A - Match the columns.
1 a nerd a person responsible for a crime or other offence.
2 a computer geek b a portable computer.
3 a hacker c to introduce a new product to the market.
4 a culprit d small, portable data storage device.
5 a glitch e to copy a program or file so that is stored separately from the original.
6 a deterrent f to load an operating system into the computer’s main memory.
7 a laptop g someone with above- average IQ, extremely interested in intellectual subjects and having few social skills; pejorative.
8 to back up h thing that discourages someone from some act.
9 to launch a new
product i sudden, usually temporary malfunction or irregularity of equipment
10 IT- Information
technology j person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.
11 to boot up a computer
k a computer expert or enthusiast with few social skills.
12 to reboot l to push a button in order to write a letter or number 13 to press a key m to shut down and restart a computer system.
14 a memory stick;
flash drive
n development, installation, and implementation of computer systems.
B- Fill in the gaps using the correct form of the verbs in the table above.
1. Microsoft is going to _________ a great new operating system soon.
2. You should always _________ important files.
3. When you download a new program, you have to _________ the computer for the changes to take effect.
4. The _________ of computer crime are rarely caught.
5. _________ broke into the FBI database and stole secret information.
6. Save your presentation on a _________ so that we can take it to school.
7. He is real _________. He spends all his time studying astrophysics and never goes out.
8. Computer _________ socialize more online than they do in person.
9. There is a _________ in this system; my computer keeps crashing.
10. Police hope that heavy penalties will be a _________ to computer crime.
11. _________ any _________ to continue the program.
12. He is going to study _________ at university because he’s interested in computers.
13. My computer takes a long time to _________.
14. I prefer _________ to desk top computers because you can take them anywhere.
15. The computer room was vandalized and I’m sure that Tom is the _________.
16. Don’t hit the _________ like that! Just _________ them softly.
Answer key A
1. g 2. k 3. j 4. a 5. i 6. h 7. b 8. e 9. c 10. n 11. f 12. m 13. l 14. d B
1. launch 2. back up 3. reboot 4. culprits 5. Hackers
6. flash drive, memory stick 7. nerd
8. geeks 9. glitch 10. deterrent 11. Press...key 12. It
13. book 14. laptops 15. culprit 16. keys...press
