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Exercises

77.4 Add another word, abbreviation, or part of a word, to complete common ‘computer’ words
and phrases.
1 soft... 7 a computer ................
2 aword wi. Bo. -ROM
3 floppy ......0.... 9 laser oo...
4A. -friendly 10 fap...
See -literate 11. spread...........

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77.3 Complete this text about using a computer for word processing.
| wrote a report on the () this morning. When | finished, | 2) out two copies
— one for me and one for my boss. Then, without any warning, the computer went @) , and
I’m afraid | lost the whole document. This is very unusual because normally | @ the data
while I’m writing and then make a ©) copy when | have finished; this morning | forgot.
Anyway, | gave the report to my boss, hoping that she would not ask me to change it in any way.
She did. She thought it was a bit long and said it would be better if | used more © to
illustrate some of the written information. She also thought it would make the report look more
attractive,
| went back and rewrote most of the report when the computer was OK, only | part of
the middle section which was rather repetitive, and | added extra ® as my boss advised.
It did look better by the time I'd finished, and this time | remembered to & it and make a
(10) copy.

77.4 Answer these questions. If possible, ask someone else the same questions.
WOON PWN mn What do you use them for?
Do you have a computer at home? If so, what is it?
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Do you use computers at school/college/university/work? If so, what type?
Would you say you are computer-literate?
Do you find most computers user-friendly?
What software programs are you familiar with?
Do you use e-mail?
Have you used CD-ROM? If so, what programs did you use and why?
Do you think ‘The Internet’ will have an important influence on our daily lives? Do you
think it will be important in helping people from different countries to learn English?
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