ca Electronic Version: — ia \ Buldoz@r(2ZI-06) 3 : seeingInfotech English for computer users Third edition Student’s Book Santiago Remacha Esteras #8 CAMBRIDGE '@) UNIVERSITY PRESSCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521754286 © Cambridge University Press 1993, 1999, 2003 This publication is in copyright. Subject co statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, n0 reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press First published 1993 Second edition 1999 Third edition 2003, Sth printing 2006 Printed in Dubai by Oriental Press A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN-13 978-0-521-75428-6 Student’s Book ISBN-10 0-521-75428-3 Student's Book ISBN-13 978-0-521-75429-3 Teacher's Guide ISBN-10 0-521-75429-1 Teacher's Guide ISBN-13, 978-0-521-75430-9 Audio Cassette ISBN-10 0-521-75430-5 Audio Cassette ISBN-13. 978-0-521-75431-6 Audio CD ISBN-10 0-521-75431-3 Audio CD ISBN-13, 978-0-521-53288-4 CD Workbook ISBN-10 0-521-53288-4 CD WorkbookContents Map of the book Thanks and Acknowledgements Section 1 Computers today Unit 1 Computer applications Unit 2. Computer essentials Unit 3. Inside the system Unit 4 Bits and bytes Unit 5 Buying a computer Section 2 Input/output devices Unit 6 Fpe, click and talk! Unit 7 Capture your favourite image Unit 8 Viewing the output Unit 9 Choosing a printer Unit 10 1/0 devices for the disabled Section 3 Storage devices Unit 11 Magnetic drives Unit 12. Optical breakthrough Section 4 Basic software Unit 13 Operating systems Unit 14 The graphical user interface Unit 15 A walk through word processing Unit 16 Spreadsheets Unit 17 Databases Unit 18 Faces of the Internet iv viii ” 16 20 25 26 31 35 39 4 49 50 59 64 68 74 77 Section 5 Creative software Unit 19 Graphics and design Unit 20 Desktop publishing Unit 21 Web design Unit 22 Multimedia Section 6 Programming Unit 23 Program design Unit 24 Languages Unit 25 The Java revolution Unit 26 Jobs in computing Section 7 Computers tommorrow Unit 27 Blectronic communications Unit 28 Internet issues Unit 29 LANs and WANs Unit 30 New technologies Notes for Student A Notes for Student B Glossary Acronyms and abbreviations Trademarks 87 88 93 oF JOL 106 107 Ht 4 us 122 123 128 133 138 143 147 151 158 160Map of the book LISTENING. READING UNIT Section 1 1 Computer applications ‘Computers today 3 Inside the system 5 Buying a computer Section 2 input/output \ devices, 7 Capture your favourite image 9 Choosing a printer Section 3 11 Magnetic drives Storage devices Section 4 Basic software M4 Tig ray Using computers at work Describing a computer system Buying a computer in a shop Types of scanners Inkjet printers Buying a removable drive Whar can computers do? What is inside a PC system? | Computers for particular work situations The eyes of your PC scanner, digital camera and caracorder Facts and opinons in advertisements Tipes of printers Adverts for printers Tes of drives Technical details aves ie onc eeSPEAKING, WRITING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY How arelwere computers used in your school? Specific computer applications Present siniple passive Data + 3rd person singular verb Word fields: computers in education, banks, sports, airports, medicine, factories, entertainment Your ideal computer system Contextual reference Defining relative clauses ‘Acronyms and abbreviations: CPU, ALU, RAM, ROM, MHz, GH, bit, SIMM, DIMM Role play: buying a computer Describing the printer you would like to use Recommending a computer toa friend Completing a digital camera advertisement ‘the pras and cons of the printer you use Comparatives and superlatives Discourse cohesion: reference signals and linking devices Comparison: revision Vocabulary tee: terminology Wore building: suffices Persuasive words in advertisements ‘pes of printers: dot-matrix, ‘inkjet, thermal, laser printers, Jmageseters, plotters ‘How to protect your data A sunmary Instructions with musvimust not T Floppy, harddisk, tape drive, removable cartridge, track, ecco, format, magneti,readhvrte heads, rectory access time, data transfer rate, fragmentation Suffixes: sc, sm, ne, ieabe, -er 4 esi aE sms, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, Gils: winclaws, icons, pulldown menus, pointer, user-friendly, folderuNIT LISTENING READING Spreadsheet programs 18 Faces of the Internet Internet sofware: email, Web browser, newsreader, IRCichats, FTP conferencing, Telnet 20 Desktop publishing A multimedia system Software: revision Multimedia magic! Multimedia on the Webs recognizing file formats Section 6 Programming, A short description of Visual BASIC 26 Jobs in computing ‘A job interview Job advertisements Section 7 27 Electronic communications | Interview about eybercafés | Channels of communication Computers tomorrow 28 Internet isues Cyberspace: benefits and Security and privacy on the Internet dangers for children Hackers! 29 LANs and WANs Acomputer network Network configurations Worldwide communications 30 New technologies Palmtops New products viSPEAKING WRITING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY Visual representations | Producing an invoice with ‘Spreadsheets: cell, column, row, | versus spreadsheets | spreadsheet program formula, invoice, expenses Internet applications | Replying to.an email — | be going 10 + infinitive Modem, Internet service provider, Holidays: Questionnaire | message ‘Web browser, newsgroup, IRC, online chatting, Telnet, FTE HTML, hypertext, link, URL, intranet Describing 2D and ‘Gerunds (ing nouns) Graphics: patterns, primitives, SD graphics attributes, dithering, zoom, rotation, scaling, rendering Exchanging information | A letter to a newspaper | Affixation, conversion, DIP packages: layout application, about computers compounding imagesetter, service bureau, font for neuspapers software design, import “Answering questions | Greating your own Web | Modal verbs ‘Web design: website, home page, about a ypical bome — | pages HTML tag, Web editor, hyperlink, Describing the process | Conditional clauses ‘Multimedia PC: sound card, MIDI, ‘of making a movie animation, video editing, File ona PC formats: tm, if, ipg, mp3, mpg Sharing information abou computer languages salt COS * | Discussing personal | Letter applying for a job | For, since and ago Jobs: programmer, DTP operator, qualities and Past simple and present computer operator profesional sill perfect Planning a cybercaté | Mini project. Designing ‘Data Communication systems: fx, with a partner acybercafé teletext, the Intemet, BBS Prefixes: tee, auto, inter trans- Discussing computer | A.summary of a Past simple (revision) Internet security: yser name, crime, security, privacy, | discussion in small password, encryption, decryption, Internet ratings, ete. | groups hacker, cookies, digital certificate, fier, computer crimes | Describing nwo networks | Descriptions of network | Prepositional phrases "Networks: LAN, WAN, nox, conneced via satellite | connections Of ‘reference’ transceiver, protocol, token, gateway, ADSL, fibre optics Discussing the advantages} Making predictions | will + infinitive New technotogies: WAR, UMTS, and limitations of The future continuous | mobile phone, virtual reality, ‘handbeld computers The future perfect Internet TY, wireless, Bluetooth rmayfmighticould + inf palmtop, PDA viThanks ‘The author would especially like to express his gratitude to Paz, Marina and Violeta. My special thanks to Will Capel for his help. Thanks are also due to teachers and students of Instituto Pilar Lorengar, Zaragoza Angel Benedi for his generous advice on technical aspects, Ben Graham for editing the typescript Acknowledgements ‘The author and publishers are grateful to the authors, publishers and others who have given permission for the use of copyright material identified in the text. It has not been possible to identify the sources of all the material used and in such cases the publishers would welcome information from copyright owners. (P= page; t = top; ¢ = centre; b = bottom; | = left; r = right) pp 45-46: Adapted extract from ‘Computers for the disabled" by Joseph J. Lazzaro, reprinted with permission from the June 1993 issue of BYTE magazine © by McGraw-Hill Inc. New York NY. All rights reserved; pp 69, 72, 93-94: Reprinted from Understanding Computers by Nathan Shedroff, ]. 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