Test 1

IT English

Task 1
Fill in the gaps with the words from a-l. There are two extra letters.
Parts of a computer
A computer is an electronic machine that accepts, 1.____________, stores and outputs
information. A typical computer 2. ____________of two parts: Hardware and software.
Hardware is an electronic or mechanical 3. ____________of the computer system that you
can see or touch.
Software is a set of instructions, called program, which tells a computer what to do.
There are three basic hardware sections.
1. The CPU is the heart of the computer, a microprocessor chip which processes data and
coordinates the activities of all the other units.
2. The main memory 4. ____________the instructions and data which being processed
by the 5. ____________. It has two main sections: RAM and ROM
3. Peripherals are the physical units attached to the computer. They 6. ____________:
input devices, which let us enter data and commands.
7. ____________, which let us extract the results.
storage devices, which are used to store information permanently. Disk 8.
____________are used to read and write data on disks.
At the back of the computer there are 9. ____________into which we can plug
external devices. They allow 10. ____________between the computer and the devices.

a) part

g) drivers

b) communication

h) consists

c) processes

i) data

d) ports

j) include

e) part

k) holds

f) CPU

l) output devices

Task 2

Which computer essential do the following sentences refer to?

Task 3

Task 4
Label the diagram with the correct terms.