Question

2 Correct the mistakes in these sentences. Underline one incorrect word and write the
correct word on the line.
9 Insert the cable from the socket. ________
10 Turn into the computer when you’ve finished. ________
11 To see the bottom of the window, drag the scroll button down. ________
12 Slide the ‘save’ button to save the file. ________
13 The power supply icon provides power to the internal components. ________
14 Disconnect the headphones on the computer after you’ve finished with them, please. ________
15 Click the ‘minimise’ button by make the window smaller. ________
16 Make sure your software has a ‘help’ menu to some people will need it. ________
3 Complete these instructions with the words in the box.

connect disconnect internal motherboard partition plug push
It isn’t difficult to add a new (17) ________ drive to a desktop computer. First, make sure the
computer is off and (18) ________ it from the electricity socket. Then (19) ________ the drive
into a spare space as far as it will go. Next, find the SATA cable that came with the drive and
(20) ________ one end of it into the SATA socket on the (21) ________ and the other end into
the drive. You’ll also need to (22) ________ a power cable. Then, when you switch on the
computer, you just need to format the drive. You can also (23) ________ it if you want to use
different parts of it for different purposes.

4 Complete these sentences with to, for, so and because.
24 I back up my data ________ security.
25 I use open source software ________ it’s free.
26 You can double click on the title bar ________ maximise the window.
27 I use a video camera ________ that I can show video to people.
28 You can use an external hard drive ________ back up your data.
29 Drag the folder icon ________ move it to a new drive.
30 I bought a webcam ________ that I can make video calls.

Answer 1

Insert the cable into the socket.

Turn off the computer when you’ve finished.

To see the bottom of the window, drag the scroll bar down.

Click the ‘save’ button to save the file.

The power supply icon indicates power to the internal components.

Disconnect the headphones from the computer after you’ve finished with them, please.

Click the ‘minimise’ button to make the window smaller.

Make sure your software has a ‘help’ menu because some people will need it.

For the instructions:

17. internal

1)disconnect

2)push

3)plug

4)motherboard

5)connect

6)partition

For the sentence completions:

24. I back up my data for security.

I use open source software because it’s free.

You can double click on the title bar to maximise the window.

I use a video camera so that I can show video to people.

You can use an external hard drive to back up your data.

Drag the folder icon to move it to a new drive.

I bought a webcam to that I can make video calls.