check your answers.b) Listen

When You Turn on your ComputerUnit A DesktopVocabulary desktop to appear icon background picture colour\color number a number of to include recycle bin control panel to turn on\off to boot up to click to double-click folder file to contain to add to delete box to save screen saver person to personalize to restore to allow to locate location a) chose the correct translation: 1) to include a) включать

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

ENGLISH FOR IT STUDENTS МОСКВА 2012 Мороз И.Н., кандидат педагогических наук, доцент кафедры иностранных языков РосНОУ. Рецензент: Алексеева М.Н., доцент, кандидат филологических наук, заведующая кафедрой иностранных языков РосНОУ. Учебное

Общие сведения Выполнение исследований методом имитационного моделирования предполагает предварительное представление электроэнергетической системы в виде совокупности типовых блоков вычислительного комплекса, которая

1 I regret I didn’t learn foreign languages. a. I wish I hadn’t learnt foreign languages. b. I wish I had learnt foreign languages. c. I wish I learnt foreign languages. d. I should have learnt foreign languages. 2 What a pity I went on that tour. a. I should have gone on that tour. b. I wish I had gone on that tour. c. I wish I hadn’t gone on that tour. d. I shouldn’t have gone on that tour. Write a

‘I left last year when I was 16, I passed all my exams, but I still haven’t been able to find a job. I wish I’d applied for university, but even with a degree, there’s no guarantee to work nowadays. I wish I’d chosen different subjects. I specialized in English Literature, History and Latin. I enjoyed doing them, but you see the most of the jobs these days are on the technical side. I think schools ought

Model 1: I know five languages. – I wish I knew five languages. If only I knew five languages. 1. I have a flat here. 2. I live near my work. 3. I have plenty of time for reading. 4. I understand it. 5. My son writes every week. 6. My house looks out on a park. 7. I can take a day off any time. Model 2: I asked Bill. – I wish you’d asked Tom too. If only you’d asked Tom too. 1. I invited Paul. 2. I stopped

1 Ben Johnson took drugs -> he was banned from sport 2 Athletes earn a lot of money -> they train hard 3 Someone will run 100 metres in 9.3 seconds -> nobody will believe it 4 Gabriela Szabo is very fit -> it’s very easy to run for long distances 5 An athlete will win four gold medals in athletics -> they will be a record breaker PAY ATTENTION!!!   If current Olympic champion, Marion Jones,

a. A rule, something that’s always true b. A piece of advice c. A future situation that is unlikely to happen d. A future situation that is possible e. A present situation that is impossible f. An event that is possible if it’s not stopped by something MY INSPIRATION Graham Lawrence, 29, science author and TV presenter went to Overton Comprehensive, 186-94 I haven’t seen Mr. Jenkins since I left school but he

Example: If he came to see us, we would have a good time. — Should he come to see us, we would have a good time. If he had come to see us yesterday, we would have had a good time. — Had he come to see us yesterday, we would have had a good time. 1. If I had known who was invited, I would have never come. 2. You would hardly recognize her if you met her. 3. If a passer-by hadn't helped us, we would not have found