Activity 14. Identify 5 computer problems and say who you would ask for help (e.g. if you need a non-existent application, if your computer is out of order, if you want to buy a computer, etc.)
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| What is the logical relationship between the concepts “master - slave”:
a) general and specific b) cause and effect c) contrast d) part and whole
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| What is the logical relationship between the concepts “geek – alpha geek”:
a) general and specific b) cause and effect c) contrast d) part and whole
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| What is the logical relationship between the concepts “subscriber - follower”:
a) equivalence b) cause and effect c) contrast d) part and whole
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| Mark the odd word: a) fix b) mend c) repair d) restore
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| Which of these is a person who governs or mediates an Internet forum or online discussion: a) gamester b) botmaster c) moderator d) administrator
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| Which of these maintains an autonomous program on a network:
a) gamester b) botmaster c) moderator d) administrator
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| Which of these is a computer-savvy person: a) layman b) lamer c) wizard d) newbie
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| Which of these has the most theoretical field of expertise:
a) expert b) specialist c) analyst d) scientist
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| You can subscribe ___ the listserv for £3 per annum and receive advance notice of all events. a) for b) in c) to d) on
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| He is expert __ project development. a) for b) in c) at d) on
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| Some people just lurk ___ listservs without participating. a) for b) in c) at d) on
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| A developer is the one who
a) creates a computer program and brings it into existence
b) is responsible for creating solutions that have a high visual impact
c) who writes codes to create software programs
d) designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures
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| A programmer is the one who
a) creates a computer program and brings it into existence
b) is responsible for creating solutions that have a high visual impact
c) who writes codes to create software programs
d) designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures
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| Mark the odd word: a) provider b) customer c) client d) consumer
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| A person who uses goods and services is called a(n)___ .
a) consumer b) customer c) client d) vendor
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| A person or company that offers a service or a product for sale, especially in the street is called a(n)___. a) consumer b) customer c) client d) vendor
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| A repairer is a person
a) employed to look after technical equipment, an expert in the practical application of a science
b) responsible for the secure and efficient work of computer hardware systems
c) who restores sth damaged or faulty to a normal working condition
d) tracing and correcting faults in an electronic system or analyzing and solving serious problems for a company or other organization
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| An operator is a person ___ .
a) employed to look after technical equipment, an expert in the practical application of a science
b) responsible for the secure and efficient work of computer hardware systems
c) who restores sth damaged or faulty to a normal working condition
d) tracing and correcting faults in an electronic system or analyzing and solving serious problems for a company or other organization
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| The difference between a nerd and a geek concerns mostly ___ .
a) stylistic colouring b) field of operation c) gender d) attitude to occupation
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| “Процесс поиска неисправностей, диагностики и устранения неполадок” is best translated as: a) repairing b) mending c) troubleshooting d) fixing
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| Term
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| Align (v)
| line up type and other graphic elements using a horizontal or vertical line as the reference point
| ~ left/right/center; ~ sth with sth; left ~ a paragraph;
alignment (n), aligned (adj);
syn. justify
ant. non-alignment
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| Bold (adj)
| confident and courageous; using dark, heavy strokes in typing, especially for emphasis
| printed in ~ type; bolding (n): preserve ~; debold (v), unbold (v);
syn. conspicuous, distinct
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| Bullet (n)
| a heavy dot itemizing particular sections of text or introducing each item in a list, for emphasis
| insert/use a ~ point/symbol;
bulleted (adj): a ~ list
Cf. a numbered list
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| Case (n)
| the parameter indicating the letter size to distinguish capital letters as opposed to small letters
| upper/lower ~; change ~;
~-sensitive (adj);
Cf: caps, caps lock
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| Clipboard (n)
| a software facility used for short-term data storage and/or data transfer between documents or applications, via copy and paste operations
| send/copy from (to) the ~; the Windows ~; a ~ copy/toolbar/ operation
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| Close (v)
| move so as to cover an opening; make a file inaccessible after use, so that it is securely stored until required again
| ~ a folder/program/application/ file; (dis)closure (n), disclose (v);
ant. open
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| Compile (v)
| collect information in order to produce a list, a report, etc.
| ~ (a) data/database/list/report/book/program/statistics/profile/CV/portfolio;
compiler (n), compilation (n);
syn. assemble, put together
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| Copy (v)
| reproduce data (stored in one location) in another location
| ~ a file/text/diagram; copy (n): a(n) soft/hard/free/enclosed/ certified/master/backup ~; a photocopy (n);
syn. duplicate
ant. original
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| Correct (v)
| free from error; put sth (an error or fault) right; bring sth in accordance with fact or truth
| ~ a(n) mistake/error/fault; correction (n): ~ fluid; (in)correct (adj), (in)correctly (adv), corrector (n), corrective (adj): a ~ step/action/instruction; correctional (adj): institution/staff/supervisor
syn. remedial
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| Delete (v)
| remove data from a computer memory
| ~ a word/file/folder/phrase/ memory; a ~ key; deletion (n), (un)deletable (adj);
syn. erase
ant. undelete
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| Edit (v)
| revise or correct some written material to make it publishable
| ~ a text/file/webpage/article/ paper; editor (n), (un)edited (adj): ~ content/text; edition (n), (un)editable (adj); editorial (n, adj): ~ board;
syn. correct, proofread
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| Enter (v)
| write or key (information) in a book, computer, etc.
| ~ transactions/data/information into the computer/register/logbook; the ~ key; entry (n): data ~, make/post an ~; entrance (n)
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| File (n)
| a folder or a box for holding loose papers together and in order; collection of related data stored in a computer memory or on a storage device under a single identifying name
| save a ~ to a disc; delete/open/ select/share/upload/zip/download a ~; a fact~; ~ extension; rank-and-file;
file (v): ~ a(n) document/application/complaint; filing (adj): a ~ system;
syn. document
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| Folder (n)
| a file which consists solely of a set of other related files or documents
| save sth in/add sth to/open/delete/ create a ~; a junk mail/new ~; (un)fold (v), (un)folded (adj);
syn. directory
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| Font (n)
| a complete set of characters having a specific look, size and style
| choose/use/select a ~; a variety of ~s; the required ~;
syn. typeface
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| Format (n)
| a definite structure for the processing, storage, or display of data
| ~ (a) disc/data/text; apply/copy/paste/delete a ~; the binary/file/HTML/JPEG/A4 ~; the ~ requirements; (re)format (v), (re)formatted (adj)
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| Forward (v)
| send on to a further destination
| ~ a letter/document/message to sb; a ~ slash; forwarded (adj): ~ to/from address; forwarding (adj): a ~ address;
syn. redirect
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| Highlight (v)
| make sth visually prominent, draw special attention to sth by changing colour
| ~ an issue; highlight (n): ~ of the season/year; highlighter (n); highlighted (adj): ~ in green
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| Image (n)
| a visible impression obtained by a camera, telescope, microscope, or other device, or displayed on a computer or video screen
| blurred/focused ~; ~-processing techniques/algorithms; imagine (v), imagery, imagination (n), (un)imaginable (adj)
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| Import (v)
| transfer (data) into a file or document
| ~ data/a file from (to) a disc;
ant. export
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| Indent (v)
| start (a line of text) or position (a block of text) further from the margin than the main part of the text
| ~ the first line; indentation (n), indented (adj): ~ two spaces from…
ant. unindented
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| Insert (v)
| include a symbol, image, word, text in a piece of writing
| ~ a word/letter/graphic/sound/ text; insertion (n);
syn. incorporate
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| Italic(s) (n)
| the sloping (inclined) kind of typeface used especially for emphasis or distinction
| ~ type/typeface; remove/preserve /be given in/restore ~s; (de)italicize (v);
syn. Cursive
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| Layout (n)
| the way in which a text or pictures are set out or arranged on a page or in a work
| a(n) physical/randomized/visual/ interactive data/basic/ (un)cluttered/(un)inviting ~; do the ~
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| Margin (n)
| the blank border on each side of the print on a page
| write/scribble sth in the ~; a wide/narrow ~; win by a wide/narrow ~; within the ~ of error; marginal (adj); marginally (adv); marginalize (v)
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| Move (v)
| change the place, position of sth
| ~ sth to …; remove (v), move (n): a career ~; unmovable (adj); movement (n), immovable (adj);
syn. shift
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| Option (n)
| a thing that is or may be chosen
| choose/change/select an ~; default/print ~; opt (v): ~ for sth; optional (adj), optionally (adv)
syn. alternative, choice
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| Paste (v)
| insert a piece of text or other data copied from elsewhere (the contents of the clipboard) at the cursor point
| ~ a word/paragraph/symbol into (from) a document/file/section; copy/cut-~ operations;
syn. glue
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| Pending (v)
| remaining undecided or unsettled, waiting decision or settlement; while in the process of, during
| a ~ report/file/action/proceedings/ patent;
syn. awaiting decision, incomplete
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| Proofread (v)
| read written or printed materialfor marking and correcting any errors
| need/do ~ing; ~ for accuracy
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| Save (v)
| keep safe or rescue sb or sth from harm or danger; keep data by moving a copy to a storage location
| ~ time/money/a file/a text/a folder; ~ on to a server/disc/the hard drive/memory stick
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| Select (v)
| use a mouse or keystrokes to mark sth on a computer screen for a particular operation
| ~ a word/text/passage/file/option; deselect (v), selection (n), selective (adj), selectively (adv);
syn.choose
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| Space (n)
| a blank between printed, typed, or written words, characters, numbers, etc.
| double/single/back/blank ~; ~ bar; leave ~ for sth; spacing (n)
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| Spreadsheet (n)
| an electronic document in which data is arranged in the rows and columns of a grid and can be manipulated and used in calculations
| fill in/leave sth blank in/create/ enter sth in(to)/print out/copy/paste/use/delete a ~; spreadsheeting (n)
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| Stroke (n)
| an act of hitting or striking sb or sth (a key) or moving one’s hand across a surface with gentle pressure
| at a ~; a ~ of luck, a key~;
strike (v), striking
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| Textese (n)
| the language of abbreviations and slang commonly used in digital text messaging
| use/master ~; ~ symbols/abbreviations
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| Underscore (v)
| (on a computer or typewriter keyboard) a short horizontal line on the baseline ( _ )
| the ~ character/symbol;
syn. underline
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| Template (n)
| a preset format for a document or file, used so that it does not have to be recreated each time it is used
| download/upload/copy/look for a ~;
syn. model, blueprint, sample
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| Type (v)
| write letters and symbols on a typewriter or computer to input a text by pressing the keys
| ~ a text/word; retype (v); typeface (n); typo (n); typist (n)
Cf. word-processing
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| View (v)
| look at or inspect; to have a particular attitude or opinion
| come into/obstruct/hold the ~; a sober/different ~; from sb’s point of ~; with a ~ to sth; on ~; viewer (n), viewable (adj), viewpoint (n)
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