
- •Module 5. Types of computer users
- •1. Vocabulary
- •1.1. Study the following words and word combinations. Consult a specialised ict dictionary, if necessary.
- •1.2. Study the following abbreviations and acronyms.
- •1.3. Match the words with their definitions.
- •1.4. Comment on the meaning of the following word combinations.
- •1.5. Complete the table with appropriate derivatives.
- •1.6. Give En equivalents for these words and word combinations.
- •1.7. Translate the following sentences from Ru into En.
- •Three Types of Computer Users. Ict Worker Types
- •3.3. Answer the following questions based on the text.
- •3.4. Work in groups. Consider the following issues and report the information you have discussed back to the class.
- •4. Supplementary reading
- •4.1. Scan the following texts and choose from the list (a-d) the sentence which best summarises each part (1-2) of the text. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
- •Next Generation of Computer Users are for Ergonomics and against e-waste
- •4.2. Read through the texts again and decide if the following sentences are true (t) or false (f).
- •Modelling and Simulation Applied by Computer System Users
- •6.2. Find the answers to the questions in the text.
- •6.3. Match the terms in Table a with their definitions in Table b.
- •7. Translation
- •7.1. Translate the text from En into Ru. Computer Users
- •8. Text rendering
- •9. Discussion
- •Vocabulary Network
- •Ict Worker Types
- •9.2. Work in groups. Find out from your partners whether they agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •Module 6. Ict-related jobs
- •1. Vocabulary
- •1.1. Study the following words and word combinations. Consult a specialised ict dictionary, if necessary.
- •1.2. Study the following abbreviations, acronyms and blendings.
- •1.3. Match the words with their definitions.
- •1.4. Comment on the meaning of the following word combinations.
- •1.5. Complete the table with appropriate derivatives.
- •1.6. Give En equivalents for these words and word combinations.
- •1.7. Translate the following sentences from Ru into En.
- •2. Swtch on activities
- •2.1. Prove that the following skills and methods are most important for an ict specialist. Rank them in order of their importance from 1 to 7.
- •Jobs in ict
- •3.3. Answer the following questions based on the text.
- •What are the professional duties of an it manager? Give the job description.
- •3.4. Work in groups. Consider the following issues and report the information you have discussed back to the class.
- •4. Supplementary reading
- •4.1. Scan the following texts and choose from the list (a-d) the sentence which best summarises each part (1-2) of the text. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
- •Teleworking and Social Networking Sites Designed to Help You Get a Job
- •4.2. Read through the texts again and decide if the following sentences are true (t) or false (f).
- •4.3. Answer the questions about the texts.
- •Information Management and the Profession of it Managers
- •6.2. Find the answers to the questions in the text.
- •6.3. Match the terms in Table a with their definitions in Table b.
- •7. Translation
- •7.1. Translate the text from En into Ru.
- •Ict Professionals and Professional Associations Membership
- •8. Rendering
- •8.1. Render the text about a knowledgeable employee from Ru into En and relate the information given in the text to your personal life experience. Инструменты знаниевого работника
- •Vocabulary Network
- •Academic Disciplines List
1.6. Give En equivalents for these words and word combinations.
1) компьютерная грамотность; 2) ориентированный на конкретное применение; 3) режим точного отображения; 4) целевой; 5) кабинка для индивидуальной работы; 6) выполнять цели; 7) текстовый редактор; 8) работать на постоянной основе; 9) детали выполнения; 10) конечный пользователь; 11) администратор базы данных; 12) табличная область.
1.7. Translate the following sentences from Ru into En.
Почти все коммерческое программное обеспечение рассчитано на пользователей, которые умеют хорошо работать с компьютером.
Для пользователей, которые достаточно ограниченно работают с компьютером, совершенно неважно, какое программное обеспечение они используют.
Пользователи, в основном работающие с приложениями, знают, как выполнять операции создания, сохранения и удаления файлов и папок.
Как правило, рабочими местами для профессиональных пользователей в сфере ИКТ являются кабинки для индивидуальной работы.
Администраторы баз данных легко справляются с табличными областями, в отличие от новичков.
Для продвинутых пользователей понятно любое скрытое выполнение всех операций компьютера.
Пользователи, которые используют компьютер для определенных узких целей, например, зная всего несколько операций, не могут понять, почему файлы в формате переносимого документа (ПДФ) не редактируются так, как в текстовом редакторе.
Чаще всего различают три наиболее общие группы пользователей, в которые входят новички, средний тип пользователя и эксперты.
2. SWITCH ON ACTIVITY
2.1. Say what activities are most typical for an ordinary computer user.
• to live in a WYSIWYG world • to impose limitation • to mapthink • to be computer-literate • to use a PDF image |
• to favour small tools • to validate data • to work with a word processor document • to work with data in “raw” formats |
2.2. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures below and discuss with your partner the types of computer users these people belong to and the purposes of their computer use. Act out your conversations in class.
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3. READING
BEFORE YOU READ
3.1. You are going to read the text about different types of computer users. Before you read, discuss the following questions.
Can you easily identify types of computer users?
What do you know about ICT worker types?
Do you agree that all people fall into two broad categories: computer professionals and computer users?
WHILE YOU READ
3.2. Read the text and complete the following sentences.
The vast majority of computer users are ... .
They have training and experience exclusively with ... .
The third and smallest group of computer users – ironically, ... – is comprised of hackers.
They comfortably work with data in “raw” formats such as text files this does not necessarily mean they are tired down with ... ; often they can work at much higher levels of abstraction than other users.
To properly understand the motives and ... , we have found it useful to classify the end user into personality types.
End users have very ... and they tend to fall into one of the following types: the IT Wannabe, the Rottweiler, the Baby, the Luddite.
The IT Wannabe is sometimes a graduate of one of those scary .... .
The Rottweiler is extremely productive yet still manage to spend much of their day buying ... or posting obscenities on Internet message boards.