WHAT'S INSIDE A COMPUTER?
1. BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) A
2. Chipset F
3. Microprocessor B
4. Drive Bays C
5. Case Fan E
6. Motherboard I
7. Memory D
8. Modem K
9. Power Supply H
10.Sound Card G
11.Video Card J
Tuesday, 24 May 2016
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Friday, 15 April 2016
Session 21
SESSION 21
Practice: create a travelling brochure for Barcelona , with information about it and useful information for visitors (safety, eating out, clubbing etc). Then upload it using issuu and post it in your blog.
Practice: create a travelling brochure for Barcelona , with information about it and useful information for visitors (safety, eating out, clubbing etc). Then upload it using issuu and post it in your blog.
Friday, 8 April 2016
Session 19
SESSION 19
IMAGE FORMATS
IMAGE FORMATS
ACTIVITY:
a)Find out the most common formats for images and write a shortdescription of the features of each of them.
JPG: most used.Compresses the data to be very much smaller in the file.
TIF: the highest quality format for commercial work.
GIF: does not retain printing resolution values.
PNG: remains excellent lossless compression.
b) Which image format preserves the quality better when it is compressed? TIF
TIF: the highest quality format for commercial work.
GIF: does not retain printing resolution values.
PNG: remains excellent lossless compression.
b) Which image format preserves the quality better when it is compressed? TIF
Friday, 11 March 2016
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Session 14
SESSION 14
That other people saw it
HAITI:
1.What is a hacker?
Who illegally accesses computers.
2.What is a virus?
A part of a computer program planed to shut down a system.
3.What is a router?
It moves information along the internet sending the shortest and faster path to destination computers.
4.What can happen when packets of information are sent by internet?That other people saw it
HAITI:
Haiti people, have to fetch water every day to a site that is 3 hours from where they live.
5 million people of 8.5 million haven’t got clean water. People die of dehydration and get sick because of drinking dirty water.
Forty percent of the people in Haiti lack access to clean water and only one in five have access to a sanitary toilet.
TASK 3: INTERNET SAFETY.
The Internet has a wealth of information, but it can also be dangerous, especially for kids. How can kids be safe when they chat or blog or use the Internet? Think about two aspects: technical safety and personal safety.
KEY:
Prohibition: You mustn't
Obligation: You must
Advice: You should / you shouldn’t.
YOU MUST
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YOU MUSTN'T
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YOU SHOULD
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YOU SHOULDN’T
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Have a difficult password
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Chat with stranger
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Install an antivirus
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Send private photos
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Desactivate or cover the webcam
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Give your address.
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Denunciate
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Write private information
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reveal your actual location
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Choose a nick name that doesn’t give away your real name
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Enter in +18 web
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Has anything dangerous ever happened to you when you were chatting or surfing the Internet?
No.
Friday, 4 March 2016
Friday, 26 February 2016
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Session 9
SESSION 9
1. Put the E-mail term next to the correct definition
1.the main part of an email where you write the information you want to communicate. Message
2.click here to send your message. Send
3.the line where you write the title of your message. Subject
4.the cc line;the line where you write the email addresses of other people who want to receive your message. Cc:
5.the blind copy line; an address here gets a copy of the message, but other recipients don’t know. Bcc:
6.click here to specify the file you want to attach and send withthe message. Attachments.
7.the line where you write the email address of the person you are sending your message to. To:
8.click here to save your unfinished message without sending. Save draft.
9.click here to cancel your message. Cancel
10.click here to check the spelling of your message. Spell check
Friday, 19 February 2016
Session 7
SESSION 7
1. True or false.
2.The Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) are the same thing. FALSE
5.You need the newest' fastest computers to use the Web. FALSE
6. Most internet users are men. TRUE
7.@ is called “at” in english. TRUE
2. Match the words to their definitions.
Thing that connects a computer to the Internet-- Modem.
When you are connected to the Internet-- On-line.
Software that lets you access the WWW-- A browser.
Move the page up or down using the side tabs with the mouse-- Scroll down up.
To get programs from the Internet-- To download.
To have a conversation through the Internet by writing or speaking-- To chat.
Letters you send by Internet-- Email
Wireless device that allows computers to connect to the Internet using a router-- Wi-fi.
Computer programs-- A software.
3.Choose the best word to complete these sentences
I use a fast modem to connect my computer to the Internet.
RealPlayer is computer software that you use to listen to music on the WWW
I always save my documents on floppy discs
Chat is a good way of meeting other people on the Internet
A beep is a sound your computer makes when there is an error.
4.Answer these questions.
1. What is the difference between a Search Engine and a Browser?
Browser is a software like google chrome, and the Search Engine is like google.
2.Which search engine do you use more?
Google
3.Which browser do you use more?
Google chrome
Sunday, 7 February 2016
Session 6
SESSION 6: COMPUTERS AND YOU
1.Answer
these questions about the computer you are using. Thencompare your answers with
a partner.
1.What brand is your
computer?
2. What is the operating system of
your computer?
The
operating system is Windows.
3. Which web browser(s) does your
computer use?
4. How many buttons are there on your
mouse?
5. Does your computer have a CD-ROM
drive? Yes And a DVD-drive?Yes AndUSB drives?Yes, it has
6. Find these keys on your keyboard.
Check each key as you find it and write the symbol next to its name
Return (enter) → Introduir
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Hyphen or dash → -
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Space bar → Espai
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Period or dot → .
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Shift → Moure
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Comma → ,
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Tab → Pestanya
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Colon → :
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Delete → Borrar
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Right parenthesis → )
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Control → Maniobrar
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Slash → /
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Escape → Sortir
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At symbol → @
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2. Match these word-processing terms with their definitions. Then compare
your answers with a partner.
Clik → Clicar
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File → Arxiu
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Cursor → Cursor
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Window → Finestra
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Highlight → Subratllar
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Menu → MenĂº
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Icon → Icona
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Word processor → Processador de text
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1-. Menu 2-. Window
3-. Icon 4-. File
5-. Word Processor 6-. Click
7-. Cursor 8-. Highlight
Session 3
SESSION 3: GETTING STARTED
Computer
manual. Read the instructions and put them in the correct order:
The
correct order is: 2, 3, 1.
Activity:
Complete these definitions:
-Hardware is the
mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical devices making up a computer
system.
-Software is programs for
directing a computer or processing electronic data
-A mouse is a palm-sized device equipped with one or more buttons,
used to point at and select items on a computer display screen and to control
the movement of the cursor
-Boot means to start (a computer) by loading the operating system
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