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8 Write the correct form of the word in capitals to complete the gaps 1-
11.
Computer
The word computer once referred to a person tasked
with (1)____________ mathematical calculations. Today,
computer (2)_____________ means the machine sitting in
front of you, a multi-purpose device that can be used for a
range of tasks, from (3)_________________ to digital
photography. But pinpointing the birth of the computer in the
modern sense is not straightforward.
Engineers might chart the history of the computer as
physical object, whilst (4)_____________ might concern
themselves with the computer as (5)_____________ idea.
Thus Charles Babbage's "Analytical Engine", though never
actually built, is often cited as the first
(6)_________________ computer.
The first electronic computers were large and
(7)_________ and were used to complete military
objectives. The American ENIAC, (8)___________ in 1946,
had been originally built to calculate artillery ballistics firing
tables.
Stored program computers (computers that store its
program in its own memory, rather than, for example, on a
punched card) can be considered the (9)_______________
to the modern computer. These were developed in the late
1940s. However, it was the (10)______________ of the
microprocessor in the 1970s that was to usher in the age of
the (11)_________________ personal computer".
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9 For each of the questions (1 – 6) choose the one correct answer (A – D).
1 Make sure you __________ your computer before you leave the office.
A close B shut down C restart D lock up
2 How long are you going to be _____ the computer?
A at B in C to D on
3 Oh no! This stupid computer has _________ again!
A crashed B broken down C had an accident D failed
4 I can spend the whole weekend just _________ the net.
A sailing B swimming C surfing D windsurfing
5 Now we have broadband, we're __________ to the internet 24 hours a day.
A joined B linked C connected D attached
6 To open a file, just _______ on it with the mouse.
A press B cluck C hit D click
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