What kind of problems do you face while using computer?

1. What kind of problems do you face while using computer? • Do a little survey in the class and find out what the most common computing problems are Use the table on page 116.

2. Listening 2 Study the form on page 117 and form questions for the items on the form. Ex: for the “reported by” part the technician may ask: Can you give me your name? Do the others with a partner.

3. under warranty (adj. phr.): Word Formation : Definition : a fixed period of timewhena company repairs or replaces a product that develops a fault withinthat time. Synonyms: underguarantee Collocations : to be underguarantee Ex:Is your notebook stillunderwarranty?

4. version (n.): Word Formation : Definition : a particular form of something which varies slightly from other forms of the same thing Collocations : final/lastversion Ex:whichversion of thebsplayer do youuse?

5. reinstall (v.): Word Formation : reinstallation (n.) Definition : set up a program etc. again, installagain Ex:Whenyouhave a problem with an application, tryreinstalling it.

6. get back (phr. v.): Word Formation : Definition : contact (someone) later to give a reply or return a message Ex:Thegirl in thecallcenter of Superonline said “I’ll find out and get back to you”, andtheycalledme an hourlater.

7. quote (v.): Word Formation : quotation (n) Definition : repeat or copy out (words from a text or speech written or spoken by another person): Synonyms: Antonym: unquote Collocations : takequotation, quotefrom Ex:Religiousfigures of Turkeyquotefromthe Koran in theirspeechto be morecredible.

8. take down (phr. v) Word Formation : Definition : writedownspokenwords Ex:I took down the addressshetold.

9. Listening 3 (p. 117) In the recording you will hear two voices: David, computing support officer and Jeniffer, the user. Listen the recording and fill in the service form

10. Listening 3--- Key

11. Listening 3--- Key *MIDI: musicalinstrumentdigitalinterface

12. fault (n.): Word Formation : faulty(adj) , faultless(adj) Definition : a break or other defect in an electric circuit or piece of machinery Synonyms: error Collocations : have/fix/repairfault Ex:Thefaxmachinedoes not work, I think it's got an electrical fault.

13. RAID:redundant array of independent disks Definition : a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit Ex:A RAID subsystem that increases safety by writing the same data on two drives (mirroring), while increasing speed by interleaving data across two or more mirrored "virtual" drives (striping).

14. scheme (n): Word Formation : scheme (v) Definition : an organized plan or system Collocations : design/choosescheme Ex:Therearedifferentschemes of designforwebpages.

15. indicate (v.): Word Formation : indication (n) Definition : point or make clear in another way Synonyms: to show Collocations: clearlyindicate, indicatetosb Ex:Exploratory investigations have indicated large amounts of oil below the sea bed

16. data integrity (n. phr.): Definition : The quality of correctness, completeness, wholeness, soundness and compliance with the intention of the creators of the data Collocations : ensure data integrity Ex: Data integrity is one of the six fundamental components of information security.

17. tolerance (n.): Word Formation : tolerate(v), tolerant(adj) Definition : thecapacitytoendure Antonym: intolerance Collocations : faulttolerance Ex:Some members of the party would like to see it develop a greater tolerance towards contrary points of view.

18. disk-striping (n.): Definition : The spreading of data over multiple disk drives to improve performance. Synonyms: RAID 0 Ex:Disk stripingenables the data to be read more quickly

19. throughput(n): Word Formation : Definition : the amount of material or items passing through a system or process Collocations : data throughput Ex:fast data throughput is neededbysomecomputersystems.

20. configuration (n.): Word Formation : configure (v) Definition : adjust (= make small changes to)a computer system in a particular way Collocations : hardware configuration Ex:the PC comes with a removable hard disk drive as part of the standard configuration

21. uninterrupted (adj.): Word Formation : uninterruptedly (adv), interrupt (v) Definition : without a break in continuity Synonyms:continuous Antonym: interrupted Collocations: uninterruptedflow Ex:The present government has had eight uninterrupted years in office.

22. parity (n.): Word Formation : Definition : a function whose being even (or odd) provides a check on a set of binary values. Synonyms: equality Collocations: parity bit

23. inefficient (adj.): Word Formation : inefficiency(n), inefficiently (adv) Definition : not achieving maximum productivity; wasting or failing to make the best use of time or resources Antonym: efficient Collocations: be/seeminefficient, inefficientsystem Ex:Theairconditioningwasinefficient, andtheroomwasvery hot.

24. elaborate (adj.): Word Formation : elaborately (adv), elaboration (n) Definition : containing a lot of careful detail Synonyms: detailed Collocations: elaborate plan/system, seem/becomeelaborate Ex:They're making the most elaborate preparations for the wedding.

25. SPECIALIST READING- PART A • Toprotect data andprovidefasteraccessto data. • Inthistype of work, thespeed of processing is importantand it is not soimportanthowlong it takestoreplace data • A backupexistsiftheprimarydrivefails • B • Spread acrossallthedrives in thearray • RAID 3,4 and 5 • RAID 0

26. PART B • iii • v • iv • ii • vi • i • F • F • F • T • F • T