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extensive hARDWARE vocabulary

There are different ways to organise your vocabulary. Diagrams and pictures make it easier to organise
and memorise words. Take a look at the different ways to organise vocabulary.
brand and model
supported CPU

North Bridge
South Bridge

CPU socket type


CPU type
Chipsets

graphics cards
LAN cards
audio cards

ISA slots
PCI slots
PCI Express slots
AGP slot

memory slots
expansion slots

Motherboard

storage devices
onboard audio
audio chipset
onboard video
onboard LAN
internal connectors
rear panel ports
FSB frequency

insert a
CD/DVD

blank/
rewritable
CD/DVD

copy a
CD/DVD

eject a
CD/DVD
CD/DVD
ROM drive

burn a
CD/DVD

hard drives
CD/DVD ROM drive
CD/DVD writer

IDE/ATA connectors
Serial ATA connectors
power connectors
fan connectors
audio connectors
IDE connectors
SATA connectores
power LED connector
keyboard port
mouse port
parallel port
serial port
USB ports
IEEE 1394 ports
audio jacks

movement keys
numeric pad
function keys
space key
enter key
control key
alt key

keyboard

mouse

primary button
secondary button
mouse mat
scroll wheel

vocabulary practice

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3.1

How would you organise these words? Use circles to group the words.

unplug

3.2

overheat

overclock

overwrite

undo

rewrite

uninstall

redo

Look at this list of words. Can you group the words to make a diagram or scheme?

1. mouse
2. scroll up
3. line out
4. audio jacks
5. primary button

3.3

restart

6. scroll down
7. right click
8. left click
9. speakers
10. click and drag

11. headphones
12. audio card
13. mic in
14. secondary button
15. rear speaker out

16. microphone
17. scroll wheel
18. center speaker out
19. double click
20. line out

21. line in
22. click
23. side speaker out
24. mouse mat

You should can add a definition and a translation to the words. Then memorisation is easier.
Match these words with the appropriate definition and then translate them.

WORDS

DEFINITIONS

TRANSLATIONS

1. Out tray

screen where you can see the menu options.

1. ..............................

2. In tray

tray where you put the sheets or envelops you want to print.

2. ..............................

3. LCD screen

tray where you load extra paper.

3. ..............................

4. Top cover

cover that you need to lift to change the ink cartridges.

4. ..............................

5. Paper catch

try where you recover the printed sheets.

5. ..............................

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