28 2.1 Software: the basics A. Choose the correct word to fill the spaces. 1. Tum on your computer. It will usually take a few minutes to a. boot itself b. boot up) 2. Windows XP, Macintosh OSX and Linux are a. operating systems . operating tools 3. On my computer, | have a picture of my cat as the a. desktop background b, desktop picture 4, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat and CorelDraw are programs or get booted operators desktop scene a. applicators b. appliers applications 5. To open Microsoft Word, click on the a. picture b, symbol «icon 6.1 keep all my digital photos in a called "Photos a. folder b. packet « box 7.Is it possible to open Microsoft Excel in Word? a. texts b. files © pages 8. In Microsoft Word, to start typing a new letter, open a new a. document. b, page & paper 9. When you a document, it’s sent to the recycle bin a. destroy b. erase « delete 10. Deleted documents stay in the recycle bin unt it a. wash beem dean 11. In Windows, the icon is just a to the application. if you delete the icon, the application will still be on your computer. a. connector b. shortcut link 12. if the computer crashes, you can try pressing the a. restart b. recommence replay 13, When I've finished using my computer, | always a. close it down b. shut it down & shut it off 14. if Leave my computer on without using it, after a while it goes into mode. a. stand down b. waiting standby For reference ee & lack Dictionary of Computing (8780747568228.B. Insert the missing words. close drag and drop Sas couldn't open the find document you emailed me. | free up. don't have Microsoft Word installed on my launch computer. password — renamed running save _ search 2. Click on that icon to Start menu _—__ Internet 3.1 an sndnstaling Explorer. important document, and now ! can't find it, user window —— 4, If your computer is several applications at the same time, it’s more likely to crash. It's better to the applications. you're not using ewe can access all the applications on your computer from the 6. You can view two Word documents on the screen at the same time. You just open a new T's easy to move files intd a folder. You can just .| asked the computer to for files with inglish* in the name, but it didn't a shared computer. has their own space on your hard drive by applications you never use. 11. Ifyou your photos as JPEGs instead of TFs, you'll use alot less memory. 29 ference se A 8 Clack Dictionary of Computing (978 07475 6228)2.2 Using software: useful verbs Match the words on the left with the words on the right. Set1 1. arrange the a. a Microsoft Word file 2. cut and paste b, a new window 3. install photo. It's too big. 4, open the document in d. an application 5. resize the e. some text 6. save it as # icons on the desktop Set2 1. copy the a. for alost file 2. customize your b. a program 3. launch c. "search* function 4, search d. text into a new document 5, send the file e. toa different folder 6.use the 4. desktop Set3 1. accidentally deleted an a. menu 2. exit b. important file 3. dlick on that button an application 4, pull down a dasa web page 5. replace the existing @. on the task bar 6. view f. file Seta 1. close down an a. after a session 2. log off ball folders 3. look in c. application 4, put the file d. hard drive 5.runa eon a USB. 6. wipe the f. program 30 For reference ee & lack Dictionary of Computing (8780747568228.2.3 The control panel Write the words into the spaces. adding background eustomising default digital displayed format image performance properties screen saver setting up tasks wallpaper wireless The control panel provides options for | customising the appearance of your computer screen, 2, ‘or removing programs and 3, network connections. When you get a new computer, perhaps the first thing you will want to do is set the date and time. You can also choose the 4 for dates and times. For example, November 4th 2007 can be 3 {as 04-11-2007, 2007-11-04 or in various other formats. ‘You may wish to change the desktop toa picture, for example a personal photo taken on a 7 ‘camera. A picture on the desktop background is also known as #. if a computer screen shows the same for a very long time, it can leave a permanent impression. To avoid this, you can choose a 10 This is usually a simple moving pattem which activates if the computer is not used for a set amount of time (for example, five minutes) You can also use the control panel to set up or change internet and other network connections, including " network connections. In fact, you can change most aspects of your computer's 1 through the control panel, such as the system 12 . modem settings, scheduled 4 _ although most users prefer to leave on the 15, settings rather than changing them, For raference 19 A & CBee Dictionary of Computing (978 0775 66229)2.4 Applications A. Match the descriptions on the left with these famous applications. 1. word processor - spreadshe: . virus protection |. browser - image editor 2, 3 4, 5. 6. media player 7.email software 8. presentation software 9 graphic design software B. Crossword 1. programs which tell the computer what to do (8) 2. a piece of software which makes a computer do a task (for example, edit an mage) (11) 3. any set of instructions for a computer (7) 4, software which operates a peripheral, such as a scanner or printer (6) 5. application which stores and displays digital photos (5,5) 6. you enter a security code to prove that you have a to use the software (7) 7. software which prevents unauthorised access to your computer over the internet @) 8. a series of letters and numbers which you have to enter before installing some programs (8,4) 9. download new features for an application (6) 10. an unauthorised copy of a program (7) a b, - Adobe Photoshop Internet Explorer © Microsoft Word d. Microsoft Excel €. Microsoft PowerPoint f. Norton Antivirus 9. Outlook Express h, Adobe PageMaker RealPlayer 1k Dictionary of Computing (878 07475 68228.2.5 Some useful adjectives A. Choose the best words. 1. Software which is easy to use is. a. user-easy b. user-friendly usable 2. Software which is obvious a. intuitive b. guessable < comprehensible use is. 3, Software which is not obvious to use is a. counter-intuitive b. unintuitive «non-intuitive 4, Software for use by children and schools is. a, learning b. teaching «. educational 5. Software for use by businesses is. a. commercial b. businesslike « busy 6. Software made specially for one company is a. one-off b. unique ¢ tailor-made 7. Software for use at home is. a. for home use b. for house use. ¢ for household use 8. Software which has been illegally copied is. a. unreal b. pirated «fake 9. Software which has been bought from the company that produced its a.real b. justified licensed Types of software B. Match the type of software with the definition. 1. trial version a. A simplified version which is cheaper to buy. 2. shareware bb, Software which is in the public domain, Anybody can use it without paying, 3. freeware . The full version with all the features. 4, home-use version . . 4d. You can try it for a while for free, Then if you want to keep using t, you are expected to pay a small fee to the writer 5. professional version €. You can use it for free for a while (often a month). When period finishes, you have to pay, or the program will de-activate, e trial 33 For aference 9 A&C Black Dictionary of Computing (978 0775 66229)34 2.6 Word processing 1 Inventions that Changed the Ws Typewriters ‘The earliest recorded attempt to produce @ mechanical writifg device ‘was in 1714, but the first useable typewriter was produced by Remington in 1873. It had most of the features of later machines, ‘except that it typed only in capital letters. With the addition of lower case ("small") letters in 1878, the basic design was Portabl Frand electric machines came available in 1925, By this time millions of typewriters were in use, and in countries using the Roman alphabet, very few official letters and documents were stil being handwritten, Although typewriters are still manufactured in small quantities, ‘they have largely been replaced by computer word-processing applications, Some people remain nostalgic for the old-fashioned. typewriter, though, It requires no electricity, no separate printer and no expensive ink cartridges (a single ribbon will type hundreds of pages, and is quick and cheap to replace). Most significantly, perhaps, fore with no easy correction, sentences have to be fully thought-o they are committed to paper - an intellectual discipline perhaps in danger of being forgotten in the age of cut, copy, paste and delete, For reference ee & lack Dictionary of Computing (8780747568228.A. Write the numbers next to the words. 2] top margin bottom margin leftchand margin right-hand margin heading (or title) body text paragraph break indent illustration border (or frame) page number page border (or edge of the page) C. Choose the best words. 1. The text about typewriters is divided into three a. sections 2. Times, Arial and Courier are types of a. lettering 3. The text about typewriters is a. single spaced 4. “Inventions that Changed the World" is the b. paragraphs b. character . double spaced B. Match the words with the types of lettering bold —bolditalic italic lower case (or small letters) outline plaintext shadow strikethrough underline upper case (0: capital letters) 1 ABCDEFG abedefg ‘Typewriters Typewriters Typewriters Typewriters ‘Typewriters Typewriters: Typ 10 Typewriters write: «. chunks. «font c. one-and-half spaced a. header b. footer « footnote 5. Do you think the margins are too or ? a. big / small b. wide / narrow « long / short 6. Do you like the page ? a. layout b. organisation pattern ference se A&C Black Dictionary of Computing 35 07475 6629)2.7 Word processing 2 Sunnydays Coach Tours Winter / Spring Tours Dec tat: Parie ‘Towers Allmesle cluded Depart London 10am. Dec 7th: Amsterdam ata pric. Depart 8.00 am tel, 10.18 am Londen Dee 11th Doe 16th: Christmas Markets Vienna nights haltboard. Opsoal eka ipo hnabruck. apart CCaraif@ ar Dec 118, and London 9am Dee 10, Dec 25th: New Yearin Verona Thee nights half board none of naam tas mast Beau tes. On th evening of Dec 3st enoy ave March 20h March 27th; Berlin hota convenianty located a short rit ide rom te cy cant, eee. Depart 00 am Brita, £0.15 am London ‘Api th: Easter In San Sebastian Enjoy th radonal Easter caleoation none of nose ‘Spats moat elegant ar _sosphoic tes 6 nights hal board in a hee star sos ‘ron hoe Depart London 8.30 am. ‘April 1th April 7th: The Tulip Feds of Holland Experience he Beauly of ura Halland spring, based in & ‘comfoaole queshousa in te histone cy of Dal. Fe ‘gs hal boars: Depart Ca 8 am Apel 11h, and ‘olowed by he restora teak splay in Paz ra rein a hes ‘April 24th: Barcelona Fue nights ine convalocates one-star hata on 8 bed anc-oreaifat bai, Prca le a three-day cy museum nFgueres, Dapart London @ am January 43th to March 10th: Sking inthe French Alps ‘Avoid ho airport crowds ~9o by coach Doparirs ‘Saturdeye dom London. Dep pon toughout SW nce, Wide range of accomadation packages avalane A. Choose the best words. 1. "Winter / Spring Tours" is the a. under-heading bb sub-heading «. below-heading 2, The body text is divided into two a. columns b. pillars «strips 3. The body text is a. left-aligned b. centred ¢ justified 4, The illustration isn’t original artwork, b. free art « dlipart, a. screen art 5. The clipart has been given a. an under shadow b. a drop shadow a sub-shadow 6. This poster has been given a 10% grey background a. wash b. fill «colour 7. The design of this poster is a abit amateurish b. highly professional © state-of-the-art 36 1k Dictionary of Computing (878 07475 68228.Punctuation and symbols B. Match the words with the punctuation marks and symbols. 1. full stop 2. comma 3. exclamation mark 4. question mark 5. single quotes 6. double quotes 7. dollar sign 8, percentage sign 9. ampersand 10. asterisk 11 hash 12, brackets 13. left bracket z° 2 14, square brackets 15. underscore 16. hyphen 17. plus sign 18. equals sign 19. colon 20. semicolon coe nevpesg 21. “at sign 22. forward slash 23. backward slash woo 24. arrow x C. Look at this table, and answer true or false. 1. Allthe cells are the same size. Departure times a London ia 2. There are four columns and three rows 8.15 1030 12.45 3. The text in the top bar is reversed-out. 14.00 16.15 1830 1745 19.00 21.15 4, The middle column has a lighter flood fill. 5, The text is centred within its cells. 6. The table grdlines are grey. 37 For afeence 19 & & CBee Dictionary of Computing 07475 6629)