1. What are the most common input devices?
2. What does the computer keyboard look like?
3. Why can the output of a key vary? Give some examples.
4. What are the four main sections of a keyboard in most desktops PCs?
5. What does the Internet allow users to do?
6. What is the email address made up of?
TEST 3
Match each word from column A (1-30) with its partner from column B (a-dd) to make a computing term definition. All of these terms are from Basic English for Computing Unit 4
| A
| B
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| 1 keyboard
| a) the symbol on the monitor screen that indicates the point on the screen that is being used
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| 2 function keys
| b) an oblique stroke (/) in print or writing, used between alternatives (e.g. and/or), in fractions (e.g. 3/4), in ratios (e.g. miles/day), or between separate elements of a text
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| 3 numeracy
| c) the grounds and buildings of a university or college
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| 4 campus
| d) to copy a program or data to a storage device
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| 5 display, n
| e) the ability to understand and work with numbers
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| 6 save
| f) keyboard keys that are normally programmed to perform different functions by each program or by the user
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| 7 website
| g) an electronic device for the visual presentation of data or images
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| 8 full stop
| h) a panel of keys on a PC with numbers on it used for performing arithmetic operations or doing sums
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| 9 website address
| i) the main electronic input device that has keys arranged in a similar layout to a typewriter
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| 10 slash
| j) a set of pages on the World Wide Web
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| 11 mouse button
| k) a panel of keys on a PC keyboard that operate a computer or typewriter and enters data
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| 12 delete
| l) the punctuation mark which you use at the end of a sentence when it is not a question or exclamation
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| 13 light pen
| m) The unique address that is used to access a website
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| 14 lever
| n) a switch on a mouse that is pressed to select an object on the screen
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| 15 comma
| o) remove (data) from a computer's memory
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| 16 mouse mat
| p) the set of keys on a PC keyboard to the right of the main keyboard that is used for moving around the screen and making changes to a document
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| 17 data
| q) a hand-held, pen like photosensitive device held to the display screen of a computer terminal for passing information to the computer
2) a hand-held, light-emitting device used for reading bar codes
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| 18 key
| r) the set of four keys on a keyboard used for moving the cursor around the screen
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| 19 Hard disk
| s) the common name for electronic mail, i.e. messages sent electronically using a computer
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| 20 numeric keypad
| t) The front surface of a computer monitor where the output of a computer is displayed
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| 21 arrow keys
| u) a chart showing how the weekly time of a school or college is allotted to classes
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| 22 numeric keypad
| v) process or work of keeping financial accounts. It is the activity of keeping detailed records of the amounts of money a business or person receives and spends
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| 23 email
| w) projecting arm or handle that is moved to operate a mechanism
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| 24 time-table
| x) a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large numeral
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| 25 screen
| y) the small pad that a mouse sits on
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| 26 email address
| z) the information processed by a computer
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| 27 editing keys
| aa) non-removable magnetic disk with a large data storage capacity
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| 28 accounting
| bb) each of several buttons on a panel for operating a typewriter, word processor, or computer terminal
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| 29 cursor
| cc) a small keyboard with a few numbers on it. It is used for a special purpose
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| 30 main keyboard
| dd) the unique address code used to contact someone using electronic mail
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UNIT 5
