Buying a computer

1.

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Match the verbs with the nouns to make common collocations.

-make-

information
ringtones
video calls
records
the Internet
money

2.

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Match the verbs with the nouns to make common collocations.

-store-

information
ringtones
video calls
records
the Internet
money

3.

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Match the verbs with the nouns to make common collocations.

-keep-

information
ringtones
video calls
records
the Internet
money

4.

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Match the verbs with the nouns to make common collocations.

-access-

information
ringtones
video calls
records
the Internet
money

5.

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Match the verbs with the nouns to make common collocations.

-dispense-

information
ringtones
video calls
records
the Internet
money

6.

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Match the verbs with the nouns to make common collocations.

-download-

information
ringtones
video calls
records
the Internet
money

7.

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Fill in the blanks.

Use the collocations from 1 to complete these sentences.

1. They use a database to (keep records\1) of customers, suppliers and orders.
2. Using the built-in camera, you can (make video calls\1) to other 3G mobile phones and see yourself and the person you're talking to on the screen.
3. I (access the Internet\1) using Wi-Fi when I'm travelling.
4. If both card and PIN are valid, the ATM will proceed to (dispense money\1) to the customer.
5. Windows and Mac OS both use different formats to (store information\1) on disk.
6. Most mobile phones allow you to (download ringtones\1), music and wallpapers.

8.

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Match the terms with their definitions.

-mainframe-

The visible and audible result of data processing
A connection point for a peripheral device
A device that enables the computer to read and write data on disk
Performing operations on data, such as calculating, editing, drawing and searching
Data fed into a computer for processing
A large, powerful computer, often serving many connected terminals

9.

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Match the terms with their definitions.

-input-

The visible and audible result of data processing
A connection point for a peripheral device
A device that enables the computer to read and write data on disk
Performing operations on data, such as calculating, editing, drawing and searching
Data fed into a computer for processing
A large, powerful computer, often serving many connected terminals

10.

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Match the terms with their definitions.

-processing-

The visible and audible result of data processing
A connection point for a peripheral device
A device that enables the computer to read and write data on disk
Performing operations on data, such as calculating, editing, drawing and searching
Data fed into a computer for processing
A large, powerful computer, often serving many connected terminals

11.

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Match the terms with their definitions.

-output-

The visible and audible result of data processing
A connection point for a peripheral device
A device that enables the computer to read and write data on disk
Performing operations on data, such as calculating, editing, drawing and searching
Data fed into a computer for processing
A large, powerful computer, often serving many connected terminals

12.

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Match the terms with their definitions.

-disk drive-

The visible and audible result of data processing
A connection point for a peripheral device
A device that enables the computer to read and write data on disk
Performing operations on data, such as calculating, editing, drawing and searching
Data fed into a computer for processing
A large, powerful computer, often serving many connected terminals

13.

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Match the terms with their definitions.

-port-

The visible and audible result of data processing
A connection point for a peripheral device
A device that enables the computer to read and write data on disk
Performing operations on data, such as calculating, editing, drawing and searching
Data fed into a computer for processing
A large, powerful computer, often serving many connected terminals

14.

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Complete the definitions using relative pronouns (who, which, that) and the information.

it enables a computer to communicate with another over telephone lines
he/she writes computer programs
people use for communicating with each other
it acts as the brain of a computer
he/she invades a network’s privacy

1. The CPU is a chip .
2. A hacker is a person .
3. A modem is an electronic device .
4. A software engineer is someone (who writes computer programs).
5. The mobile phone is a device .