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English for Students of Informatics Engineering 9

UNIT 2
COMPUTER USERS

A. Building Knowledge

A.1. Explore your knowledge

Activity 1. Look at the picture below. Then, answer


the questions.

1. Who are they?

______________________________________________

2. What they do?

______________________________________________
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3. Do all of them using computer?

______________________________________________

4. When we use the computer? On what purpose we use


that?

______________________________________________

5. Tell me the situation in those pictures one by one?

______________________________________________

6. Why the computer is important in our daily life? Give your


reason.

______________________________________________
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B. Reading: Modeling Text

B.1. Computer Users

Activity 2. Read the explanation about computer user.

 Identify and match the description of each


computer user with the pictures.
A. B.

D.
C.
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Types of Computer User: There are several types of computer


user that we can find in our daily life.

o A home user
Spends time on the computer for personal and
business communications, personal financial
management, entertainment, and web access.

o A small office/home office (SOHO)


Small businesses that are often run out of homes, or
even virtually, as well as self-employed people that
work out of their home.

o A large business user.


Works for a company that has a large number of
employees and computers usually connected to a
network.

o The power user.


The user of this computer such as an engineer,
architect, or desktop Publisher- typically works with
multimedia, which combines several media elements
into one application, and requires the capabilities of a
workstation or other powerful computer.
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Activity 3. After read the description above, answer


these questions below.

1. Who are the computer users?


___________________________________________

2. What do the home computer users usually do?


___________________________________________

3. What does SOHO stand for?


___________________________________________

4. What is meant by a large business user?


___________________________________________

5. Who are the power users? How do they use computer?


___________________________________________

6. Let‟s reflect to yourself, according to you, which computer


user you are? Why do you say that? Explain it with
reasons.

___________________________________________
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Activity 4. Find it and Translate!

Here are words and phrases taken from the answer in


activity 3. Translate them into Indonesian.

web : Home user :


access : small office :
employee : business communications :
self-employed : web access :
network : self-employed :
engineer : business user :
architect : power user :
desktop : desktop Publisher :
multimedia : home user :
application : :
workstation :
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B.2. Popular Jobs in Cyber Position

Activity 5. Explore your knowledge. Read aloud the


text!

1. Computer Systems Analyst

In this position, analysts design and develop computer systems, and


they are the expert at every facet of hardwares, softwares, and
networks. Analysts also evaluate the systems and research the
industry for better products to enhance their existing system.

2. Cloud Specialist

Cloud specialists organize and give configuration to the intonation


infrastructure in the sky. Because this is still an emerging technology,
these architects are highly sought after and one of the top-paying
professions in the industry.

3. Health IT specialist

Health IT is booming, especially with affordable Care Act coming on and


transition from paper to electronic health records. Health IT specialist
will mix computer knowledge will record keeping skills, medical coding,
and billing.
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4. Database administrator

Database administrators create, upgrade and test for database.

5. Web developer

Web developers are in high demand because they have a great


understanding of what makes a good operating system. They create
web pages, web applications and web content with their knowledge
of what the average surfer finds visually stimulating and how to
optimize sites for mobile tech, among numerous other skills.

6. IT Manager

These managers are the contact person when your email won't
send or Microsoft Word doesn't open. As the head of the IT
department, they ensure that a company's network is operating
smoothly and that dangerous threats like malware are minimized.

7. Computer Systems Administrator

The expertise of network and computer Systems administrators is


essential to every office. Aside from maintaining a healthy computer
network, they also lend their tech knowledge to maintaining
telecommunication networks.
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8. Mobile Application Developer

Because of our highly-mobile lifestyle, mobile application developers


are and will be in high demand for years to come, especially as
mobile devices and technology becomes increasingly sophisticated.

Activity 6. Match the description to the job!

 They create web pages,


o Comp. Forensic
web applications and
Investigator
web content.

 They design and develop


o Comp. System
computer systems
Administrator
 They search for crime,
and evaluate information o Database
from computer system. Administrator

 They will record keeping


skills, medical coding,
o Web Developer
and billing.

 They create, upgrade


o Health IT
and test for database.
Specialist
 They create and develop
o Mobile
application for mobile
Application
phone
Developer
 They ensure that a
company's network is o IT Manager
operating smoothly and
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that dangerous threats


like malware are
minimized.

 They lend their tech


knowledge to
maintaining o Comp. System
telecommunication Analyst
networks.

Activity 7. Find it and Translate!

Translate them into Indonesian.

account : Computer Forensic :


database : Investigator :
surfing : Computer System :
site : Administrator :
webpage : Database Administrator :
network : Web Developer :
networking : Health IT Specialist :
World Wide : Mobile Application :
Web : Developer :
Hardware : IT Manager :
Software : Computer System :
Malware Analyst
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C. Writing: Sentence Construction

Activity 8. Write your dream and hope for the future!

1. Write down your dream Job in the future! Give reasons


why you want that Job.
2. Write 10 of your wishes for the future!
3. Take a picture of yourself/Make a short video.
4. Post your Dream and Hope picture or video on Instagram,
Facebook or YouTube!
5. Make it as creative as you can.

Example:
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VOCABULARIES

computer /kəmˈpjuːtə/ …………………


purpose /ˈpɜːpəs/ …………………
user /ˈjuːzə/ …………………
picture /ˈpɪktʃə/ …………………
daily /ˈdeɪli/ …………………
live /laɪv/ …………………
life /laɪf/ …………………
home /həʊm/ …………………
office /ˈɒfɪs/ …………………
personal /ˈpɜːsənl/ …………………
business /ˈbɪznəs/ …………………
entertainment /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/ …………………
web /web/ …………………
communication /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn/ …………………
management /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/ …………………
financial /faɪˈnænʃl/ …………………
self-employed /ˌself ɪmˈplɔɪd/ …………………
network /ˈnetwɜːk/ …………………
engineer /ˌendʒɪˈnɪə/ …………………
architect /ˈɑːkɪtekt/ …………………
desktop /ˈdesktɒp/ …………………
analyst /ˈænəlɪst/ …………………
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hardware /ˈhɑːdweə/ …………………


software /ˈsɒftweə/ …………………
research /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ …………………
industry /ˈɪndəstri/ …………………
product /ˈprɒdʌkt/ …………………
cloud /klaʊd/ …………………
specialist /ˈspeʃəlɪst/ …………………
health /helθ/ …………………
administrator /ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtə/ …………………
application /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/ …………………
developer /dɪˈveləpə/ …………………
sophisticated /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/ …………………
forensic /fəˈrensɪk/ …………………
coding /ˈkəʊdɪŋ/ …………………
database /ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/ …………………
knowledge /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ …………………
surfing /ˈsɜːfɪŋ/ …………………

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