Vocabulary English PDF

1. Translate the following words/expressions: computer science informatique - _____________________ computer scientist informaticien - _____________________ software logiciel - __________________ langage de programmation - _____________________...

1. Translate the following words/expressions: computer science informatique - _____________________ computer scientist informaticien - _____________________ software logiciel - __________________ langage de programmation - _____________________ programming language enable / disable activer / desactiver - ______________________ mettre à jour - ___________________ update download a document télécharger un document - ____________________ transférer un mail - ______________________ forward an email display afficher - _______________________ bloquer pop-ups - ___________________ Block pop-ups access this file accéder a ce fichier - _________________ switch to another user changer vers un autre utilisateur - __________________ ouvrir une pièce jointe - _________________ open an attachment cc everyone on the email mettre le mail en copie à tous - _____________________ inscrire votre nom - ____________________ enter your name changer le format de la photo - ______________________ change the photo format solve a technical problem résoudre un problème technique - ____________________ propager le virus - _________________________________ spread the virus 2. Circle the correct answer. 2.1. Before you can connect to the internet for the first time, you have to _______ an account with an ISP. a) set b) set up c) set in 2.2. You can set your computer to ______ your log-in details, so you don’t have to type them in each time. a) store b) remember c) recall 2.3. Looking at web pages can be called ‘’navigating the web’’ but is more commonly called _______ a) surfing the net b) skiing the net c) swimming the net 2.4. You can often find the answer to a question by ______ on the Internet. a) looking at it b) looking for it c) looking it up 2.5. An unexpected disconnection from the Internet is called a _________. a) lost connection b) missed connection c) dropped connection 2.6. Downloading files from the Internet can ______ your computer with a virus. a) infect b) contaminate c) dirty 2.7. Internet cafés offer internet ______. a) connection b) availability c) access 2.8. When your anti-virus software subscription ______ … a) ends b) stops c) expires 2.9. … it’s a good idea to _______ it immediately. a) renew b) renovate c) replace 2.10. A file which is copied from the internet onto your computer is called _____. a) an upload b) a download c) a load 3. Complete the following sentences: 1. I couldn’t open the document you emailed me. I don’t have Microsoft Word _________ installed on my computer. open Internet Explorer. 2. Click on that icon to _______ 3. I ___________ saved an important document, and now I can’t find it. running 4. If your computer is __________ several applications at the same time, it’s more likely to crash. It’s better to _____________ close the applications you’re not using. 5. You can access all the applications on your computer from the __________ start menu. 6. You can view two Word documents on the screen at the same time. You just open a new __________ window. 7. It’s easy to move files into a folder. You can just _____________. drag and drop them. 8. I asked the computer to _________ search for files with ‘’English’’ in the name, but it didn’t _________ find any. 9. This is a shared computer. Each ________ user has their own __________ profile. 10. You can __________ free up space on your hard drive by __________ uninstalling applications you never use. 11. If you __________ save your photos as JPEGs instead pf TIFFs, you’ll use a lot less memory. 4. Choose the correct preposition. 1. The operating system in / on my computer doesn’t support the latest version of / from this application. 2. My computer says it hasn’t got enough memory for / to run this program. 3. I think there’s a big bug in / inside this software. 4. There doesn’t seem to be an icon for the program in / on the desktop. 5. I can’t use this program. It’s all in / with French. 6. I can’t get the driver for my new printer to / at work. 7. I haven’t got a media player in / on my computer. 8. You can download one for free to / from the internet. 9. Have you checked to see if there are any updates available in / on the internet? 10. Why don’t you close off / down all those other applications you’ve got open? 11. How about compressing them with / by WinZip? 12. Go to / on the ‘’start’’ menu, and click at /on ‘’all programs’’.