A Vocabulary 1 Match the verbs (1-6) with the nouns (a-f) to make common collocations. 1 make 2. information 2 store b tingtones 3 keep video calls 4 xcess records 5 dispense € the Internet € download f money 1 mark for each conect answer Total_/6 2. Use the collocations from 1 to complete these sentences. 1 Theyuseadatabaseto suppliers and orders. 2. Using the built-in camera, you can_—_ to other 3G mobile phones and see yourself and the person yout talking to on the screen. 1____ using WiFi when Fm travelling. lf both card and PIN are valid, the ATM will proceed to tothecustomer, Windows and Mac OS both use different formats to of customers, OT ‘Most mobile phones alow youto___ ‘music and wallpapers. marks for each conect answer Total_/12 |3. Match the terms (1-6) with their definitions (a-f). mainframe Oo input Oo processing a citpan o ékdive o port Oo ‘The visible and audible result of data processing ‘Aconnection point for a peripheral device ‘device that enables the computer to read and write data on disks Performing operations on data, such as calculating, editing, drawing and searching ‘Data fed into a computer for processing A large, powerful computer, often serving many connected terminals Jrrarks for each comect answer Total_12 B Language work 4 Complete the definitions 1-5 using relative pronouns (who, which, that) and the information ina-e. ThePVeadtp—_ Ahacker is a person, ‘Amodem is an electronic device ___ Asoftwate engineer is someone ‘The mobile phone is a device. it enables a computer to communicate with another over telephone lines he/she writes computer programs people use for communicating with each other 4. itactsas the brain of a computer © he/she invades a network's privacy 2 mas for each conect answer 5. Match the extracts from the dialogue in 6 (1-7) with the language functions that they are expressing (a-g). They'eboth very fast we're looking for a portable computer ‘how much do they cost? asa 154" lDscreen ‘you're obviously geting. fester computer, with more memory ‘Doyou need any help? What's the storage capacity of the hard disk? Offering help Explaining what you are looking for Asking for technical specs Giving technical specs. Describing ‘Comparing ‘Asking the price 1 mark for each comect answer Total_/10 ooo 0000 e-nmance vo Total_7 6 Complete this dialogue with the extracts from Exercise 5 (1-7). Assistant: Good moming. (1) ? George: Um.yes,@)___-Haveyou got any basic laptops? Assistant: Yes. At the moment we've got these two models: The Lenovo ThinkPad R60 notebook, which has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at 183 gigahertz, and the Toshiba Satellite A205, a laptop with a processor ‘operating at 20 gigahertz. 3) ‘and reliable. ‘And which has the most RAM?Well, the ThinkPad has 1,024MB, which can be ‘expanded up to 3GB, and the Toshiba Satellite has 2,048M8, expandable to 4GB, Fight. (4) | ‘The ThinkPad has a capacity of 1608, and the Toshiba Satellites hard drive can hold 25068. Annie: And what about the screen? Is there any difference? Assistant: The ThinkPad notebook (5) = ” and the Toshiba comes with a 17" widescreen monitor. Both have a camera built right into the display, for video chats. Annie And (6). ? Assistant: The ThinkPad costs £749 and the Toshiba Satellite is £1,099, For that price (7) _ anda larger screen, Pau: Do they come with Windows Vista pre-installed? Assistant: Yes, they both come with the Home Premium ‘version; they also include internet software, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support Paul: OK, well, thanks very much. We need to go away and think about it. 2 marks for each correct answer ‘Total_/14 C Reading 7 Read the text and then answer these questions. 1. What sort of power supply does @ POA use? 2. What kind of screen do PDAs have? 3 How do you write characters with a stylus ifthe PDA doesrit include handwriting recognition? What are the four major operating systems for PDAS? ‘What sort of things can you do with a PDA? 6 What ae the limitations or disadvantages of handheld computers over standard PCs? 7. How can you exchange data between a PDA anda standard PO 2 masks fer each correct answer wa Total _/14 How do PDAs work? APDA (personal digital assistant is a handheld organizer with phone and internet capabilities. PDAS are aso called palmtops and pocket PCs. They run on batteries. PDAs vary in how you input data and instructions. Some devices use a stylus to write, draw or make selections on 2 touch-sensitive LCD screen. Software inside the PDA recognizes hand-written characters and converts them into editable tex. Ifthe device doesn't incorporate handwriting recognition, you use the stylus to tap on the letters of miniature on-screen keyboard In addition, many devices ‘now include a small QWERTY keyboard. They may also have a speech recognition system, which reacts to the user's voice, and a few buttons to launch programs and scroll through the files. ‘As for the operating system, most PDAs run on Windows ‘Mobile or Palm OS. However, BlackBerry wireless devices use FIM, from Research In Motion, and Nokia and Samsung smartphones use the Symbian OS. A smartphone isa full featured mobile phone with PDA capabilities. Today's PDAS come with PIM software that lets you manage | personal information, such as contacts, appointments and to-do lists. They can be used as aredio or MP3 player, play games, record voice and video, act as GPS devices, and connect to the Intemet through WE-Fi access points or cellular data networks. Some PDAS can aso 1un pocket versions of MS Word. Excel.a web browser and an email program. PDA processors are smaller, cheaper and less powerful than those in standard PCs. A widely used microprocessor is ‘ARM, based on @ FISC (reduced instruction set computer) architecture, which reduces chip complexity by using simpler instructions. Unlike standard computers, PDAS dont have a hard disk; they store the basic programs (operating system, calendar, cakculator, etc) in @ ROM chip. The programs that you add and the data being processed are held in the RAM chips. The newest PDAS use flash memory instead of RAM. Flash memory is non-volatile ~ ie. it retains its information when the power's off Flash memory cards are ideal for storing the User's favourite music, picture and video files. Most models can synchronize toa PC — ie. exchange data ‘and update it— in case you want to access the same data ‘on both devices. To synchronize and transfer data, you need toconnect your PDA to a standard PC via a USB cable or wirelessly, Modern devices support two types of wireless ‘connections: IDA, which uses infrared light bears similar to TV remote controls, and Bluetooth, which uses radio waves to communicate over short distances with Bluetooth-enabled devices (laptops, mobiles, etc). 8 Find words in the text with the following meanings. 1 special pen used as an input device on a pressure-sensitive screen, 2. the process of converting spoken words into text or commands, 3 amobile phone with computing functions _ 4 asatellte navigation system 5 acomputer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions 6 atype of memory that holds its content without power 7 having no wires | mark for each conectanswer Total _f D Writing 9 Drawa diagram of the hardware and software components of your computer. Then describe the ‘components and their functions. Use classifying expressions (e.g. consists of... , includes... , ... are classified into X types). ‘Total _/w TOTAL A+B+C+D_/ ™