2 Pn ree ted give instructions for using a GUI UES ice eet py eee a sorte n tia) System specifications ‘Speaking 1 Work in small groups. What is the difference between peripherals and internal Vocabulary Listening ‘graphics card = video card CPU = processor Language 2 hardware? Name as many of each as you can, Can you install any? Are these items internal components (1), peripherals (P) ot storage (SY? For some items, there may be more than one possible answer, 1 extemal drive 7 mouse — 2. hard disk drive 8 memory —_ 3. headphones — 9 monitor — 4 optical drive 10 power supply unit __ 5. keyboard 11 printer 6 solid state drive _ 12 screen Listen to a technician describing the motherboard to a new trainee, Match these words to A-G in the photo below. 1 audio socket 4_ Ethernet connector 7 USB port __ 2 CPU socket — 5. graphics card sockel 3 DIMM slot — 6 SATA socket A 6 Ee © Large and small numbers values lose than 1 For decimal values, we say point forthe decimal point | 1s 0.54 milimetres long. (nought point ive four or {and pronounce the next numbers individually. We dorit | ‘point five four, NOT “nought point ity: four) ‘always mention the O to the let ofthe decimal point for ‘To express large and small numbers, we often use| a 3.6-kllobyte fe prefixes. For example, kio- means',000: The main stress is onthe fist sylable ofthe prefix.4 Match the prefixes in the box to these numbers dual- —giga- kilo.» mega-——micro- mile nano- quad- tera 1 1,000,000,000,000 3 1,000,000. 7 1,000,000 ee 41,000 BA canta 2 1,000,000,000 5 0.000000001 92 peabeeeeiies 6 0.000001 ine the stressed syllables in these words. Then, practise saying the words with a partner. 1 adual-core processor 5. 18nanometres 2 aquad-speed Blu-ray drive 6 a2Gxilobyte file 3. a35-millimetre socket 7 2Amegahertz 4 amicrometre 8 Aterabytes Listening 6 [ZEEE Listen to an IT manager and assistant talking about a problem with a delivery of new computers. Correct this delivery slip to show what was ordered. Order for: Wood Publishing 8 x Expression 8710 laptop computers with the 10 x Domination 8720 flowing specifoations: desktop computers | + Bntel 2.76 GHz dual-core CPU + Entel 8.4 GHz quad-core CPU +1890 GB SDD + 1 x Bastern Digital 2 'B 7200 rpm SATA HDD + 8G dual-channel DDRS 1666 Miz RAM + 16 GB 2000 Miz memory + Tadeon 3860 1 GB graphios card + Ladeon 7980.2 GB graphios card | + Mo optioal drive + 6 x Bluray oombo optical drive (Blu-ray, | + 15.6:nch WLED 1920 x 1080 screen DVD#/-RW & CD) | 4x USB ports + 4 x UBB ports | + Wo operating system installed + 802.11n WLAN wif mini oand | + year next business day on-site + No operating system installed + year next business day on-site service pairs. Roleplay the conversation the IT manager in 6 will have with the ‘supplier, Dingle Digital. Hi, we ordered some new computers from you but the order is wrong. We ordered laptops with... but they came with 8 Work in pairs. Write some specifications for a computer. Then ask and answer questions about your partner’s computer. Think about these things: + processor speed + hard drive size + memory + screen resolution ‘A: How fast is the processor? B: It's 2.84 megahertz. 9 Work in pairs. Suggest specifications for computers for these people. Then ‘compare your answers with another pair. 1 computers for administration staff 2 acomputer fora designer 3. aserver fora small business 4. a computer fora sales person Idontt think admin staff need a fast processor. They only need it for word processing and email. What about a two-gigahertz processor?GUI operations ‘Speaking 1 Workin pairs. Look at the screenshot in 2. What different things can you do to ai tial awindow? user interface You can resize it. Vocabulary 2 Match these words to A-L in the screenshot below. 1 seroll bar — 5 title bar__ 9 left-hand pane 2 menu 6 icon 10 tab 3. ‘Minimise’ button 7. folder — II check box 4 ‘Maximise’ button 8 filename 12 radio button 8 c . e Fog f 4 3 Work in pairs. Match actions 1-7 to their results a~g. 1 Double click on the title bar a) to open a new menu, 2. Click on a menu ) and the window fills the screen. 3. Right-click on an i ) if you want to move the window: 4. Slide the scrollbar down d) to hide the window. 5. Click the ‘Minimise’ button €) to scroll the window down, 6 Drag the title bar 1) toopenit 7 Select the icon 8) and its background changes colour,