Unit 2: Computer essentials

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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 2 3 4 5 Available in 15” or 21” models, … With both wired and wireless versions to choose from, … … you can back up over 4GB of data in minutes. … , and the pages per minute increases for black and white jobs. … surprisingly at this price, it even works in very low light conditions.

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Computer essentials Unit 2 Name: 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, … 2 With both wired and wireless versions to choose from, … 3 … you can back up over 4GB of data in minutes. 4 … , and the pages per minute increases for black and white jobs. 5 … surprisingly at this price, it even works in very low light conditions. 2 Complete the crossword by typing in the words. 2 1 3 4 ACROSS 6 1 The data that goes into a computer. 5 5 Often attached to the computer via a USB connector. 7 Information from the computer, presented on 7 the monitor, through the speakers or on the printer. 8 Hard or DVD . 8 9 The physical parts of a computer. DOWN 2 A socket on the computer for an external device. 9 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. box HELP 1 I dropped it as I was getting out of a taxi, and now it won’t turn on. Classifying 2 I lost the stylus. Is it safe to use a pencil to input directly onto the screen? Classifying means putting things into groups 3 As soon as it went offline, every PC on the network crashed. I was rotating the screen round to show something to a r classes. We can classify types of computers, o colleague, and now it won’t move. 4 parts of a PC, etc. Some typical expressions for 5 Can you send someone down to show me the best position for my monitor and keyboard? I want to avoid classifying are: getting any back or neck problems. l areclassifiedintoXtypes/categories … Now listen to the sentences. l …areclassifiedby… 4 Which prepositions are used with the following words?canbedividedintoXtypes/categories … Choose from the drop-down menu. l 5 cdivided into five Digital computers can be lass 1 classify 3 consist HELP? main types: mainframes, desktop PCs, laptops, 2 divide 4 type tablet PCs and handheld PDAs. 5 Complete this description of a basic PC system by typing in words from the box. …include(s)… l l …consist(s)of… into classes type consists divided The basic configuration of a mainframe consists of a central system which processes A basic PC system can be (1) into two main parts: hardware and software. Software immense amounts of data very quickly. basically means computer programs; for example, your media player is a (2) of software. l ThereareXtypes/classesof… Hardware, on the other hand, (3) of mechanical and electronic equipment. It can be divided (4) three main types: the CPU, main memory and peripherals. There are three main l Xisatypeof… (5) of peripheral: input devices (keyboard, mouse, etc.), output devices (monitor, printer, etc.) A tablet PC is a type of notebook computer. and storage devices (DVD drives, flash drives, etc.).