Unit 2 Computer essentials

Computer hardware

£] In pairs, discuss these questions.

1 Have you got a computer at home, school or work? What kind is it?

2 How often do you use it? What do you use it for?

3 What are the main components and features of your computer system?

In pairs, label the elements of this computer system.

Read these advertising slogans and say which computer element each pair refers to.

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О Point and click here for power

О Power and speed on the inside

It's quiet and fast

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Displays your ideas with perfect brilliance

Obeys every impulse as if it were an extension of your hand

See the difference - sharp images and a fantastic (g range of colours... it's easy to back up your data before it's too late

Let your computer's ] brain do the work

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... a big impact on the J^{ust what} У^{ои need:}

production of text and graphics ^{a laser} powerhouse

D Find words in the slogans with the following meanings.

1 to press the mouse button..................

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clear; easy to see__________

to make an extra copy of something.

selection_________ _

shows...................

What is a computer?

Read the text and then explain Fig. 1 in your own words.