SỞ LAO ĐỘNG – THƯƠNG BINH VÀ XÃ HỘI ĐỒNG THÁP TRƯỜNG TRUNG CẤP THÁP MƯỜI GIÁO TRÌNH TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH TIN HỌC VĂN PHÒNG Đồng Tháp, năm 2020 Contents UNIT 1. LANGUAGE WORK: THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND MODAL VERB “CAN”. FUTHER READING: TYPES OF COMPUTERS. DIFFERENT TYPE OF COMPUTER.
8 UNIT 2: EVERYDAY USES OF COMPUTER. READING: COMPUTERS IN EVERYDAY LIFE. LANGUAGE WORK: ARTICLES. 12 UNIT 3: KEYBOARD AND MOUSE.
LANGUAGE WORK: THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. SCAN READING: QUIZ. LANGUAGE WORK: MAKING COMPARISON. DESCRIBING YOUR IDEAL PRINTER.
25 UNIT 5: DISK AND DISK DRIVE. WORK IN GROUP. LANGUAGE WORK: REVISION OF PREFIXES. 29 UNIT 6: USING A WORD PROCESSOR.
LANGUAGE WORD: WH- QUESTIONSTHE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. FUTHER READING: HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. READING: NETWORKING FAQS.
LANGUAGE WORK: PHRASAL VERBS. LANGUAGE WORK: MAKING PREDICTIONS. READING: DRAFT LETTERS. LANGUAGE WORD: PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE.
165 UNIT 11: DATABASES AND SPREAD SHEET. LANGUAGE WORK: PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE. READING: TYPES OF ERROR. LANGUAGE WORK: PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS.
WARM UP Task 1. Label the names with the parts of the computer Computer case Printer Mouse Modem Monitor Mouse Speaker Keyboard II. Computers have many applications in a great variety of fields. Look at these photographs of different situations and match them with texts 1 to 4 below.
Airline pilots use computers to help them control the plane. For example, monitors display data about fuel consumption, and weather conditions. In airport control towers, computers are used to manage radar systems, and regulate air traffic. Computers can help students perform mathematical operations and solve difficult questions.
They can be used to teach courses such as computer-aided design, language learning, programming, mathematics, etc. Computer is used with laser and barcode technology to scan the price of each item and present total at a supermarket. Banks use computers to look after their customers’ money. They also control the automatic cash dispensers which, by the use of a personal coded card, dispense money to clients.
Match these titles with the pictures Using an automatic cash dispenser In education, computers can make all the difference Scanning the price of each item and present total at a supermarket Controlling the plane Task 4. When you read texts like these, you đo not always need to understand every word. However, there are words which you can guess from (he context. Look at these words, Are they nouns (n), verbs (v), or adjectives (adj)? 1.
Now find the words in texts 1 to 4, and match them with the meanings below. self-acting, mechanical 2. connected with money 9. powerful computer usually 4.
keep (safe) connected to a network 5. program used for text 6. linked manipulation Task 5. Look at text one again and discuss these questions How are/were computers used in your school? What other areas of study would benefit from the introduction of In my school, computers are used to speed up the process of looking for references in the library.
computers? Example: III. LANGUAGE WORK: The Simple Present And Modal Verb “Can” A. THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE The simple present is a verb tense with two main uses. We use the simple present tense when an action is happening right now, or when it happens regularly (or unceasingly, which is why it’s sometimes called present indefinite).
Examples: Computers are part of our everyday lives They have an effect on almost everything you do He works for GM as a computer programmer. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences using the appropriate form of the verb in the brackets 1. A computer system (consist) ________ of two parts: hardware and software. The majority of computers (use) _______ a standard system of the binary representation of characters.
Each character in a keyboard (have) _______ its own arrangement of eight bits. Floppy disks (be) _________ inexpensive and reusable. It (be)_____a calculating machine that (speed)_______ up financial calculations. MODAL VERB “CAN” “CAN” is one of the most used modal verbs in English.
“Can” is an auxiliary verb ( modal auxiliary verb ). It can be used to express: Ability; Possibility; Permission; Request; Offer. Examples: Computer can help you to find the book you want as quickly as possible. FUTHER READING: Types of Computers Task 7.
Study these details of diferernt tvpes of compultcr. Find the answers to these questions. Which type of computer is: 1. the most common? 2.
small enough for a pocket? 3. the most common portable? 4. used by many people at the same time? 5. used like mainframes? 6.
also called a handheld computer? 7. the most powerful? 8. not suitable for a lot of typing? Types of computer Notes Mainframes Large, powerful, expensive Multi-user systems – used by many people at the same time. Used for processing very large amounts of data.
The most powerful mainframes are called supercomputers. Minicomputers Used like mainframes Not as big, powerful, or expensive as mainframes. Less common now because microcomputers have improved. Microcomputers or The most common type of computer.
Personal computers (PCs) Smaller, cheaper, and less powerful than mainframes and minicoputers. Laptop About the size of a small typewriter. Less common now because smaller and lighter portables are available. Notebook About the size of a piece of writing paper.
The most common type of portable. Subnotebook Not quite as big as notebooks. Can fit into a jacket pocket. Handheld or Palmtop Small enough to fit into the palm of one hand.
Not easy to type with because of their size. Often used as personal organizers. Read the text A. Write a list of as many uses of the computer, or computer applications, as you can think of.
Now read the text below and underline any applications that are not in your list. What can computers do? Computers and microchips have become part of our everyday lives: we visit shops and offices which have been designed with the help of computers, we read magazines which have been produced on computer, and we pay bills prepared by computers. Just picking up a telephone and dialing a number involves the use of a sophisticated computer system, as does making a flight reservation or bank transaction. We encounter daily many computers that spring to life the instant they are switched on (e.
calculators, the car’s electronic ignition, the timer in the microwave, or the programmer inside the TV set), all of which use chip technology. What makes your computer such a miraculous device? Each time you turn it on, it is a tabula rasa that, with appropriate hardware and software, is capable of doing anything you ask. It is a calculating machine that speeds up financial calculations. Ït is an eleetronic filing cabinet which manages large collections of data such as customers’ lists, accounts, or inventories.
Ït is a magical typewriter that allows you to type and print any kind of document - letters, memos, or legal document. It is a personal communicator that enables you to interact with other computers and with people around the world. If you like gadgets and eletronic enteriainment, you can even use your PC to relax with computer games. DIFFERENT TYPE OF COMPUTER Task 9.
Label the pictures (a-e) with words from the box Laptop Desktop PC PDA Mainframe Tablet PC b…………… a……………… c…………. Decide whether these sentences are true of false. Correct the false ones. 1) A mainframe 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 are desktop PCs 4) A laptop is not portable 5) Laptops are not as powerful as desktop PCs 6) Using a stylus, you can write directly onto the screen of a tablet PC 7) A Personal Digital Assistant is small enough to fit into a palm of your hand. 8) A PDA does not allow you to surf the Web Task 11. Benefits of laptops and tablet PCs Your school is considering buying tablet PCs to use in the classroom. Write an email to your teacher explaining the benefits for the students and the school.
UNIT 2: EVERYDAY USES OF COMPUTER I. WARM UP Task 1. We use computers in many different places. Which places can you link these computer document with? In groups, make a list of other places where you find computer documents.
Try to say what the documents are, and what they are used for. READING: COMPUTERS IN EVERYDAY LIFE Task 2. Tick ( ) the computers uses mentioned in the following article Home Art Hospitals Banking Engineering Libraries Shopping Film-making Television advertising Schools Computers are part of our everyday lives. 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 iterns (clothes, food, and books) requires a computer to generate the barcode labels and maintain the inventory. Most television advertisernents and many films use graphics produced by a computer. In hospitals, bedside terminals connected to the hospital’s main computer 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, computers can help you to find the book you want as quickly as possible. LANGUAGE WORK: ARTICLES Study these nouns. a supermarket technology a comupter money Supermarket and computer are countable nouns We say a supermarket and supermarkets.
Technology and money are uncountable nouns. They have no plural and you cannot use them with a or an. Study this paragraph. Computers have many uses.
In shops a computer scans the orice of each item. Then the computer calculates the toal cost of all the items. We use a plural noun with no artcle, or an uncountable noun, when we talk about things in general. Computers have many uses.
Information technology is popular. We use a/an when we mention a countable noun for the first time. In shops a compuer scans the price of each item. When we mention the same noun again, we use the.
The computer calculates the total cost. We use the with countable and uncountable nouns to refer to specific things. The price of each item. The total cost of all the items.
The speed of this computer. Here are some common nouns in computing. Divide them into countable and uncoutable nouns. In the Glossary and in most dictionaries, nouns are marked C for countable and U for uncountable.
Fill in the gaps in the paragraph with a/an or the where necessary The Walsh family have (1)_________ computer at home. Their son uses (2) ______ computer to help with (3)_______ homework and to play (4) _______ computer games. Their student daughter uses (5) ________ computer for (6) _____ projects and for (7) _______ email. Match the places in column A with the computer uses in column B.
factories homes hopitals shops A banks B control machines provide entertainment and information calculate the bill control our money look after patient records and medicines Task 6. Now fill in the gaps in this paragraph about computer uses. Computer are now part of our everyday life. In shops, they (1)_________.
In factories, they (2) ________. In (3)_______________, they look after patient records and medicines. When we have a bank account, a computer (4) _________. In our homes, computers (5) _____________.
FUTHER READING What is a computer? A computer is an electronic a program, which tells the computer machine which can accept data in a what to do. There are three basic certain form, process the data, and hardware sections: the central give the results of the processing in a processing unit (CPU), main memory specified format as information. Perhaps the most First, data is fed into the influential components is the central computer’s memory. Then, when the processing unit.