Answer these questions
1. What different things can you do to a window?
2. Match these words to A-L in the screenshot below.
a. Scroll bar __a__ e. Title bar ___b_ i. Left hand pane _E___
b. Menu __b__ f. Icon __k__ j. Tab __c
c. Minimise button __f__ g. Folder ___j_ k. Check box __D_
d. Maximise button __g__ h. Filename __l__ l. Radio button __h__
3. Match actions 1-7 to their results a-g.
1. Double click on the title bar_b_ 5. Click the Minimise button
2. Click on a menu g_ d___
3. Right click on an icon __f__ 6. Drag the title bar__A
4. Slide the scroll bar down _c__ 7. Select the icon _k___
e. To scroll the window down
a. To open a new menu f. To open it
b. And the window fills the screen g. And its background changes
c. If you want to move the window colour
d. To hide the window
4. Do you buy things on the internet? Why/Why not? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of internet shopping?
I don’t buy things online, because it’s not safe and we don’t know if we
are getting in trouble. Nevertheless, buy online it is easy and people who
does not have time to go shopping can use it as advantages.
5. Read this magazine article about Dalya’s job. What are three parts of an
e-commerce system? Which does Dalya find most difficult to set up?
5:
The user interface, the shopping basket and the payment system
6. Find words in the article that match these definitions.
a. Put together two or more things so that they work well together (paragraph 2)
____________components _______
b. Smaller parts of something bigger (paragraph 2)
___system________________
c. Computer programming instructions (p3) _take the costumer information,
credit cart etc__________________
d. Taking a series of steps to do something (p4)
_______organization____________
e. The place to send goods (p4) __ outputs _________________
f. The items that a customer wants to buy (p4) __________item_________
g. Looking after money in an organisation (p4) ___________payment________
7. Read the article again and answer these questions.
a. For which component is appearance important?
The user interface
b. Which component involves integration with something else?
c. What do e-commerce websites use cookies for?
To track the items in the basket
d. For which component is programming mentioned?
Designers
e. Which item involves integration with more than one other component?
Payment processing system
f. Where does the company get delivery information from?
From the payment processing system
g. Why is EDI useful?
EDI Is useful to make others kind of system get data from it
8. There are three acronyms in the article. Underline them and their
meanings.
9. Put these stages of the software development process in the best order.
- The customer checks and approves the final version _5____
- Speak with the people who will use the new software and analyse how
they will use it ___1__
- Plan the project, write the specifications and prepare instructions for the
programmers ___2__
- Test and debug the code __4___
- Write the code _3____
10. Read this interview from Computer World, an online magazine, in
which Jess Wong, a systems analyst, talks about her job. Which of the
stages does she mention?
11. Read the interview again and answer these questions.
a. Why does Jess talk to the client at the beginning of the process?
In order to know who is going to be users
b. Why are the interviews sometimes difficult?
Because you need to interview as many users as possible and take
everything into consideration
c. What does the specification document contains, besides writing?
The user interface
d. Why does the analyst want the client to check the specification document?
Because in order to know if the client is really happy with it
[Link] these definitions with the word in the box. Use the stages in 9
and the interview in 10.
Approve – analyse – debug – detail – interview
a. All the separate features and pieces of information about something
__________________.
b. Think about something very carefully, step-by-step __analyse
________________.
c. Officially say that you are happy with something
___approve_______________.
d. Ask someone questions formally in order to find out information
_______detail___________.
e. Find problems in a computer program and correct them
______________debug____.
13. Answer these questions
a. How do you feel about interviews?
It is ok. Once you are ready there is anything to worry about
b. Have you had an interview?
Yes, I had
c. What was the interview for?
JOB interview
d. What happened in the interview?
They ask question and you answer them
e. How did you feel?
Relax, everything cool
f. What might you be asked about in a job interview?
How much are they going to pay me.
g. At what stage in the interview can you usually ask questions?
At the end
h. What might you ask the interviewer about?
Things about the JOB
[Link] the job advertisement and choose one of the jobs to apply for. Then
follow these steps. So you are going to do everything.
I. Interviewers, think of questions to ask the interviewee. Interviewees,
predict what questions you might be asked and prepare answers. Make
sure you questions and answers include these topics
Experience
Personal skills
Technical skills
Why the candidate wants the job
1. What do you do?
I am a Web developer
2. Do you have any kind of experience?
I do, I used to be web developer. Html and CSS
3. Why do you want this Job?
Because I feel this a great opportunity in order to prove myself with a new
challenge, looking forward to be a better professional.
