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A computer quiz.
1.Answer the questions. Use the glossary.
1. What computer system makes it possible to send letters very quickly?
2. What system allows computer users around the world to send and to obtain information?
3. What programs provide colourful pictures and sound?
4. What is the name of a computer-created "world", which seems almost completely real?
5. What is a special term, which means "to obtain stored information from a computer's memory"?
6. What do we call a disk on which a large quantity of information can be stored?
7. What do you call a sudden, unexpected computer failure?
8. What is the term for the electrical or electronic components of a computer?
9. What do we call a large collection of data that is stored in a computer system?
10. What is the term for a set of instructions secretly put into a computer that destroys the information stored in it and stops it from working normally?
11. Where on the Internet can you look for information about products and services offered by a company or organisation?
12. What is WWW?
13. What store of information can you easily put into your pocket?
14. What do we call a set of computer programs to control the operation of a computer?
15. What kind of computer can you use on the plane?
Glossary:
access — to find information, especially on a computer
crash — a complete breakdown of a computer system or program
database — a large amount of information stored in computer system
E-mail (electronic mail) — a system that allows messages to be sent from one computer to another
floppy disk (diskette) — a small removable magnetic disc which is used to store data
hard disk — magnetic disk inside a computer that stores data and programs
hardware — electrical and mechanical parts of a computer system including the screen, the keyboard and the hard disk
laptop — a computer small enough to be held on one's knees for use
multimedia — the combination of sound, graphics and video to present information on a computer
software — programs that run a computer
the Internet — an international network of computers
virtual reality (VR) — the effect produced by using computer images to make places or situations look real when they are not
virus — program secretly introduced into a computer, which makes copies of itself and often damages other programs
web site (site) — a place on the Internet ...