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WHAT IS ICT? 1.1 Vocabulary guessing words in context • prefixes and suffixes
A Read the text. The red words are probably familiar to you in general English. But can you think of a different meaning for each word used in an ICT context? Change the form if necessary (e.g., change a
noun into a verb).
Anna phoned the language school to say she had a virus and was too ill to work. She found a little bit of chocolate in the fridge, plugged in her CD player, and sat down to browse through her TV magazine and play with her pet mouse. On the table there was a menu for a local Chinese restaurant. Anna was choosing lunch when the postman arrived with a package addressed to her. She stepped out to get it and the door closed behind her. Anna realized her keys were inside the house and she was locked out.
B Read these sentences from ICT texts. Complete each sentence with one of the red words from Exercise A. Change the form if necessary.
1 Select an option from the drop-down 2 The smallest unit of data in a computer is a 3 Anti
4 High-level programming numbers and symbols.
. , short for binary digit. software protects computers from infection. , such as C and C++, are made up of letters,
5 To view information on the Internet you need a web 6 Click on the 7 This software
9 Most Internet 10 You may need to install a begin www. to play music or watch films on your computer.
C Study the words in box a. 1 What is the connection between all the words?
2 What is the base word in each case? 3 What do we call the extra letters? 4 What is the meaning of each prefix? 5 Can you think of another word with each prefix?
D Study the words in box b. 1 What is the connection between all the words?
2 What is the base word in each case? 3 What do we call the extra letters? 4 What effect do the extra letters have on the base word? 5 Can you think of another word with each suffix?
E Use words from this page to label the pictures on the opposite page. Add labels for other items in the pictures.
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antivirus centimetre gigabyte hyperlink Internet kilobit microchip millisecond miscalculate output restart subnetwork superhighway telecommunications undetected
classify computerize connector developer digital downloading electronic instruction management mobility paperless performance software technology variable
. twice to open the program. includes a number of programs that businesses will find useful.
8 One way to protect data is to encrypt it so that only someone with the correct , or password, can open it.
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