TRABAJO DE INGLES

ENGLISH THROUGH COMPUTERS 1 UNITS SOLUTIONS

RICARDO ARIZA HERNANDEZ

084800902015

UNIVERSIDAD DEL TOLIMA

IDEAD
TECNOLOGIA EN GESTIN DE BASES DE DATOS
GRUPO 2
2015

1.3 Discussion:
- At home:
A computer at home can be used for school visits among other things.
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In offices:
a computer in an office serves to facilitate the work.
In banks
a computer in an office serves to facilitate the work.
In factories:
In factories they are used to improve performance and results.
At airports:
They are used for ticket sales and passenger registration.
Schools and universities:
They are used for work and looking for information.
In hospitals:
They are used for patient registration and sick.

Grammar Work
A) Adjectives
Look at the adjectives below. Write the opposite of the adjectives in the spaces:
-Fast: slow
-Intelligent: gross
-Expensive: cheap
-Unreliable: reliable
-Large: little
-Difficult: easy
-Boring: happy
-Full: vacuum
-Long: short
-Good: wrong

B) Now complete this passage, using one of the above objectives for each
bank.

One of the advantages of computers is that they can make calculations very
quickly, very fast compared to people who are comparatively slow.
Because computers are machines, they're smart, do not make mistakes, and
also, they do not mind working for long hours in jobs. The first computers cost a
lot of money; they were big, and they were also very slow, sometimes occupied
an entire room.
D) COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE BY WRITING IN THE MISSING QUESTIONS:
1. They have a computer at home?
No i haven't got a computer at home, but my father uses one at the office.
2. Where does he work?
He works in a bank
3. What kind of p.c has?
Hes got a gradolf P.c
4. How often you use the computer?
He uses the computer every day.
5. The uses that?
Well, he uses it to make calculations and keep records.
6. He likes computers?
Yes, he likes computers a lot. He says they are very useful.
7. Why you not have a computer?
Because they are very expensive and i haven't got any money.
8. How do you want your computer?
It depends, but a P, C, with 2 disk drives and a monitor is about $500.

UNIDAD 2
B)
Whats an abacus?
The abacus is a device used to perform simple arithmetic operations (addition,
subtraction and multiplication).

What was Pascals contribution to the development of computers?

Their addition and subtraction machine, opened many doors in the field of
technology and development of computers.

Who was charles Babbage?

It was a British mathematician and computer scientist. He designed and partially
implemented a calculating machine, mechanical difference to calculate tables of
numbers.

Why did Babbage die disappointed?

Why not finish his invention the analytical engine.

Describe the Harvard mark 1v

Very slow, noisy and very expensive.

2.2 CORRECT CAPTIONS

Can you put the captions below with their corresponding picture?
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2.4

The abacus was the forts mechanical aid for counting.

Pascal didnt have time to develop his calculator.
Jacquards loom helped mechanize the textile industry.
A punch card was used to tell the computer how to count.
Holleriths tabulator.
ENIAC was the father of modern computers.

Pascal invented the mechanical calculator in 1642

Babbage invented the analytical engine
J.W. Mauchly invented the ENIAC

2.5
Its such a good idea, Im reliable it will work
A car has four wheels
Most games like tennis or poker have a set of reliable to follow
I had no difficulty finding your house
Please to try to come to the party we want to see you
I was very difficult when I failed my exam
A computer can cogs much faster than human beings
Computers can sort of our lives by doing a lot of the boring jobs for us

2.7
1. Did Leibniz invent the first real counting machine?
No he didnt, Babbage
2. Did Babbage the tabulating machine?
No he didnt, Herman Hollerith
3. Did Konrad Zuse invent the Colossus machine?
No he didnt, Tommy Flowers
4. Did Aiken invents the Analytical engine?
No he didnt, Tommy Flowers
5. Did J. W. Muchly invents the Analytical engine?
No he didnt, Babbage

UNIDAD 4

C)
J: john true that a team has a brain?
M: Mary not what you mean with a brain?
J: well, where the information is stored is called the CPU and is like the brain of the
computer system.
M: I mean to work for yourself?
J: it not only works with 2 types of RAM and hard drive
M: What is the difference between them?
J: The hard drive is the part where permanent information is stored and RAM
speed is for storage.
M: it is very interesting

A)
1. Find the cheapest computer and the most expensive one.
R = the cheapest is D
The most expensive is A

2. Which is the fastest and the slowest?

R= the fastest is C
It is the slowest D

3. 3. Which one has the most memory, and which one has the least?
R= the fastest is C
It is the slowest D

4. Which do you think is the best buy? Why?

R= the best computer is the A for its processor and RAM disk.

4.5

B).
- I like the most computer, because is fastest
-I dont like the computer because is not interesting
-I think the most computer is the best value for money because is the most
interesting
-I think is a nice printer because it print fastest

C).
Three o'clock last Monday, thy was having lunch
I was reading book when then phone ring
The president was opens the new university when the attacker fire three shots
The pub was drinking beer last night
One oclock were working office