Info point: Computer language Computers need two elements to function. These are 1 hardware: physical parts of a computer 2 software: programs and instructions, usually in code Match the abbreviations with the spelled-out forms and decide if they represent a piece of hardware or software. Abbreviation Spelled-out form Hardware Software 1 CPU A Local Area Network 2 HTTP B Wireless Local Area Network 3 LAN C World Wide Web 4 RAM D Solid State Drive 5 URL E Central Processing Unit 6 ROM F Random Access Memory 7 WWW G Hypertext Transfer Protocol 8 WLAN H Read Only Memory 9 SSD I Uniform Resource Locator Complete the sentences with the words in the boxes. 1 A URL is used as the of a web page, for example www.cambridge.org. 2 The CPU is always making important calculations and information. 3 A SSD data on computer chips and is an alternative to a . 4 HTTP is a standard way of sending to other computers. What computer programs do you work with on a regular basis? What programs would you like to learn more about? Talk in class. Listen to the radio show about computer programmes. Have you ever had problems like the ones the callers ask about? Listen again and complete the table. Type of program What you can do with it image editing software (e.g. GIMP) edit / retouch / crop / erase pictures Compare your notes with a partner. Did you write down the same things? 27 28 hard drive data decoding stores address 29 a d92hb7 30 45 b c 127 Language skills Extras Explore 10 Now and then Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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