Name: Nelson Mamani Ramos

UNIVERSIDAD PÚBLICA DE EL ALTO – SYSTEM ENGINEERING

TECHNICAL ENGLISH II

HOME WORKS, WEEK MARCH 29 to April 5

Homework1. Define following words according to “Dictionary of computer”

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO BUYING A LAPTOP?

1. Laptop computer. A portable PC, with system unit, screen and keyboard crammed into
one package. They can do pretty much everything a desktop PC can do, but are more
expensive because of the extra miniaturisation required. Also called a- notebook.
2. Processor. The nerve centre of the computer : everything flows through it. Also called the-
CPU. The best known- is Intel’s- Pentium- series. The most important single specification
on any PC is the speed of its processor, usually measured in megahertz (MHz), or latterly
gigahertz (GHz).
3. Graphic card. A video card that contains a graphics coprocessor. A graphics accelerator
can update the video display much more quickly than the CPU can, and it frees the CPU for
other tasks. A graphics accelerator is a necessity for modern software such as graphical
user interfaces and multimedia applications.
4. DVD. ~ (Digital Versatile Disk)- A more advanced version of the standard CD which can
hold far more information, now standard on most PCs. Widely used for high-quality digital
movies and software. DVD drives can also read ordinary CDs.
5. Gigabytes. A unit of computer or device memory equal to 1,024 megabytes (1,024
1,048,576, [230] bytes).

WHAT WILL YOU USE YOUR PC FOR?

1. Web browsing. The Utilities & tools subcategory containing apps to help you when
browsing the Internet
2. System. A set of items or devices working together to accomplish a task. Any application
or process that you want to model. Examples of systems include a computer game, a
process for assembling microchips, and a library information system. An API for accessing
and managing system resources.
3. Netbooks. A portable PC, with system unit, screen and keyboard in one portable package.
Also called a- laptop.
4. Ultraportable. A class of mobile PCs that has a touch screen no larger than 7 inches and a
tablet pen.
5. Desktop. A computer designed to sit on a desk (as opposed to a laptop). InWindows, it
also means the screen you see when you aren’t running any programs, with ‘My
Computer’, the Recycle Bin and so on. The work area on a computer screen that contains
different groups- of apps or content open and available for different tasks or aspects of
your life. Each group of items is called a desktop or virtual desktop.

TIPS FOR LAPTOP SHOPPING

1. Chatting. A real-time conversation via computer using short instant messages between
two or more participants. When a participant types a line of text and then presses the
Enter key, that participant’s words appear on the screens of the other participants, who
can then respond in kind.
2. Digital scrapbook. A feature designed to help users manage random clippings and tidbits
of info.
3. Budget. A statement that estimates projected income and expenses for a period of time. A
financial plan that control expenditures for planned activities.
4. Touchpad. A pressure-sensitive pad which replaces the- mouse- on mostlaptop- and-
netbook- computers.
5. Fingertips. An authentication device that digitally scans an individual’s fingerprint, records
the unique pattern of the individual’s ridges and valleys, and determines if the pattern
matches the pattern of the person who has access permission to a particular device, such
as a computer or a phone, or to a Web site.