Technical English Test MPWIN

Task1: Rewrite these warnings and pieces of advice on netiquette according to the prompt.( 5 marks)

a) Don’t leave the email subject line blank.

Avoid leaving the email subject blank
b) You must not send very large attachments without asking the recipient’s permission.
Never send very large attachments without asking recipient’s permission
c) Don’t use the same password all the time
your must not use the same password all the time
d) Avoid using capital letters; it’s considered shouting.
Don’t use capital letters, it’s considered shouting,
e) Before joining a new online group, observe for a while
You should observe for a while before your joining a new online a group ,
f) Check out the FAQ page before you ask questions.
It ‘s a good idea to check the FAQ page before asking a question,
g) You must not email any information you want to keep secure.
Never email any information you want to keep them secure ,
h) Don’t leave a running machine unattended.
You had better not left the machine unattended,
i) Delete flames. Don’t start a flame war.
I recommend you to delete the flames instead of starting a flame war ,
j) Don’t borrow from someone’s website without asking permission
You should not borrow from someone’s website without asking his permission

Task 2: link these statements using an appropriate time clause (5marks)

1. a) You click the mouse pointer on the file

b) It is highlighted.

After you click the mouse pointer on the file it becomes highlighted,

2. a) You cannot save a file

b) You name it

You cannot save a file before you name it

3. a) The files are transferred.

b) The transfer is graphically displayed.

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When the files are transferred the graphic transfer is displayed .

4. a) Remove any floppies

b) You close down the computer

Remove any floppies before closing the computer

5. a) The OK button is clicked.

b) The copying process begins

After the OK button is clicked the copying process will begin ,

6. a) You repair a PC.

b) Ensure the machine is disconnected

Before you repair a PC ensure the machine is disconnected ,

7. a) Don’t open an email attachment.

b) You have virus-checked it.

Don’t open an email attachment before you have virus-checked it ,

8. a) The percentage of file transferred is displayed.

b) Your browser downloads from the internet.

The percentage of files transferred is displayed when your browser is downloading from the internet

Task3: Complete each gap in this text with a suitable word from the list (10 marks)

best/ search/linked/engine/browse/ entire / keywords/single/ cannot/sites /news/index /which /

database/ hits/ miss / exclude/ combination/ Web /on

No search engine covers the entire Web. The scale is too enormous. Meta search tools may cover forty per
cent at search.When you use a engine , you are searching a database. Keyword search engines build their
own database of search items. They depend on index robots which search the Web, stopping at each site to
find keywords to add to their indexes. Most of them browse every word they find in a document. These

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search engines can produce a huge number of combination for any keyword you enter but many may have
no relevance to your search.

Because search engines can only find hits pages that are linked to other websites or Usenet best articles,
they cannot find sites which stand alone. In addition, they cannot evaluate in any way the material they
find. The result can be that you have a large amount of irrelevant and inappropriate hits and may on the
most helpful site.

Searching for phrases or a single of key words is more effective than searching for miss words. Most
search engines offer advanced search facilities which can be used to combine and exclude words and
phrases from your search.

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