Cambridge Professional English
Infotech
English for computer users
Fourth Editiorf
Student's
Book
Santiago Remacha Esteras
Contents
Map of the book
Thanks and acknowledgments
Module 1 Computers today
Unit 1 Living in a digital age Unit 2 Computer essentials Unit 3 Inside the system Unit 4 Buying a computer
Module 2 Input/Output devices
Unit 5 Type, click and talk!
Unit 6 Capture your favourite image Unit 7 Display screens and ergonomics Unit 8 Choosing a printer Unit 9 Devices for the disabled
Module 3 Storage devices
Unit 10 Magnetic storage Unit 11 Optical storage Unit 12 Flash memory
Module 4 Basic software
Unit 13 The operating system (OS)
Unit 14 Word processing (WP)
Unit 15 Spreadsheets and databases
Modules Faces of the Internet
Unit 16 The Internet and email Unit 17 The Web Unit 18 Chat and conferencing Unit 19 Internet security
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Infotech 1
Computers today 12
Technical specifications 29
unit з Inside the system 29
What is inside a PC system? 30
Language work: defining relative clauses 36
How memory is measured 39
A PC system 41
6 Your ideal computer system 43
unit4 Buying a computer 49
Vocabulary tree 58
Recommending a computer 58
unit 5 Type, click and talk! 61
Interacting with your computer 61
Describing input devices 61
Describing functions and features 63
The keyboard 69
Mouse actions 70
6 Speech recognition systems 71
The eyes of your computer 72
Facts and opinions 73
Language work: superlatives 74
Language work: suffixes 75
Press release: a digital camera 31
Describing a camera 31
Your computer screen 32
How screen displays work 32
Ergonomics 37
Language work: instructions and advice 37
An ergonomic school or office 38
nit8 Choosing a printer 38
Language work: connectors 1 41
Choosing the right printer 41
Multi-function printers 42
Language work: comparatives 42
6 Reading quiz - printer adverts 43
unit 9 Devices for the disabled 44
Assistive technology 44
Computers for the disabled 45
Language work: noun phrases 48
Assistive technologies for the blind 49
Investing in assistive technologies 49
Storage devices 50
Types of magnetic drive 52
Unit 10 Magnetic storage 52
Buying a portable hard drive 52
Magnetic storage 53
Language work: precautions 54
Word building 55
Explaining hard drive precautions 55
CDs and DVDs 57
unit и Optical storage 57
Optical discs and drives 57
Language work: connectors 2 61
Choosing storage devices 55
Format wars 56
Flash-based gadgets 57
unit i2 Flash memory 57
Memory in a flash! 58
Language work: word building 70
Describing flash drives 74
Vocabulary revision 75
Windows Vista 65
Language work: countable and uncountable nouns 67
Writing a summary 69
unit i4 Word processing (WP) 70
Word processing features 70
Word Sudoku 72
The Cut and Paste technique 73
Language work: giving and following instructions 74
WP tools 75
Spreadsheets and databases 77
Spreadsheet programs 77
An invoice, a business letter and a fax 79
Databases 80
Language work: plurals 85
Software at home and at work 85
unit i6 The Internet and email 88
Internet basics 88
Internet FAQs 88
Email features 93
Unit 17 The Web 88
The collectives of cyberspace 90
Language work: collocations 2 92
E-commerce and online banking 94
Language work: the prefixes e- and cyber- 97
What do you use the Web for? 102
unit is Chat and conferencing 89
Netiquette 91
R и free 4 a chat? 91
At a cybercafe 94
Plan your own cybercafe 94
unit i9 Internet security 95
On alert 95
Security and privacy on the Internet 95
Safety online for children 105
!■ The history of hacking 109
Language work: the past simple 115
6 Internet issues 120
Creative software 121
unit20 Graphics and design 123
Computer graphics 123
Language work: the -ing form 127
The toolbox 129
Choosing graphics software 131
Describing graphics 131
unit2i Desktop publishing 133
What is desktop publishing? 133
Language work: order of adjectives 135
Steps in a DTP publication 111
Writing a letter 108
E-publishing versus paper publishing 113
unit22 Multimedia 110
1 Multiple forms of media 110
Components and system requirements 110
Multimedia magic! 114
Language work: conditional sentences 116
Applications of multimedia 118
unit23 Web design 119
A typical home page 119
2Web page design 119
Language work: modal verbs 116
Designing a website 117
unit24 Program design and computer languages 121
Programming 121
Steps in programming 121
Computer languages 123
Word building 124
Language work: the infinitive 126
Visual BASIC and VoiceXML 127
Java applets 128
The Java language 126
Language work: the -ed form 131
Your experience with computers 133
Unit 26 Jobs in ICT 134
IT professionals 134
Job advertisements 134
A letter of application 136
A job interview 137
Language work: the present perfect 138
6 Applying for a job 137
Computers tomorrow 138
unit27 Communication systems 140
Information and communications technologies (ICT) 140
Language work: the passive 139
VoIP technology 142
Mobile phones 142
SQO 145
unit 28 Networks 140
Small networks 140
Networking FAQs 145
Language work: phrasal verbs 147
WANs and satellites 148
unit29 Videogames 150
Game platforms 150
Game genres 152
Game genres 152
Language work: adverbs 147
Present and future trends in gaming 148
The pros and cons of gaming 149
unit зо New technologies 150
rO 150
RFID tags 152
3Language work: future forms 154
Making predictions 156
Appendix: a model CV 159
Glossary 160
Irregular verbs 177
Acronyms and abbreviations 179