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INGENIERÍA EN SISTEMAS Y NETWORKING

Name:__________________________________________________________________

Date:________________________ Level: I Group: ______ Term: 1st

I. CORRECT ONE MISTAKE IN EACH OF THESE SENTENCES.

1.The Ulysses SD is a power, expandable computer that offers high end graphics at a low price.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. This workstation is a Pentium processor with dual core technology, 1,024 gigabytes of RAM, and one terabyte of disc space.

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3. We are looking a personal computer. Have you got any fairly basic ones?

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4. PDAs are more cheap than laptops, but laptops are more powerful.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

II. COMPLETE THESE DESCRIPTIONS WITH THE CORRECT UNITS OR MEMORY.

1Professor: Carmen Lucero N. Group: 1


III. COMPLETE THIS DIAGRAM OF A PC SYSTEM.



GRAMMAR

1 Write next to each word C for countable or U for uncountable. 5 points

1. Capacity2. Data3. Device4. Disk5. Drive

6. Memory7. Monitor8. Mouse9. Software 10. speed

2 Fill In the gaps with a / an or the where necessary. 5 points

The Walsh family have 1.___________ computer at home. Their sons use 2. __________ computer to help with 3. __________ homework to play 4. __________ computer games. Their student daughter uses 5. __________ computer for projects.

VOCABULARY

3 Choose the alternative that best complete this text. 5 points

By nrobinson – See all my reviews I bought a new MacBook Pro last month, and I’ve been very happy with it so far. The Intel Core 2 Duo processor is a real bonus, allowing the computer to (1) _____________tasks faster than earlier MacBook models; the 160GB hard drive is large enough to (2) _____________all of my music, photos and videos; and I didn’t even need to buy an external (3)_____________ – the widescreen 17” display is easy to look at, even for long periods of time. Another great feature is the (4)____________ iSight camera; it can be used for webchats, to make video podcasts, or even just to take (5) ____________photos.

A) download, store, word processor, digital, online

B) perform, store, monitor, built-in, digital

C) store, perform, built, online, download

D) built-in, online, monitor, data, word processor



4. Choose the option which best matches the words with their

definitions. 5 points

WORDS DEFINITIONS1. Microchips a. To make or draw plans for

something.2. Design b. Related to money or how money is

managed.3. Financial c. Tiny pieces of silicon containing

complex electronic circuits.4. electronic d. Involving the use of electric

current in devices such as TV sets or computers.

5. print6.

e. to produce texts or pictures with a device.

A) 1a, 2b, 3e, 4c, 5dB) 1d, 2c, 3e, 4b, 5aC) 1e, 2d, 3c, 4a, 5bD) 1c, 2a, 3b, 4d, 5e

5. Match their components to their descriptions. 10 points

1. This kind of memory contains all the instructions your computer needs to activate itself when you switch on. Unlike RAM, its contents are retained when you switch off.

2. This is the brain of the computer.

3. These let you add features such as sound or a modem to your computer.

4. It’s part of the memory store. It has extremely fast access. It’s faster than normal RAM. It can speed up the computer.


EXPANSION SLOTS CACHE MEMORY

CPU

ROMSIMMS


5. These are memory chips. The more you have, the more work you can do at a time. Empty memory slots mean you can add more memory.

LISTENING

6. Listen and write true or false next to each statement. 10 points

True/False1. A main frame computer is less powerful than a PC.

2. A mainframe is used by large organizations that need to process enormous amounts of data.3. The most suitable computers for home use are desktops PCs.

4. You can not input text by using speech recognition with a tablet PC.

5. Laptops are not as powerful as desktops PCs.

7. WRITE THE USES OF COMPUTERS OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FIELDS IN 80 WORDS: 10 POINTS

a) Factories and industrial processesb) Entertainment c) Schools or universities

SPEAKING 2 points

Poor1-2

Fair3-4

Good5-6

Very Good7-8

Excellent9-10

Comprehension(Ability to understand questions and respond appropriately.AccuracyGrammar, Syntax and general structures.FluencyVocabulary, Speed, lack of hesitation)

Pronunciation



(stress, rhythm, intonation)

Total 40/20

Write the letter correspondent to the meaning next to each word on the left

N° A B



1) Mouse a. It is used to connect to the internet.

2) Keyboard b. It is used for operating the system.

3) Motherboard c. It displays the actions that the computer performs on our command.

4) Hard disk d. It is used to input data in to the system so that the system gives output to the user.

5) Monitor e. It contains different elements as memory,

processor, modem, slots for graphic card and land card.

6) Modem f. It is used to store data permanently on computer.

READING

Computers are part of our everyday life. They have an effect on almost everything you do. When you buy groceries at a supermarket a computer is used with laser and barcode technology to scan the price of each item and present a total. Barcoding items (clothes, food and books) require a computer to generate a barcode labels and maintain the inventory. Most televisions advertisements and many films use graphics produced by a computer. In hospitals,

bedside terminals connected to the hospital’s main computers allow doctors to type in orders for blood tests and to schedule operations. Banks use computers to look after their customers’ money. In libraries and bookshops. Banks use computers to look after their customers’ money. In libraries and bookshops computers can help you to find the book you want as quickly as possible.

2.-Tick the computer uses mentioned in the following articles. 11 POINTS

Home shopping art film making

Hospitals television banking schools

Engineering advertising libraries

GRAMMAR

Look at these extracts from various websites. Are the words in bold verbs, nouns, adjectives or adverbs? Choose from the drop-down menu.

3.- Complete the following paragraph. 5 POINTS



A basic PC system can be (1)___________ into two main parts: hardware and software. Software basically means computer programs; for example, your media player is a (2)___________of software. Hardware, on the other hand, (3) ___________of mechanical and electronic equipment. It can be divided (4) ___________ three main types: the CPU, main memory and peripherals. There are three main (5) ___________of peripheral: input devices (keyboard, mouse, etc.), output devices (monitor, printer, etc.) and storage devices (DVD drives, flash drives, etc.)

A) Consisted, type, divided, of, type

B) classified, class, consists, of, types

C) divided, type, consists, into, classes

D) classified, class, includes, into, classes

LISTENING

4. LISTEN AND DECIDE WHETHER THESE SENTENCES ARE TRUE OR FALSE. 8 POINTS

WRITE THE USES OF COMPUTERS OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FIELDS: 20 POINTS

d) Factories and industrial processese) Entertainment f) Schools or universities


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