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ENGLISH FOR IT

LESSON 2:
Computer Essentials

Review Unit 1
Translate these sentences into Vietnamese
1. Thanks to Wi-Fi, it’s now easy to access the internet from
cafes, hotels, parks and many other public places.
2. Online banking lets you transfer between your accounts easily
and securely.
3. Skype is a technology that enable users to make calls over the
Internet for free.
4. In many universities, students are encouraged to give
presentations using PowerPoint in order to make their talks
more visually attractive.
5. The Web has revolutionized the way people do research – with
sites such as Google and Wikipedia, you can find the
information you need in seconds.
6. With the latest mobile phones, you can send texts with
multimedia attachments – pictures, audio, even video.

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Discussions
• 1. What kind of computers do you have?
• 2. How often do you use it? What do you use it for?
• 3. What are the main components of your computer
system?

1. Computer hardware

Monitor Webcam

printer
DVD drive

USB port
CD/DVD
software

Modem or
Mouse Keyboard router

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mouse Monitor/screen DVD drive CPU

Printer

click
sharp
back up
range
displays

New words

(Thiết bị vào)

(Khối xử lí)

(Thiết bị ra)

(Thiết bị lưu trữ)

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New words
1. CPU-Central Processing Unit: bộ xử lí trung tâm
2. RAM- Random Access Memory: bộ nhớ truy xuất ngẫu nhiên-bộ nhớ tạm
của máy tình để CPU truy xuất thông tin và xử lý.
3. Bus: độ lớn của kênh truyền dẫn dữ liệu bên trong RAM
4. ROM- Read Only Memory: Bộ nhớ chỉ đọc-chứa các chương trình được
cài đặt sẵn
5. Cache: bộ nhớ đệm.
6. Floppy disk Drive: ổ đĩa mềm
7. PDA-personal digital assistant: thiết bị hỗ trợ kĩ thuật số cá nhân-Máy
tính cầm tay
8. Mainframe: máy tính lớn,máy tính trạm

COMPUTER SYSTEM

hardware software

Main peripherals
CPU memory

storage input output

DVD drives mouse monitor

keyboard printer
Hard drives

Flash
drives

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Match
c
f
g
h

b
d
i
e
a

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1. ________ is any electronic or mechanical part you can see or touch.

a. hardware b, software c. CPU d. peripherals
2. ________ is a set of instructions which tells the computer what to do.
a. hardware b, software c. CPU d. peripherals
3. _____________ is called the “brain” of the computer.
a. hardware b, software c. CPU d. peripherals
4. _______ are the physical units attached to the computer.
a. hardware b, software c. CPU d. peripherals
5. Monitors and printers are examples of _____________
a. hardware b, software c. input devices d. output devices
6. Mouse, keyboard,... are examples of _______
a. hardware b, software c. CPU d. peripherals
7.__________ are sockets into which an external device may be connected .
a. input b, output c. ports d. peripherals
8.___________ holds instructions which are needed to start up the computer.
a. port b. peripheral c. ROM d. RAM

Further Practice 1
1.A computer system is divided into two parts: hardware and ……… software
2.Software is a set of ……………
instructions that tells the computer what to do.
3.……………….. is programs which can be used on a particular
software
computer system.
hardware
4.Three basic ……………..…… sections are CPU, main memory and
peripherals.
5.The ……………is
CPU the “brain” of the computer.
6.…………… are the physical units attached to the computer.
peripherals
7.Peripherals consist of storage devices, input devices and …………output devices
input
8.………… devices includes mouse and keyboard.
9. DVD drive is a type of…………media.
storage

10.A ……………
mainframe is used by large organizations that need to process
enormous amount of data.
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Further Practice 2
Classified consist prints mechanical execute
processed performs categories software
1. Hardware is any electronic or………………………
mechanical parts you can see or touch.
2. The function of the CPU is to…………….program
execute instructions and coordinate
activities of all the other units.
3. Peripherals…………….of
consist three types: input, output and storage devices.
4. A word processing program is a type of……………….which
software lets the user create
and edit text.
5. The main memory hold instructions and data which are
processed
being……………………by the CPU.
classified
6. A computer is……………….into hardware and software.
7. When the program runs, the computer……………..a performs set of instructions and
processes the data.
8. The computer shows the output on the monitor or ………….. prints the results onto
paper by means of a printer.
9.
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categories
There are two …………….. of network architecture: peer-to peer, where all the
computers have the same capabilities , and client-server, where servers store and
distribute data, and clients access the data.

Further practice 3: True or false

1. A computer system is divided into two parts: hardware and software
 True
2. Hardware is a set of instructions that tells the computer what to do.
 False (software )

3. Three basic software sections are CPU, main memory and peripherals.
 False (hardware)
4.Peripherals consist of storage devices, input devices and output devices.
 True
5. DVD drive is a type of storage devices.
 True
6. Output devices include mouse and keyboard.
 False (input)

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3. Types of computer

Desktop PC Tablet PC laptop

Mainframe PDA

Matching • A. The largest and most powerful computers

which are used for larger-scale computing
purposes in bank, universities and big companies.
1. PCs
• B. Is designed to place on your desk as a home
computer.
2. Laptop
• C. A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen
3. Mainframes and uses batteries for mobile use.

4. PDA
• D. A type of notebook computer that as an LCD
screen on which you can write with a stylus or
5. Tablet PC digital pen

• E. A handheld computer and can be used as

mobile phones, personal organizer or media
players.

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True or false?
 False

 True
 True

 False

 False

 True

 True

 False

4. grammar
I. Phân loại
• 1. ……to be + classified/divided into X types/categories:
phân loại/chia ra X loại/nhóm

• 2. ……to be + classified/divided by…..: phân loại/chia bởi

tiêu chí nào

• 3. There are X types/classes of ….

• 4. X is a type of Y

• 5. ……..includes/consist of……….

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Practice
complete sentences
consists of
1. A computer system ………………………hardware
and software.
can be divided into/are classified into
2. Peripherals………………………………………......
three types: input, output and storage devices.
3. A word processing program ………………software
is a type of
which lets the user create and edit text.
4. …………………………….
There are two types/classes of network architecture:
peer –to-peer, where all computers have the same
capabilities, and client-server, where servers store and
distribute data, and clients access this data.

3: describe this diagram

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• Homework
1. learn new words

2. translate the text “what is a computer?’ into

Vietnamese (google classroom)

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