Gabriel's Computers Blog

  COMPUTERS AND YOU 1.Answer these questions about the computer you are using. Then compare your answers with a partner.  1.What brand is your computer?   My computer is LG.   2. What is the operating system of your computer?   The operating system of my computer is Windows.   3.Which web browser(s) does your computer use?   It uses Google Chrome.   4.How many buttons are there on your mouse?   There are three buttons.   5.Does your computer have a CD-ROM drive? And a DVD-drive? And USB drives?   My PC has got USB drives and two external hard drives.   6.Find these keys on your  keyboard. Check each key as you find it translate them into Catalan or Spanish: Return (enter) - Entrar Space bar - Espacio Shift - Mayúscula Tab - Tabulador Delete - Suprimir Control - Control  Escape - Salir For these keys, write the symbols next to them, for example "hypen or dash -". Hyphen or dash - Period or dot . Comma ,  Colon : R...

PART 1 Complete the sentences: 1-Dot matrix printers are fast and cheap. 2-the output of dot matrix isn't very clear. 3-laser printers are more expensive than dot matrix printers. 4-laser printers have better quality.   PART 2 1. Write a list of all the technical terms with their translation. files - archivos to crash - estropearse upload - subir, publicar hard drive - disco duro floppy disks - disquetes to back up - hacer copia de seguridad o restauración cd dvd usb 2. What kind of drives do you use to backup or burn your files? how often do you run backups? I use hard drives. I often run backups because they're very important. 3. What can happen if you don't run backups of your files? If you don't run backups you can loose all your files and vital information.