1.2. Study the following abbreviations and acronyms.

DBA

• database administrator

ODBC

• Open Database Connectivity interface

SAP

• Service Advertising Protocol

SQL

• Structured Query Language

WYSIWYG

• “what you see is what you get”

WEEE

• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

RSI

• Repetitive Strain Injury

CRT

• Cathode Ray Tube

SaaS

• Software as a Service

IaaS

• Infrastructure as a Service

PaaS

• Platform as a Service

VR

• virtual reality

1. computer ergonomics

2. Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

3. Cathode Ray Tube monitor

4. adjustable chair

5. work station

6. user-friendly

7. in-car computer

8. e-waste

1. a device or component of an electronic office system consisting of a display screen and keyboard used to handle electronic office work;

2. (of a computer system) easily operated and understood by means of a straightforward guide in jargon-free language;

3. the study how computer users interact safely and efficiently with machines and their work conditions;

4. a computer installed or provided within a car;

5. health and safety problems that may result from continuous use of computers;

6. a computer screen that can emit electromagnetic radiation which can be dangerous to computer users’ health;

7. electronic rubbish from old computers and mobile phones to hi-fi and video systems which can cause a severe environmental and public health problems;

8. an ergonomic chair in which you can change its height and angle.

• to create databases as architectural wonders

• to understand hidden implementations

• to map thinking onto something

• to understand the mind-set of the end user

• to have disdain for electronics

• to be prone to exaggeration

• to be proficient in MS-Access

• to turn every minor inconvenience into a major disaster

• to multi-task

• to surf the Web

• to validate the data

NOUN

VERB

ADJECTIVE

1.

accuracy

2.

validate

3.

applicable

4.

repetition

5.

implement

6.

exposed

7.

saving

8.

confuse

9.

existing

10.

process