VOCAB 3
What is the name of the key that erases the character before the cursor?
Delete key
What is the opposite of in stock?
Out of stock
Translate auriculares.
Headphones, headset.
"My brother usually ______ (use) a laptop, but today he ______ (work) on a desktop computer."
uses / is working
Which of these was the first high-level programming language?
A) Python
B) FORTRAN
C) Java
D) C++
B) FORTRAN
What is this punctuation symbol? _
Underscore
FREEZE!
Choose one opposing team. They cannot answer the next question.
Name two ways of paying for an order.
Cash, credit card, bank transfer.
Translate gastos de envío and transferencia bancaria.
Postage and handling; bank transfer
Choose the correct option: "This printer is (more reliable / reliabler) than the old one, but it is (expensive / more expensive) to maintain."
more reliable / more expensive
What does the acronym USB stand for?
A) Universal System Board
B) United Serial Bus
C) Universal Serial Bus
D) Unified Storage Base
d for?
C) Universal Serial Bus
Name three input devices and three output devices
Keyboard, mouse, scanner
Monitor, printer, speaker.
What is the difference between price and quantity?
Price is how much something costs. Quantity is how many items there are.
Translate: «El producto está agotado».
The product is out of stock.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Your team gets DOUBLE POINTS on its next question!
Find and correct the three mistakes: "This is the more powerful computer in the shop. It usually is costing €900, but today it is selling for €750."
the most powerful / usually costs / is selling
Which programming language was originally named "Oak"?
A) Java
B) JavaScript
C) C#
D) Ruby
Answer: A) Java
EXTRA LIFE
Your team receives 100 EXTRA POINTS!
Explain the difference between a touchscreen and a touchpad.
A touchscreen is a display you interact with by touching it. A touchpad is a surface used to control the cursor.
A customer wants a laptop that is easy to carry. Which adjective would you use?
Portable.
Translate: «Este ordenador es más potente, pero menos compacto».
This computer is more powerful but less compact.
Complete the text with the correct forms:
"Our company ______ (sell) computer equipment. This week, we ______ (offer) a special discount. The new laptop is ______ (compact) than the previous model and it is also ______ (powerful) product in our range."
sells / are offering / more compact / the most powerful
What was the first computer bug famously recorded in 1947?
A) A broken transistor
B) A moth trapped in a computer relay
C) A virus that deleted files
D) A programming error in COBOL
B) A moth trapped in a computer relay
Explain what a barcode scanner does without using the words barcode, scan or scanner.
It is a device that reads the lines or code on a product and sends the information to a computer.
A customer orders 10 keyboards, but the company only has 4. Explain the problem using at least two vocabulary items from Unit 4.
The company is low on keyboards and cannot supply the full quantity. The remaining items are out of stock.
SCORE SWAP
Swap your team's score with another team's score!
Translate and reformulate naturally: «El cliente quiere hacer un pedido, pero necesitamos comprobar la disponibilidad y los gastos de envío».
The customer would like to place an order, but we need to check availability and postage and handling.
A customer is comparing three laptops.
Laptop A costs €800 and weighs 2 kg.
Laptop B costs €600 and weighs 1.5 kg.
Laptop C costs €1,000 and weighs 2.5 kg.
Complete the sentences:
Laptop B is __________ than Laptop A.
Laptop C is __________ laptop.
Laptop B usually __________ (cost) less than Laptop A.
This week, the company __________ (offer) a special discount on Laptop A.
lighter / the most expensive / costs / is offering
What is the name of the first computer programmer, often credited with writing the first algorithm intended for a machine?
A) Alan Turing
B) Grace Hopper
C) Ada Lovelace
D) Charles Babbage
C) Ada Lovelace