Taking Сomputer for Granted. Учебное пособие
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Keys to exercises
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1 over; 2 into; 3 for, in; 4 in, across, in; 5 in; 6 to; 7 for, from, to; 8 at; 9 for; 10 at.
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1 final; 2 in the end; 3 disconnection; 4 unavailable; 5 dispensable; 6 lose; 7 separate; 8 receive; 9 arrive; 10 dependently; 11 close, near.
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1 investigation; 2 perform; 3 plan; 4 kind; 5 goal; 6 tell; 7 a lot of; 8 divide; 9 possess; 10 focus.
Vocabulary training 1
1-13; 2-14; 3-15; 4-16; 5-17; 6-18; 7-19; 8-20; 9-21; 10-22; 11-23; 12-24; 13-1; 14-2; 15-3; 16-4; 17-5; 18-6; 19-7; 20-8; 21-9; 22-10; 23-11; 24-12.
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1-3-5-2-4.
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1 indirect – direct; 2 at – in; 3 minority – majority; 4 dispensable – indispensable; 5 between – among; 6 irresponsible – responsible; 7 unnecessary – necessary; 8 before – upon (after); 9 guilt in – built in; 10 dislocate – locate.
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1 plugged; 2 converts; 3 server; 4 mail; 5 merging; 6 browser; 7 hypermidia.
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FINAL TEST
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1c; 2b; 3c; 4a; 5b; 6c; 7b; 8a; 9a; 10b; 11a; 12c; 13a; 14a; 15c.
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1c; 2c; 3b; 4c; 5b; 6c; 7b; 8c; 9b; 10a; 11a; 12b; 13b; 14c; 15c; 16a; 17b; 18c; 19b; 20c; 21a; 22c,
23c; 24b; 25c.
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1 microcomputer; 2 hardware; 3 mainframe; 4 winchester; 5 software; 6 laptop; 7 motherboard; 8 scanner; 9 slot; 10 antidote; 11 debug; 12 hack; 13 calculator.
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1 shareware; 2 FTP; 3 utility; 4 plug and play; 5 controller; |
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keyboard; 7 driver; 8 search engine; 9 compile; 10 |
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web server; 12 buffer; 13 browser; 14 monitor; 15 |
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16 graphics; 17 HTTP; 18 server; 19 OS; 20 icon; 21 UPS; 22 plug-in; 23 booting; 24 disc drive; 25 freeware.
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1 plug, switch; 2 carries out; 3 worn; 4 is; 5 is; 6 shell; 7 come; 8 stand; 9 make; 10 talk; 11 taken, brush; 12 calm; 13 bring; 14 taken; 15 catch; 16 compensate; 17 cut; 18 butters; 19 are; 20 catching.
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1 a back number; 2 answer the bell; 3 it is beyond my reach; 4 I’m at your disposal; 5 is out of date; 6 am under the weather; 7 brand new; 8 is eager; 9 is frustrated; 10 dead duck; 11 a child prodigy.
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1 is bread and butter; 2 fail; 3 your face is as long as a fiddle; 4 is set in stone; 5 go through it from cover to cover; 6 in under an hour; 7 I can’t say for certain; 8 how did you come to it; 9 leaves me cold; 10 keep it in mind; 11 make up your mind; 12 I don’t know how to go about it; 13 hit the books; 14 on second thought.
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Acronym Practice
The Internet Chat World.
E-mail and Online Chat Acronyms
Acronym, a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters in a set phrase , as W AC from Women’s Army Corp.
Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary
of the English Language.
2U2 |
To you too |
AAMOF |
As a matter of fact |
AFAIK |
As far as I know |
AFK |
Away from keyboard |
AKA |
Also known as |
ASAP |
As soon as possible |
ASL |
Age, sex, location? |
ASLP |
Age, sex, location, picture? |
BAK |
Back at keyboard |
B4 |
Before |
BBIAB |
Be back in a bit |
BBL |
Be back later |
BBN |
Bye bye now |
BBS |
Be back soon |
BEG |
Big evil grin |
BF |
Boyfriend |
B4N |
Bye for now |
BFN |
Bye for now |
BC |
Be cool |
BOF |
Birds of feather (an informal discussion |
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BOT |
Back on topic |
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BRH |
Be right here |
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BRB |
Be right back |
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BTDT |
Been there, done that |
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BTW |
By the way |
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BWL |
Bursting with laughter |
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C&G |
Chuckle and grin |
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CID |
Crying in disgrace |
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CMIIW |
Correct me if I am wrong |
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CNP |
Continued in my next post |
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CU |
See you |
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CUS |
See you soon |
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CP |
Chat post (a chat message) |
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CRBT |
Crying real big tears |
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CSG |
Chuckle snicker grin |
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CUL |
Catch you later |
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CUL8R |
See you later |
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CWOT |
Complete waist of time |
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CYA |
See ya |
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DH |
Dear hubby |
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DIY |
Do it yourself |
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DLTBBB |
Don’t let the bad bugs bite |
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DW |
Dear wife |
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DYS |
Describe yourself |
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EAK |
Eating at keyboard |
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EG |
Evil grin |
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EME |
E-mail me |
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EMSG |
E-mail message |
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EMU |
E-mail you |
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EOD |
End of discussion |
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EOL |
End of lecture |
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F |
Female |
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FAQ |
Frequently asked question |
FC |
Finger crossed |
FCOL |
For crying out loud! |
FOCL |
Falling of the chair laughing |
FTBOMH |
From the bottom of my heart |
F2F |
Face to face |
FOFL |
Falling on the floor laughing |
FUD |
Fear, uncertainty and doubt or disin- |
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FWIW |
For what it’s worth |
FYI |
For your information |
G |
Grin |
G2G |
Gotta go |
GA |
Go ahead |
GAL |
Get a life |
GAS |
Greetings and salutations |
GD&R |
Grinning, ducking & running (after |
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a snide remark) |
GF |
Girlfriend |
GFN |
Gone for now |
GG |
Good game |
GJ |
Good job |
GL |
Good luck |
GM |
Good move, match |
GMTA |
Great minds think alike |
GN |
Good night |
GTSY, G2CY |
Glad to see you |
HAG1 |
Have a good one |
HAGD |
Have a good day |
HAGN |
Have a good night |
HAHA |
Have a heart attack |
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H&K |
Hugs and kisses |
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HHIS |
Hanging head in shame |
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HF |
Have fun |
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HOAS |
Hold on a second |
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HTH |
Hope this helps |
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HW |
Hardware |
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IAC |
In any case |
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IAE |
In any event |
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IAGW |
In a good way |
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IANAL |
I am not a lawyer |
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IAT |
In addition to |
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IC |
I see |
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IDGI |
I don’t get it |
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IDK |
I don’t know |
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IIRC |
If I remember correctly |
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IK |
I know |
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IKWUM |
I know what you mean |
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IMAO |
In my arrogant opinion |
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IMCO |
In my considered opinion |
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IMHO |
In my humble opinion |
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IMNSHO |
In my not so humble opinion |
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IMO |
In my opinion |
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IOW |
In other words |
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IRL |
In real life |
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IS |
I’m sorry |
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IOW |
In other words |
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ITL |
I totally agree |
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IWALU |
I will always love you |
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IYHO |
In your humble opinion |
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IYKWIM |
If you know what I mean |
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IYKWIMAITYD |
If you know what I mean and I think |
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IYOO |
In your own opinion |
JJ |
Just joking |
JMHO |
Just my humble opinion |
JMO |
Just my opinion |
JTLYK |
Just to let you know |
JK |
Just kidding |
JP |
Just playing |
K |
OK |
KIT |
Keep in touch |
KOC |
Kiss on cheek |
KOL |
Kiss on lips |
KWIM |
Know what I mean? |
L |
Laugh |
L8R |
Later |
LHM |
Lord help me |
LHU |
Lord help us |
LMAO |
Laughing my a… off |
LMBO |
Laughing my butt off |
LMHO |
Laughing my head off |
LMK |
Let me know |
LMSO |
Laughing my socks off |
LOL |
Laughing out loud |
LSHIPIMP |
Laughing so hard I peed in my pants |
LSHMBIB |
Laughing so hard my belly is bouncing |
LSHMBH |
Laughing so hard my belly hurts |
LSHTTARDML |
Laughing so hard the tears are running |
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down my leg |
LTMS |
Laughing to myself |
LTNS |
Long time no see |
LTR |
Long term relationship |
LTS |
Laughing to self |
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LYWAMH |
Love you with all my heart |
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LY |
Love ya |
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LYK |
Let you know |
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M |
Male |
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MHOTY |
My hat off to you |
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MTF |
More to follow |
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MYOB |
Mind your own business |
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In |
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NATD |
Not a darn thing |
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NETUA |
Nobody ever tells us anything |
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N2M |
Not too much |
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NM |
Never mind, Not much |
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NMH |
Not much here |
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NMJC |
Nothing much, just chilling |
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NOYB |
None of your business |
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NP |
No problem |
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NRN |
No reply necessary |
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OBTW |
Oh, by the way |
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OIC |
Oh, I see |
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OL |
Old lady |
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OM |
Old man |
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OMG |
Oh, my gosh |
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OOTB |
Out of the box (brand new) |
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OT |
Off topic; other topic |
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OTTOMH |
Off the top of my head |
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POOF |
I have left the chat |
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PDS |
Please, do not shoot |
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PEKUSH |
Press every key until something happens |
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PLZ |
Please |
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PMP |
Peeing in my pants |
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PITA |
Pain in the a… |
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PM |
Private message |
PMJI (or PMFJI) |
Pardon me (for) jumping in (to join |
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a running discussion politely) |
PMP |
Peed my pants |
POAHF |
Put on a happy face |
POV |
Point of view |
PPL |
People |
QT |
Cutie |
ROFLAPMP |
Rolling on the floor laughing and pee- |
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ROFLAU |
Rolling on the floor laughing at you |
ROFLAMAOAY |
Rolling on the floor laughing my a… off |
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at you |
ROFLMAOWTIME |
Rolling on the floor laughing my a… off |
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with tears in my eyes |
ROFLUTS |
Rolling on the floor laughing unable to |
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speak |
ROTFL |
Rolling on the floor laughing |
ROTFLMAO |
Rolling on the floor laughing my a… off |
ROTFLWTIME |
Rolling on the floor laughing with tears |
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in my eyes |
ROTFSWL |
Rolling on the floor screaming with |
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laughter |
RSN |
Real soon now |
RSF |
Read the facts |
RT |
Real time |
RTM |
Read the manual |
RUM |
Are you married? |
RUS |
Are you single? |
S |
Smile |
SCNR |
Sorry, could not resist |
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