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U 02 Computer Essentials

This document provides information about computer essentials including: 1. Extracts from reviews describing pieces of hardware like a monitor, mouse, USB port, and printer. 2. A crossword puzzle with clues about computer inputs, outputs, peripherals, drives, and hardware. 3. Extracts from helpdesk emails describing issues with laptops, PDAs, mainframes, and tablet PCs. 4. Prepositions used to classify, divide, consist of, and describe types.

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U 02 Computer Essentials

This document provides information about computer essentials including: 1. Extracts from reviews describing pieces of hardware like a monitor, mouse, USB port, and printer. 2. A crossword puzzle with clues about computer inputs, outputs, peripherals, drives, and hardware. 3. Extracts from helpdesk emails describing issues with laptops, PDAs, mainframes, and tablet PCs. 4. Prepositions used to classify, divide, consist of, and describe types.

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Unit 2

Computer essentials

Name: Antonio Miguel Almohano Soto

1 Look at these extracts from reviews on a consumer website. Which piece of hardware is each
extract describing? Choose from the drop-down menu.
1 Available in 15” or 21” models, … flat LCD monitor
2 With both wired and wireless versions to choose from, … mouse
3 … you can back up over 4GB of data in minutes. USB port
4 … , and the pages per minute increases for black and white jobs. printer
5 … surprisingly at this price, it even works in very low light conditions. webcam

2 Complete the crossword by typing in the words. 1


2

3 4 I N P U T
ACROSS
K C O 6
1 The data that goes into a computer. 5
P E R I P H E R A L S
5 Often attached to the computer via a USB
connector. Y U T O

7 Information from the computer, presented on B F


7
the monitor, through the speakers or on the printer. O U T P U T T
8 Hard or DVD . A W
9 The physical parts of a computer. 8
D R I V E A
DOWN D R
2 A socket on the computer for an external device. 9
H A R D W A R E
3 Probably the most used input device, along with the mouse.
4 Otherwise known as the ‘brain’ of the computer. (Abbreviation)
6 Programs, for example Microsoft Word or Apple iTunes.

3 Look at these extracts from emails to an online helpdesk. Which type of computer is each
person talking about? Choose from the drop-down menu.
1 I dropped it as I was getting out of a taxi, and now it won’t turn on. laptop
2 I lost the stylus. Is it safe to use a pencil to input directly onto the screen? PDA
3 As soon as it went offline, every PC on the network crashed. mainframe
4 I was rotating the screen round to show something to a colleague, and now it won’t move. tablet PC
5 Can you send someone down to show me the best position for my monitor and keyboard? I want to avoid
getting any back or neck problems. desktop PC

  Now listen to the sentences.

4 W
 hich prepositions are used with the following words? Choose from the drop-down menu.
1 classify into 3 consist of 5 class of
HELP?
2 divide into 4 type of

5 Complete this description of a basic PC system by typing in words from the box.
into    classes    type    consists    divided

A basic PC system can be (1) divided into two main parts: hardware and software. Software
basically means computer programs; for example, your media player is a (2) type of software.
Hardware, on the other hand, (3) consists of mechanical and electronic equipment. It can be divided
(4) into three main types: the CPU, main memory and peripherals. There are three main
(5) classes of peripheral: input devices (keyboard, mouse, etc.), output devices (monitor, printer, etc.)
and storage devices (DVD drives, flash drives, etc.).

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