Vocab
You type on it. It has letters and numbers
keyboard
What does "troubleshoot" mean? a) to buy new hardware b) to find the cause of a problem and fix it c) to delete a virus
b) to find the cause of a problem and fix it.
Trabajo en una tienda de informática en Arrecife.
I work in a computer shop in Arrecife.
This person writes code
programmer / developer
What does PC stand for?
Personal Computer
It's the screen of a computer
a monitor
What verb means to check and clean equipment regularly so it keeps working well?
maintain
My colleague assembles computers and I install the software.
This person helps users with computer problems by phone or chat.
help desk technician
What does USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus.
Programs you can use on your smartphone
Apps
What do we call a better part or a new version that makes your PC faster? Use it in a sentence.
An upgrade. (e.g. "I need a RAM upgrade.")
¿Dónde está el expositor/stand 315?
Where is exhibit 315?
What is the sector of shops that sell to the public?
Retail.
What does WWW stand for?
World Wide Web
The box that contains the CPU, the motherboard and the hard drive.
The system Unit
In the factory, we ______ new computers with about 50 parts.
assemble
Ella es diseñadora web y trabaja desde casa los viernes.
She’s a web designer and she works from home on Fridays.
Who types information into a database all day?
A data entry operator.
What does CPU stand for?
Central Processing unit
A big, powerful computer that stores data and gives services to other computers in a network.
A server
A helpdesk technician finds and solves problems over the phone. One verb: they ______ problems.
troubleshoot
Los técnicos de soporte no diseñan páginas web; resuelven problemas técnicos.
Support technicians don’t design webpages; they solve technical problems.
What is the sector of hotels, restaurants and tourism?
hospitality
What does HTML stand for?
HyperText Markup Language.