XINYU'S OFFICIAL BLOG: 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.

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

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