ISET SIDI BOUZID Unit Three Jalila ZAAFOURI

Computer and Operating Systems

1) Define what is computer science :

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2) Define what is information :

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3) Define what is a computer:

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►Information can be three types

a- Visual: information is watched by eyes.

Example: ..................................................................................................................
b- Audible: information distinguished by ears.
Example: .................................................................................................................
C-Audio Visual: information which is watched by eyes and distinguished by ears.
Example: ..............................................................................................................

►Treatment of information:

In computer science information / data is treated in three steps:

In the first step the computer… ……………the information.
Then it ……… ………the information.
Finally it ..................………the information.

►The different types of computers:

-The first generation of computers was called: ....................................................

-The second generation of computers was called: ..................................................
-The third generation of computers was called: .........................................................
-The fourth generation of computers was called: ..................................................................

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What is Hardware?
1) Your PC (Personal Computer) is a system, consisting of many components. Some of
those components, like Windows XP, and all your other programs, are software. The
stuff you can actually see and touch, and would likely break if you threw it out a fifth-
story window, is hardware.
2) Not everybody has exactly the same hardware. But those of you who have a desktop
system, probably have most of the components .Those of you with notebook computers
probably have most of the same components. Only in your case the components are all
integrated into a single book-sized portable unit.
3) The system unit is the actual computer; everything else is called a peripheral device.
Your computer's system unit probably has at least one floppy disk drive, and one CD or
DVD drive, into which you can insert floppy disks and CDs. There's another disk drive,
called the hard disk inside the system unit. You can't remove that disk, or even see it. But
it's there. And everything that's currently "in your computer" is actually stored on that
hard disk. (We know this because there is no place else inside the computer where you
can store information.

Answer the following questions from the text:

A- What is meant by software?

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Examples: ........................................................................................................

B- What is meant by hardware?

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Examples: .........................................................................................................

C-what is the difference between floppy disk drive, CD drive, DVD drive and hard disk drive?

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D- Find words in the text having approximately the same meaning as the following:

-several (p1): …………………………

-approximately (p2): …………………………

-to save (p3): ………………………………

-data (p3) :………………………………

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- By reference to figure 1 and 2 try to guess the function of the following computer
components?

1- Monitor: ...........................................................................................................................

2- CPU: ..................................................................................................................................

3- RAM: ..................................................................................................................................

4- Power supply: .......................................................................................................................

5- CD Rom drive: ...................................................................................................................

6- Hard disk Drive: ................................................................................................................

7- Keyboard: ..........................................................................................................................

8- Mouse: ...............................................................................................................................

Figure1: Figure 2:

Figure:

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Language and written expressions

Task 1: Put the words between brackets in the right tense or form.

Each time you turn your computer on, it is a tabula rasa which is capable of (to
do)......................... .................anything you ask. It is a calculating machine that speeds up
(finance) ...............................calculations. It is an electronic filing cabinet which (to
manage)..........................................large collections of data such as customer’s inventories or
(list)................ It is a magical typewriter that allows you (to type) ................................any kind of
document and to interact with other (computer).................................................. If you like gadgets and
electronic (entertaint) ..................., you can even use your PC to relax with computer games.

Task 3: Complete the following paragraph with words from the box.

should- about – that – change – what- resistance- unknown- mystical- perceive

Computers are synonymous with ................................., and any change is usually met with some
resistance. Much of this................................to computers comes from a lack of
knowledge........................... them and to a fear of the................. People seem
to .........................computers as something.............................It is human nature to
fear...............................we don’t understand. But one ............................keep in
mind .........................................computers are merely machines and don’t merit such fear

Task 4: Each underlined word is a mistake. Correct it

a- she's interested at studying computer science.
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b- She wants conducting the experiment.
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c- I enjoy painting the house last week.
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