2.1 Software: the basics
A. Choose the correct word to fill the spaces.
i. Turn on your computer. It will usually take a few minutes to. a. boot itself b. boot up
c. get booted
2. Windows XP, Macintosh OSX and Linux are_.
a. operating systems b. operating tools
3. On my computer, I have 3 picture of my cat as the_
a. desktop background
b. desktop picture
4. Microsoft Word. Adobe Acrobat and CorelDraw are programs or.
a. applicators
b, appliers
c. operators
c. desktop scene
c. applications
5. To open Microsoft Word, click on the_.
a. picture b. symbol
6.1 keep ad my digital photos in a a. folder
.called "Photos"
b. packet
7. Is it possible to open Microsoft Excel_
a. texts b. files
. in Word?
8. !n Microsoft Word, to start typing a new letter, open a new. a. document b. page
9. When you_
a. destroy
a document, it's sent to the recycle bin. b. erase
It,
c. icon
c. box
e. pages
c. paper
c. delete
c. dean
10. Deleted documents stay in the recycle bin until you,
a. wash b. empty
11. In Windows, the icon is just a_to the application, if you delete the icon, the application w
still be on your computer, a. connector b. shortcut
12, If the computer crashes, you can try pressing the_
a. restart b. recommence
button.
13. When I've finished using my computer, I always_.
a. close it down b. shut it down
14. If I leave my computer on without using it, after a while it goes into.
a. stand down
b. waiting
c. link
c, replay
C. shut it off
mode, c. standby
2.2 Using software: useful verbs
Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
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Set1
1. arrange the
2. cut and paste
3. install
4. open the document in
5. resize the
6. save it as
a. a Microsoft Word file
b. a new window
c. photo. It's too big.
d. an application
e. some text
f. icons on the desktop
Set 2
1. copy the
2. customize your
3. launch
4. search
5. send the file
6. use the
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a. for a lost file
b. a program
c. "search" function
d. text into a new document
e. to a different folder
f. desktop
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Set 3
1. accidentally deleted an 3. menu
2. exit b. important file
3. dick on that button c. an application
4. pull down a d. as a web page
5. replace the existing e. on the task bar
6. view f. file
Set 4
1. close down an
2. log off
3. look in
a. after a session
b. ail folders
c. application
4. put the file d. hard drive
5. run a e. on a USB memory key
6. wipe the f. program