1. What kind of a device is a computer?
2. What three categories can be computers divided into?
3. What is the most common type of a computer?
4. How many categories can microcomputers be divided into?
5. In what way are portables can be grouped?
Match each word from column A (1-36) with its partner from column B (a-jj) to make a computing term definition. All of these terms are from Basic English for Computing Units 1-2
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| 1 barcode
| a) to copy using a scanner
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| 2 barcode reader
| b) the main output device used to display the output from a computer on a screen
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| 3 memory
| c) acronym for read-only memory
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| 4 minicomputer
| d) The most powerful type of mainframe computer
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| 5 a palmtop
| e) a sequence of vertical parallel lines used to give items a unique identification number/ to mark with a barcode
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| 6 ROM
| f) a computer that is slightly less powerful and a little smaller than a mainframe
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| 7 mainframe
| g) a portable computer that is small enough to be held in the palm of one hand
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| 8 magnetic ink character reader
| h) the part of a computer system that is used for storing programs and data
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| 9 program
| i) an optical input device that uses the reflection of a light beam to read barcode labels
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| 10 hardware
| j) the largest and most powerful type of computer. It is operated by a team of professionals
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| 11 monitor
| k) a device used for recognition magnetic ink characters or characters written with magnetic ink
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| 12 subnotebook
| l) A set of instructions written in a computer language that control the behavior of a computer
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| 13 multimedia
| m) the physical components of a computer system
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| 14 modem
| n) a portable computer that is a little smaller than a notebook computer. It is small enough to fit inside a jacket pocket
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| 15 handheld
| o) drawings that have moving images
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| 16 software
| p) an electronic device for converting signals to enable a computer to be connected to an ordinary telephone line. The term comes from an abbreviation of MODULATOR/DEMODULATOR
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| 17 PC
| q) The main part of a PC. It usually includes the electronics, power supply, hard disk drive, floppy disk drive, and a small loudspeaker. It may also include a CD-ROM drive and one or two other devices, but also has connectors to allow external devices to be attached.
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| 18 megabyte
| r) a picture, drawing, animation or other type of image
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| 19 notebook
| s) A computer suitable for running multimedia programs. It usually has a sound card and a CD-ROM drive
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| 20 laptop
| t) the programs and data used in a computer
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| 21 animation
| u) A small electronic circuit board containing memory chips. It is designed to be plugged into memory slots
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| 22 CD-ROM disk
| v) a portable computer that is about the same size as a piece of writing paper
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| 23 CD-ROM drive
| w) a personal computer, smaller and less powerful than a mainframe or a minicomputer
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| 24 laser
| x) a unit of capacity equal to 220 bytes, i.e. 1-24 kilobytes
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| 25 multimedia computer
| y) the largest type of portable computer
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| 26 supercomputer
| z) the combination of text, graphics, animation, sound and video
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| 27 system unit
| aa) a computer that is small and light enough to be carried from place to place. It can usually be powered from batteries.
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| 28 scan
| bb) a small portable computer that can be held in one hand
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| 29 graphic
| cc) A storage device for reading CD-ROM disks
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| 30 SIMM (single-in-line memory module)
| dd) abbreviation for an IBM type of a personal computer, although sometimes used for other types of personal computer
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| 31microcomputer
| ee) A read-only storage device in the form of a disk that is read using laser light
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| 32 multiuser
| ff) high frequency light used in optical devices
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| 33 portable computer
| gg) capable of being used by many people at the same time
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| 34 edutainment
| hh) a plastic card containing a processor and memory chip. It can be used to store large amounts of confidential data.
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| 35 smart device
| ii) a system that has both educational and entertainment values
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| 36smart card
| jj) a device that contains an embedded processor and memory
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