- •Куроченко ю. С., Махиня н. В.
- •Preface
- •Introductory phonetic-orthoepic course
- •Introduction
- •Introductory text*
- •Vocabualary practice
- •1. We use certain expressions in different social situations.
- •2. Fill in the blanks with the necessary words in brackets.
- •3. Complete the following sentences.
- •4. Translate into English.
- •5. Match the sentences with the correct photos. The first was done for you.
- •1. Address the following people.
- •2. Insert a suitable form of address.
- •3. Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary.
- •1. Read the following dialogues.
- •2. Complete the conversations with the correct expressions.
- •3. Make up your own dialogues with the following word combinations.
- •4. Translate the following dialogues into English.
- •Introductory text
- •1. Comprehension questions.
- •2. Find in the text English equivalents to the following.
- •Vocabualary practice
- •3. Match the story with the correct words.
- •4. Translate into English.
- •1. Read the following dialogues.
- •2. Find the logical order of the following dialogue parts.
- •3. Translate the anecdotes into English.
- •Horoscope Chart
- •Introductory text
- •1. Comprehension questions.
- •2. Find in the text English equivalents to the following.
- •Vocabualary practice
- •1. Fill in the gaps with prepositions.
- •2. Complete the sentences with the suitable words. More than one answer is possible.
- •3. Complete the sentences with the correct words.
- •4. From these jumbled words, find combinations to describe people, as in the example. Some of the combinations are hyphenated. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •1. You want to know about the following: someone’s general appearance / their height / their weight.
- •2. How would you describe a person in each of these cases?
- •3. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •4. Study the article and do the following activities.
- •Does Mother Nature Know Better?
- •Introductory text
- •1. Comprehension questions.
- •2. Find in the text English equivalents to the following.
- •Vocabualary practice
- •3. Read the following dialogue. An Apartment to Let
- •4. Act as interpreter, translate Ukrainian lines into English. Examining an Apartment
- •1. Imagine you’ve just moved into a new flat, and for the first six months you can only have six of the following. Which would you choose?
- •2. Study the advertisements and find the following.
- •Introductory text
- •Everything about Time
- •1. Comprehension questions.
- •2. Choose the correct answer.
- •Vocabualary practice
- •2. Tell what’s the time:
- •3. Read the following dialogues.
- •4. Complete the dialogue.
- •1. Can you complete these sentences with the correct number?
- •2. Read the poem and tell what happened to Solomon Grundy during a week.
- •4. Speak about yourself and your country completing these sentences.
- •5. Read the joke and say how you personally appreciate time.
- •Introductory text
- •Do-It-Yourself-Forecast
- •Vocabualary practice
- •1. Say the following in one word.
- •Seasonal Affective Disorder
- •Introductory text
- •Natural Destruction
- •Vocabualary practice
- •Bank, resources, global, tropical, acid, ozone, industrial, car exhaust
- •If we want to look after the environment, there are certain things we should and shouldn’t do. Complete these two lists in suitable ways.
- •Survive, extinct, green, countryside, endangered, fumes, pollution, farmland
- •Improving Zoos
- •It’s Getting Hotter
- •Rethink Rubbish
- •An Ant’s Eye View
- •Introductory text
- •Telegraph and Telephone
- •1. Comprehension questions.
- •2. Find in the text English equivalents to the following.
- •3. Find the synonyms to the following words.
- •4. Make the annotation of the text, completing the following sentences.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •People – the great communicators
- •1. Read the following dialogue.
- •2. Find the logical order of the following dialogue parts.
- •3. Fill the gaps in these phone conversations with suitable words or phrases.
- •1. Study the information and express your ideas.
- •Basic Cell Phone Etiquette
- •2. Add other advantages and disadvantages of using mobile phone from your own experience.
- •Modern means of communication
- •4. Read the article and tell if there should be adopted restrictions on cell phone use in our country.
- •5. What do you think about the following statement?
- •Internet Craze
- •Introductory text
- •Our Lives and Computer Technology
- •1. Find in the text English equivalents to the following.
- •2. Complete the following sentences.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. Add another word, abbreviation, or part of a word, to complete common ‘computer’ words and phrases.
- •2. Can you remember what these symbols mean?
- •3. Complete the text with the words in the box.
- •4. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •5. Read, smile and find in the Internet similar computer jokes either in English or in Ukrainian.
- •1. Read the following dialogue. Hooking Up My Computer
- •2. Read the dialogue and fill in the missing words. The first letter of each missing word is given.
- •3. Computers have many applications in a great variety of fields.
- •4. Study the information and express your ideas on the topic. Computer Effects on Human Health
- •1. Read the text and do the following tasks.
- •Computer – a Miraculous Device
- •2. Study the article and answer the questions.
- •Do Computers Rule Our Lives?
- •3. In small groups, choose one of the areas in the diagram below and discuss what computers can do in this area.
- •4. Mini-project.
- •Help Box
- •Introductory text
- •Juvenile Crime
- •Decide whether the following statements about the text are true or false.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Perceptions of youth and adulthood
- •Break, hear, come, leave, go Teenage Party Ends in Tears
- •1. Read the following dialogue. The Generation Gap: Myth or Reality?
- •2. What is your opinion of the following statements? Agree or disagree.
- •4. Read the text and do the activities that follow. Coping With Stress
- •1 ______________________________________________
- •3 ______________________________________________
- •1. Read the text and express your ideas on the offered questions.
- •2. Study the information about youth subcultures and tell…
- •3. Write a paragraph to fit this newspaper headline. Give some details about the crime and the court case using topical vocabulary.
- •Introductory text
- •The Best Shopping Street in the World
- •1. Comprehension questions.
- •2. Find in the text English equivalents to the following.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •3. Match up the shop (departments) with the appropriate goods. Give answers in the box.
- •4. Say the same in one word or a phrase.
- •5. Fill in the blank with the corresponding words.
- •6. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •1. Read the following dialogue.
- •2. Find the logical order of the following dialogue parts.
- •3. Complete these lines from the conversations.
- •4. Explain clothing idioms and find equivalents in your native language. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •5. Comparing shopping.
- •1. Read the text and check your ideas. Understanding the Information on the Label
- •2. Read the text and do the activities that follow. The best places to go shopping in the world, and how to pick up a bargain when you get there
- •4. Do the shopping crossword and check how easy it is.
- •Introductory text
- •1. Comprehension questions.
- •2. Find in the text English equivalents to the following.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Ukrainian Cuisine
- •Things go better with Coca-Cola
- •To make, to become, to grow, to eat, to open (2), to call, to prefer, to give, to buy History of the Hamburger
- •Introductory text
- •Vocabualary practice
- •2. Which symptoms indicate these diseases?
- •3. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words.
- •4. Match the words on the left to their definitions on the right.
- •5. What advice does the doctor give?
- •6. Translate the sentences into English.
- •1. Read the following dialogues.
- •2. Complete the following dialogue with the appropriate words from the box.
- •3. Below is step-to-step guide to artificial respiration. Put the jumbled sentences in the right order by numbering them (1 – 7). The Kiss of Life
- •4. Put the words into the gaps in the text.
- •5. Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
- •6. Look through the article and state whether the sentences given after it true (t) or false (f).
- •Chocolate is Good for Your Health
- •2. Study the article and discuss the following:
- •Cleopatra’s Eye Make-Up Had Health Benefits
- •3. Read the article about eating disorders and tell whether you agree / disagree with the following statements:
- •Introductory text
- •The Use of Leisure
- •Vocabualary practice
- •4. Organize these words and put them in the correct columns below.
- •Valuable, afford, traditional, weird, video arcades, rhythm
- •Music Festivals
- •American County Fairs
- •Let’s Get Wet
- •Introductory text
- •Vocabualary practice
- •1. Match the words and word combinations from the left column with the definitions from the right column.
- •2. Find the ‘odd one out’. There may be more than one answer. Give your reasons.
- •3. Read the text. Use the word given in brackets changing its form as in the example.
- •4. Read the sayings of famous people about art and decide which definition appeals to you most. You may choose several sayings to complete your own definition.
- •5. Read the following dialogue and discuss the after-dialogue questions.
- •1. Read the lines of a comic vaudeville ‘Romantic Fools’ by Rich Orloff.
- •2. What word or phrase is being defined?
- •3. Fill in the blanks below with the words in the box.
- •Blockbusters
- •4. Study the inside structure of a theatre. Which seats are the most prestigious / convenient / cheap / expensive?
- •5. Write out music styles mentioned in the text. Think of other styles, give their definition or description.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •American Graffiti
- •What’s the Point?
- •In the town (Directions, Street Notices)
- •Introductory text
- •Car Driving and Traffic Regulations
- •Vocabualary practice
- •1. Make up the words out of the given letters.
- •2. Find the topic-connected words among jumbled letters in the box.
- •3. Match the words or word combinations with their definitions.
- •4. Match the sign with the correct word below.
- •5. Choose a proper word from the box to complete the sentences.
- •School zone, pedestrian, one way, speed limit, yield, railroad tracks, left turn, u-turn, tollbooth, stop, enter, right turn, median, exit, speed limit
- •6. Translate into English.
- •1. Read the following dialogues.
- •2. Fill in the gaps of the text using the words in right-hand column.
- •3. You are at point X in the map. Follow the directions and write the name of the place next to each sentence.
- •1. Read the text and do the activities that follow. New York City Cab Driver
- •2. Read the text about the underground system in London, divide it into logical parts, entitle them. London Tube
- •Introductory text
- •Vocabualary practice
- •Carriage, resort, destination, arrival, cruise, brochure, cabin, platform
- •British Holidaymakers
- •Ellen Macarthur
- •A Safe Trip Abroad
- •Introductory text
- •Vocabualary practice
- •Advance, bunk beds, dormitory, double room, family room, key, reception, single room, twin room, vacancies
- •1. Read the following dialogues.
- •Bill, bottle, dessert, drinks, fish and chips, hungry, menu, non-smoker, order, table
- •3. Translate the following dialogues into English.
- •4. Translate into English.
- •5. Translate the words in brackets in the correct tense form. Real Personal Service
- •1. Read the text and find examples of historical hotels in your own country. Hotel History. Inn
- •2. What would you say in these situations?
- •3. Disagree with the statements avoiding simple negations.
- •4. Lest we forget how difficult it is to master the English language, consider these travel and hotel signs from around the world. Try to say them correctly.
- •Introductory text
- •1. Comprehension questions.
- •2. Choose one suitable word underlined in each sentence.
- •Vocabualary practice
- •2. Choose the correct variant.
- •3. Choose the correct response out of two. If both responses are acceptable, choose the one that sounds more natural.
- •4. Read the text. Use the word given in brackets changing its form as in the example.
- •5. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •2. Read the text, putting the verbs in the proper tense form.
- •3. Work in pairs. Make up the dialogues on the following situations:
- •4. Guess what holidays (American, Ukrainian and British) are described in the following sentences. The answers are given below.
- •Halloween: Holiday of the Dead
- •Introductory text
- •1. Comprehension questions.
- •2. Complete the sentences.
- •Vocabualary practice
- •2. Read the text. Use the word given in brackets changing its form as in the example.
- •3. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences.
- •4. Match the halves of the sentence.
- •5. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •1. Read the following dialogues.
- •2. Translate these questions into English and answer them.
- •4. Put words in the correct order. Add some words if necessary. The City of Odesa
- •5. Render this text in English.
- •1. Read the text and do the tasks that follow.
- •Introductory text
- •1. Comprehension questions.
- •4. Paraphrase the parts of the sentences in bold type using words and word combinations from the text. Change the new sentences if it is required.
- •Vocabualary practice
- •3. Find the ‘odd one out’. There may be more than one answer. Give your reasons.
- •4. What do you think a good language learner does? Make up as many sentences as possible with the phrase given in the table.
- •5. Match the words and word combinations with their explanation.
- •6. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where required.
- •1. Read the following dialogue.
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Decide which answer – a, b, c or d – best fits each space and read the story given below. Experience in Learning a Foreign Language
- •The English-Speaking World
- •Канадський варіант англійської мови.
- •How the Americans Speak English
- •Introductory text
- •1. Comprehension questions.
- •2. Choose the correct answer.
- •Vocabualary practice
- •2. There are 15 words in this word square that are connected with money. Find 14 more by looking across or down the word square.
- •3. What can you say in these situations? Complete the sentences but don’t use the underlined words and phrases.
- •4. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
- •5. Match the words and word combinations from the left column with the definitions from the right column.
- •6. Choose one suitable word underlined in each sentence.
- •1. Read the following dialogues.
- •2. Choose the most suitable response to each sentence (a-I) from the sentences (1-9).
- •3. Translate the sentences into English.
- •4. Read the text. Use the word given in brackets changing its form as in the example.
- •5. Read the conversations below and guess the meanings of the phrases in bold. Match them with the definitions after the dialogues.
- •1. Read the text and do the tasks given after it. Making a Million
- •2. Read and explain the following quotations.
- •Introductory text
- •1. Comprehension questions.
- •2. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and phrases.
- •Vocabualary practice
- •2. Translate the words given in brackets.
- •3. Read the text. Use the word given in brackets changing its form as in the example.
- •4. Choose the correct word in each sentence.
- •5. Choose the correct option.
- •6. Translate the following sentences.
- •4. Read the dialogues.
- •5. What would you say if you took part in these dialogues?
- •6. Translate the dialogues into English.
- •1. Study the following information carefully and give answers to the questions.
- •3. Read the sample of application form. What is the difference between application form and resume? Try to fill in the following:
- •Family relations
- •Appearance and Character
- •Dwelling and its Types
- •Time and Dates
- •Natural Phenomena in Weather and Seasons
- •Global Environmental Problems
- •Modern Means of Communication
- •Computer in Our Life
- •Youth Problems
- •Shops and Shopping
- •Food and Meals
- •Leisure Time
- •In the town
- •Traveling and Going through Customs
- •Home and Foreign Holidays and Traditions
- •Ukraine
- •English-speaking countries
- •Money, Currency, Finance
- •Job Hunting
1. Find in the text English equivalents to the following.
система зберігання даних, працювати з незрівняною швидкістю, невід’ємна частина нашого життя, перфокарта, дослідження в комп’ютерній технології, виконання комп’ютерних програм, контролювати переривання, інтерактивний інтерфейс, дружній досвід, гнучкі диски, обмін інформацією.
2. Complete the following sentences.
1. … serve as efficient data storage systems and excellent information processors.
2. They operate on incomparable speeds, thus saving … .
3. Computer technology is a classic example of … .
4. For many years after 1960, when the third generation computers were created, desktops remained … .
5. Research in computer technology continued, giving rise to the development of … .
6. … endows them with portability, thus adding to user convenience.
7. … are a vital component of the computer technology.
8. Certain types of operating systems offer … .
9. The most important role of an operating system is … .
10. Thanks to ..., long and complex calculations can be performed within seconds.
TOPICAL VOCABULARY
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1. General |
1. Загальна лексика | |
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to add(ed) / addition |
додавати / додавання | |
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access / accessible |
доступ / доступний | |
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back-up copy |
додаткова копія на дискеті/диску | |
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artificial brain |
штучний інтелект | |
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binary / double / dual |
двійковий, бінарний | |
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CAD (computer-aided design) |
автоматизоване проектування | |
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сomplicated, complex, compound |
складний | |
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control / supervision |
керування / контроль | |
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circuit |
cхема / ланцюг / контур | |
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computer-literate man |
людина, яка має досвід роботи з комп’ютером | |
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сonsole (keyboard) |
пульт, клавіатура | |
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to conduct(ed) an experiment |
проводити дослід | |
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capacity / faculty |
потужність, ємність, продуктивність | |
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chip |
чіп | |
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data (pl. від datum) |
дані, інформація | |
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equation / equation editor |
рівняння/ редактор математичних формул та рівнянь | |
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extensive (memory) |
велика / потужна (пам’ять) | |
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floppy disk |
дискета | |
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general-purpose / digital / analogue computer |
універсальний / цифровий / аналоговий комп’ютер | |
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notebook computer (laptop, handheld computer, palmtop, netbook, smartphone) |
ноутбук (портативний комп’ютер, смартфон) | |
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hard disk (drive) / monitor / keyboard / mouse / modem / printer / scanner |
жорсткий диск / монітор / клавіатура / мишка / модем / принтер / сканер | |
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hardware / software |
апаратне / програмне забезпечення | |
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unit / component / device / element |
пристрій, блок | |
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іnstruction / command |
команда / інструкція | |
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to input(ed) / input |
вводити (дані) / введення | |
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to output(ed) / output |
виводити (дані) / виведення | |
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listing / copying / printing / recording |
друк, лістинг (відображення на папері або на екрані результату дії) / копіювання / друк / запис | |
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memory / storage |
пам’ять | |
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media (pl. від medium) |
носій інформації | |
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network / net |
мережа | |
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user-friendly |
легкий у використанні | |
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reliable / reliability |
надійний / надійність | |
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2. Computer Related Verbs |
2. Дієслова комп’ютерного спрямування | |
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to perform(ed) / to operate / to function |
виконувати / керувати / діяти | |
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to process(ed) / processing |
обробляти (дані) / обробка (даних) | |
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to program(med) / program / programmer |
програмувати / програма / програміст | |
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to print(ed) / to copy(ied) / to record(ed) |
роздруковувати / копіювати / записувати | |
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to switch(ed) / to switch in(on) / to switch off |
перемикати / вмикати / вимикати | |
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to store(d) / to keep (kept; kept) |
запам’ятовувати, збергігати | |
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to screen(ed) / screen |
показувати на екрані / екран | |
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to display(ed) / display |
виводити (дані) на дисплей / дисплей | |
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to select(ed) / to assemble(d) |
вибирати / збирати | |
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to count(ed) / to compute(d) / to calculate(d) |
рахувати / проводити розрахунки | |
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to control(led) / to operate(d) |
керувати, контролювати | |
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to feed (fed; fed) / feed |
подавати, живити / живлення, подача матеріалу | |
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to plug(ged) in / to unplug |
ввімкнути, вставити вилку в розетку / вимкнути | |
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to install(ed) / to update(d) / to fix(ed) |
встановлювати, монтувати / модернізувати, обновити (інформацію, дані) / закріпляти, застосовувати, вирішувати | |
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to connect(ed) / to disconnect |
з’єднати / роз’єднати | |
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to surf(ed) / to surf the Net / Internet / Web |
переходити з одного сайту на інший / блукати в мережі | |
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to browse(d) / browser |
проглядати (шукати файли, каталоги) /браузер (програма перегляду Web, навігатор; розм. “бродилка”) | |
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to hook(ed) up / to boot(ed) up |
підключити, з’єднати / запуск комп’ютерної системи, вхід в систему | |
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to cut (cut; cut) / to paste(d) |
вирізати / вставити, вставка (операції під час редагування тексту, зображення) | |
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3. Special Computer Vocabulary – Комп’ютерна термінологія (визначення) | ||
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adware |
a software application which displays unwanted pop-up advertisements on your computer while in use. Adware is often installed on your computer at the same time as free software or shareware | |
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application |
any program designed to perform a specific function directly for the user. Examples: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook or Adobe Photoshop | |
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browser |
a program or tool such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla that enables you to browse or surf the World Wide Web and view internet sites | |
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bug |
a defect or fault in a computer program that prevents it from working correctly. Bugs are caused by mistakes or errors made by the programmers | |
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cache |
a sort of fast memory used for temporary storage of recently accessed web pages. Enables the browser to display them more quickly on the next visit | |
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cookies |
a small piece of information on the times and dates you have visited web sites in order to identify users and prepare customized web pages for them | |
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crash |
a crash, in computing, is what happens when a program, or the entire operation system, unexpectedly stops working | |
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cursor |
a blinking symbol on the screen that shows where a new text will be entered | |
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driver |
a special program which enables a computer to work with a particular piece of hardware such as a printer | |
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e-business |
business done over the Internet or any Internet-based network | |
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electronic mail: messages sent from one computer to another over the Internet | |
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FAQ |
frequently asked questions | |
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firewall |
specialized hardware or software designed to prevent unrestricted or unauthorized access into or out of a computer or network | |
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font |
a particular kind of lettering (examples: Arial, Bookman, Times New Roman) | |
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hardware |
the physical equipment or touchable parts of a computer system, the CPU (central processing unit), the monitor, the keyboard, the mouse, the external speakers, the scanner, the printer, etc. | |
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hit |
a visit to a website | |
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home page |
the main page or opening page that appears when you visit a web site. It usually contains links to the other pages | |
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login |
process by which a user enters a name and password to access a computer | |
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modem |
a device that enables a computer to send and receive information over a telephone line. You need a modem to connect to the Internet, to send email, to fax | |
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netiquette |
network etiquette: a set of informal rules defining proper behavior on the Internet | |
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portal |
a website that acts as a gateway or entry point to the Internet (for example, Yahoo). Typically, a portal offers a search engine and links to other sites grouped into categories, as well as news or other services | |
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program |
a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute in order to do a particular job. Programs are collectively referred to as “software” | |
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provider |
company that provides access to the Internet | |
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scanner |
a piece of hardware, peripheral device, used to scan a document and create a digital copy | |
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spam |
unwanted, irrelevant or inappropriate e-mail messages, especially commercial advertising. Also referred to as ‘junk e-mail’ | |
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spreadsheet |
a program used to enter and arrange numbers and financial information | |
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spyware |
software that collects information, without your knowledge, about your web-surfing habits and uses it for marketing purposes. Very often contained in free downloads or shareware programs | |
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trojan |
a program hidden in a useful software application and used to gain access to your computer. It performs malicious actions: displaying messages or erasing files. Trojans may be found in a hacked legitimate program or in free software | |
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videoconference |
interactive, audiovisual meeting between two or more people in different geographic locations using two-way video technology | |
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virus |
a malicious self-replicating program that spreads by inserting copies of itself into other executable code or documents, and causes problems on a computer. It acts in a way similar to a biological virus. The infected file is called a host | |
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WYSIWYG |
What you see is what you get. (pronounced ‘wizzy-wig’) Enables you to see on the screen exactly what will appear when the document is printed | |
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WWW |
World Wide Web: A hypertext information system consisting of a network of web pages which runs on the Internet and can be accessed with a browser | |
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worm |
a self-replicating computer program, similar to a computer virus. It infects additional computers by making use of network connections, often clogging networks and information systems as it spreads | |
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zip |
to zip a file is to compress it so that it occupies less space in storage and can be transferred quickly over the Internet | |
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computer-literate |
to have experience of working with computers and know how to use them | |