SESSION 11: CREATE AN AVATAR

SESSION 9: ELECTRONIC MAIL

ACTIVITY 1

Put the e-mail term next to the correct definition.

 

SESSION 7: INTERNET TERMS

1. 

2. Match the words to their definitions.

A browser: software that lets you access the WWW.

To download: to get programs from the Internet.

To chat: to have a conversation through the Internet by writing or speaking.

Email: letters you send by Internet.

A modem:  wireless device that allows computers to connect to the Internet using a router.

Wi-Fi: thing that connects a computer to the Internet.

Online: when you are connected to the Internet.

Software: computer programs.

Scroll down/up: move the page up or down using the side tabs with your mouse.

3. Choose the best word to complete these sentences.

1. I use a fast modem to connect my computer to the Internet.

2. RealPlayer is a computer software that you use to listen to music on the World Wide Web.

3. I always save my documents on floppy disks.

4. Chat is a good way of meeting other people on the Internet.

5. A beep is a sound your computer makes when there is an error.

4. Answer these questions.

1. What is the difference between a Search Engine and a Browser? Give examples of commercial names of both.

A web browser is considered a software application that allows people access the WWW, retriev and view information on the Internet. The most popular web browsers currently in use are Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera and Safari.

On the other hand, the main purpose of a search engine is to look for information on the Internet. They are software programs that search for websites based on keywords that the user types in. The main search engines are Google, Bing and Yahoo.

2. Which search engine do you use more?

I always use Google.

3. Which browser do you use more?

I use Google Chrome the most.

SESSION 6: COMPUTERS AND YOU

SESSION 6: COMPUTERS AND YOU

1. Answer these questions about the computer you are using. Then compare your answers with a partner.

1.  What brand is your computer? My computer's brand is Philips.

2. What is the operating system of your computer? The operating system of my computer is Windows.

3. Which web browser(s) does your computer use? My computer uses Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.

4. How many buttons are there on your mouse? On my mouse there are three buttons.

5. Does your computer have a CD-ROM drive? And a DVD-drive? And USB drives? It does have all of them.

6. Find these keys on your keyboard. Check each key as you find it and write the symbol next to its name.

NAME KEYS	SYMBOL/MEANING
Return (enter)	entrar
Space bar	barra d'espai
Shift ⇧	shift, majúscules
Tab	tabulador
Delete	eliminar, esborrar
Control	ctrl
Escape	escapada, Esc
Hyphen or dash	-
Period or dot	.
Comma	,
Colon	:
Right parenthesis	)
Slash	/
At symbol	@

2. Match these word-processing terms with their definitions. Then compare your answers with a partner.

1. A list of computer operations: window

2. A box on the screen that shows information: menu

3. A small picture of symbol: icon

4. Text or other data stored together with a special name: file

5. Software for creating text files: word processor

6. Press and release the button on the mouse: click

7.  A little arrow on the screen that moves when you move the    mouse: cursor

8. Select text/images with the mouse: highlight

3. Match these word processing command with their definitions below.

1. Duplicate highlighted text/images to put somewhere else: copy

2. Preserve the contents of a document: save

3. Cut text/images from one place and put them somewhere else: cut and paste

4. Open an existing document: open

5. Create a new document: new

6. Send the contents of a document to the printer: print

7. Close the document without quitting the word processor: close

8. Save the documents of a document under a new file name: save as

SESSION 3: GETTING STARTED

Computer manual.

Read the instructions and put them in the correct order:

1. After you have connected the hardware (computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, etc), you will need to install the system software on to your hard disk from a system disk or CD.

2. You will then need to restart and your computer should boot automatically from the hard disk.

3. The operating system is successfully installed, you can install your computer programs and other software.

COMPUTER VOCABULARY

A computer hardware is the physical parts or components of a computer, such as the monitor, mouse, keyboard, printer, and so on, all of which are physical objects that are tangible.

A software is the programs, routines, and symbolic languages that control the functioning of the hardware and direct its operation.

A mouse is a palm-sized, button-operated pointing device that can be used to move, select, activate, and change items on a computer screen.

Boot, also bootstrap or boot up, means to start (a computer) by loading and initializing the operating system.