Activity 12. Name 5 back-end jobs directly related to programming. Give their brief description
Activity 13. Name 5 front-end office jobs directly related to programming. Give their brief description.
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.)
Activity 15. Describe your personal experience of working as a…or the computer-related job, which you would like to do.
TEST
| 1 | What is the logical relationship between the concepts “master - slave”: a) general and specific b) cause and effect c) contrast d) part and whole |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | What is the logical relationship between the concepts “subscriber - follower”: a) equivalence b) cause and effect c) contrast d) part and whole |
| 4 | Mark the odd word: a) fix b) mend c) repair d) restore |
| 5 | Which of these is a person who governs or mediates an Internet forum or online discussion: a) gamester b) botmaster c) moderator d) administrator |
| 6 | Which of these maintains an autonomous program on a network: a) gamester b) botmaster c) moderator d) administrator |
| 7 | Which of these is a computer-savvy person: a) layman b) lamer c) wizard d) newbie |
| 8 | Which of these has the most theoretical field of expertise: a) expert b) specialist c) analyst d) scientist |
| 9 | You can subscribe ___ the listserv for £3 per annum and receive advance notice of all events. a) for b) in c) to d) on |
| 10 | He is expert __ project development. a) for b) in c) at d) on |
| 11 | Some people just lurk ___ listservs without participating. a) for b) in c) at d) on |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | Mark the odd word: a) provider b) customer c) client d) consumer |
| 15 | A person who uses goods and services is called a(n)___ . a) consumer b) customer c) client d) vendor |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | The difference between a nerd and a geek concerns mostly ___ . a) stylistic colouring b) field of operation c) gender d) attitude to occupation |
| 20 | “Процесс поиска неисправностей, диагностики и устранения неполадок” is best translated as: a) repairing b) mending c) troubleshooting d) fixing |
Module 2.TEXTING
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| № | Term | Definition | Usage |
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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) |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | 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) |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | 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) |
| 20 | Import (v) | transfer (data) into a file or document | ~ data/a file from (to) a disc; ant. export |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | Insert (v) | include a symbol, image, word, text in a piece of writing | ~ a word/letter/graphic/sound/ text; insertion (n); syn. incorporate |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | 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 ~ |
| 25 | 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) |
| 26 | Move (v) | change the place, position of sth | ~ sth to …; remove (v), move (n): a career ~; unmovable (adj); movement (n), immovable (adj); syn. shift |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | Proofread (v) | read written or printed materialfor marking and correcting any errors | need/do ~ing; ~ for accuracy |
| 31 | 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 |
| 32 | 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 |
| 33 | Space (n) | a blank between printed, typed, or written words, characters, numbers, etc. | double/single/back/blank ~; ~ bar; leave ~ for sth; spacing (n) |
| 34 | 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) |
| 35 | 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 |
| 36 | Textese (n) | the language of abbreviations and slang commonly used in digital text messaging | use/master ~; ~ symbols/abbreviations |
| 37 | Underscore (v) | (on a computer or typewriter keyboard) a short horizontal line on the baseline ( _ ) | the ~ character/symbol; syn. underline |
| 38 | 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 |
| 39 | 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 |
| 40 | 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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ACTIVITIES
Activity 1. Give synonyms:
| 1. justify | |
| 2. alternative | |
| 3. cursive | |
| 4. conspicuous | |
| 5. delete | |
| 6. folder | |
| 7. paste |
Activity 2. Give antonyms:
| 1. bold | |
| 2. select | |
| 3. movable | |
| 4. italicize | |
| 5. movable | |
| 6. correct | |
| 7. upper case |
Activity 3. Word family. Fill in the missing words of the same root where possible:
| Noun | Verb | Adjective | Adverb |
| Align | |||
| deletion | |||
| immovably | |||
| option | |||
| Strike | |||
| marginal | |||
| un/imaginable | |||
| in/correctly |
Activity 4. Make up phrases by matching the words in the left column with those in the right:
| 1. correct | A. left/right/center |
| 2. enter | B. database/a list/a report/a book/a program/a profile/a CV/a portfolio |
| 3. align | C. a(n) mistake/error/fault |
| 4. paste | D. transactions/data/information into the computer |
| 5. compile | E. a word/paragraph/symbol into a document/file/section |
| 6. pending | F. a word/text/passage/file/option |
| 7. select | G. (a/n) report/file/action/proceedings/patent |
Activity 5. Match the given terms with their definitions:
| 1. clipboard | A. a heavy dot itemizing particular sections of text or introducing each item in a list |
| 2. pending | B. a software facility used for short-term data storage and/or data transfer |
| 3. template | C. a definite structure for the processing, storage, or display of data |
| 4. margin | D. remaining undecided or unsettled, waiting decision or settlement |
| 5. bullet | E. a preset format for a document or file, used so that the format does not have to be recreated each time it is used |
| 6. forward | F. the blank border on each side of the print on a page |
| 7. format | G. send on to a further destination |
Activity 6. Insert prepositions:
1. My notes are highlighted __ green.
2. I have saved the file __ a disc/___ a server.
3. Their party won the elections __ a wide margin.
4. The newly independent countries opted ___ the market economy.
5. You should proofread the translation ___ accuracy.
6. We met them half-way with a view ___ continued cooperation.
7. The truly market mechanisms are not yet ___ place.
Activity 7. State the type of logical relations between the following concepts:
| Concepts | Type of logical relations |
| 1. write – scribble | A. general and specific |
| 2. template – model | B. cause and effect |
| 3. error – typo | C. contrast |
| 4. page – margin | D. method and purpose |
| 5. copy – original | E. part and whole |
| 6. folder – file | F. equivalence |
| 7. bold type - emphasis |
Activity 8. Decode Sherry Turkle’s saying about texting and comment on it:
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/cryptogramSetupForm.asp
Activity 9. Explain the difference between the following concepts using the Venn diagram below:
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