Lesson 3: Storage devices
I. Discussion questions
1. What is the main function of a hard disk?
2. Can you think of one advantage that hard disks have over floppies?
3. What kind of technology is used by CD-ROM disks and drives?
4. What’s data transfer rate?
5. Which units is used to measure hard disk capacity?
II. Test questions
1. You …. write anything onto a CD-ROM disk?
A. can not
B. should not
C. can
D. should
2.We store data and program permanently in ….?
A. Hard disk, floppy disk
B. Hard disk, RAM
C. ROM, hard disk, floppy disk
D. ROM, hard disk, floppy disk, RAM
3. Optical disks can store information at much higher …. than magnetic disk?
A. Density
B. Densities
C. Quantity
D. Quantities
4. Storage devices (floppy, hard or optical disks) ….?
A. Handle one or more floppy disks
B. Enable data to go into the computer’s memory
C. Provide a permanent storage of both data and programs
D. A, B and C
5. Which word is similar to "recording head?
A. read head
B. write head
C. read and write head
D. All are correct
6. Which kind of disk is suitable for dictionaries and encyclopedias?
A. CD.
B. CD ROM
C. DVD
D. Floppy
7. What is not true about CD-R drive?
A. You can read information on it.
B. You can write information on it
C. You can delete information on it
D. B & C
8. You cannot write with …. drive
A. CD-ROM
B. CD-R
C. CD-RW.
D. Magneto-optical
Lesson 4: Basic software
I. Discussion questions
1. What is the function of the operating system?
2. What computing environments based on garphics are mentioned in the text?
3. What makes word processor superior to traditional typewriters?
4. Make a list of the most important features offered by word processors?
5. What can you do on the Internet? Make a list of possible applications?
6. What do the acronyms ‘CAD’, ‘CAM’, and ‘CAE’ stand for?
7. What are the effects of computer viruses?
II. Test questions
1. What is the program used for text manipulation?
A. Graphics design
B. Spreadsheet
C. Word processor
D. Animation
2. What has the same meaning as monitor?
A. Screen
B. Visual display unit
C. A & B
D. None
3. When do we use mail merging?
A. When we want to send messages to a lot of people
B. When we want to design beautiful letter
C. When we want to send a message a friend
D. A & C
4. Files can be …. by adding new information or delete old ones.
A. sorted
B. recorded
C. updated
D. All are correct
5. How can we make an image bigger or smaller?
A. Put the cursor on it, hold down the mouse and drag
B. Grab one corner of the image and drag
C. Double click on the image
D. A & B
6. How do you load a document to use?
A. click on it and press "Return" key
B. double click on it
C. move the mouse
D. A & B
7. How big is the mouse?
A. a pack of card
B. palm-sized
C. a hand
D. A & B
8. How can we move an image from one place to another?
A. Put the cursor on it, hold down the mouse and drag
B. Grab one corner of the image and drag
C. Double click on the image
D. A & B
Lesson 5: Creative software
I. Discussion questions
1. What are the advantages of creating three-dimensional images?
2. What kinds of document can be produced with desktop publishing software?
3. What types of data are integrated in multimedia applications?
II. Test questions
What is a pixel?
A. a kind of bit
B. a tiny dot on the screen
C. the bigest element of a display surface
D. B & C
2. Characters and images are made up of …. ?
A. pixels
B. dots
C. smallest elements of the surface
D. All are correct.
3. Move the mouse one inch, the pointer leaps_____ inches
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
4. Why is Graphical user interface successful?
A. It is easy to use
B. It is fast
C. It helps users more creative
D. All are correct
5. How do you run a program on a computer with graphical user interface?
A. typing many commands are not correct
B. typing one command
C. A & B are correct
D. A & B are not correct
6. Why is Graphical user interface fast?
A. Because it has a lot of commands
B. Because it has mouse
C. Because it has icons
D. B & C
Lesson 6: Programming
I. Discussion questions
1. Do computers understand human languages?
2. What are the differences between low - level and high - level languages?
3. Who invented Java? When was Java developed?
4. Can Java run on any computer (Mac, PC, or UNIX workstation)?
5. What are Java’s small programs called? What can you do with them?
II. Test questions
1. Language for creating a web page is …. ?
A. High level language.
B. Low level language.
C. Machince code
D. HTML
2. HTML is …. ?
A. hypertext language
B. software
C. Internet service provider
D. A & C
3. The language Insed to create text on the Web?
A. txt
B. doc
C. pdf
D. Html
4. High-level language is converted into low-level language by Assemler?
A. True
B. False
5. One instruction in low-level language can be converted into many instructions in
machine code?
A. True
B. False
6. The program that is written by low-level language is called source program?
A. True
B. False
Lesson 7: Computers tomorrow
I. Discussion questions
1. How can a PC be connected to another computer?
2. What data communication systems can you thinks? Make a list.
3. Can viruses enter your PC from the Internet?
4. What is a computer network?
5. What are the benefits of connecting computers and peripherals in a network?
II. Test questions
1. Which can help you share files with others?
A. commission
B. aspect
C. Network
D. password
2. The documents or files go with your email are called …?
A. firewall
B. freeware
C. shareware
D attachment
3. What is not true about fibre cables?
A. It require less space.
B. It carry electricity
C. It transmit fast
D. It is not affected by electromagnetic field
4. The process of encoding data so that some users can't read te data is known as ….
A. decryption
B. encryption
C. firewall
D. virus protection
5. What does not link computers?
A. telephone lines
B. fibre-optic cables
C. satellite
D. software
6. What is true about hackers?
A. They break into computer systems for fun.
B. They break into computer systems to steal important information.
C. They break into computer systems to infiltrate viruses
D. All are correct
7. Computer devices connected in a network are called ….?
A. transceiver
B. gateway
C. nodes
D. protocol
8. A device that translate protocols between dijfferent networks is …. ?
A. transceiver
B. gateway
C. nodes
D. protocol
