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STUDENTS’ VERSION

1. Match each English term with its meaning in Spanish. (Relaciona cada término
inglés con su significado en español)

1) Computer a. Conjunto de datos o programas

asociados a la operación de un sistema
informático.
2) Technology b. Sistema informático
3) Software c. Cambiar
4) Hardware d. Hoy en día
5) Computer system e. Computadora, ordenador
6) To change f. Incluir
7) Term g. Conjunto de elementos que conforman
un sistema informático.
8) To distinguish h. Tecnología
9) Nowadays i. Término
10) To include j. Distinguir
11) Initially k. Inicialmente

2. Complete the paragraph with the given vocabulary. (Complete el párrafo con el
vocabulario dado)

term computer distinguish software Nowadays

Initially includes hardware change computer system

technology
«Generation in c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ terminology is a c_ _ _ _ _ in t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a computer
is/was being used. I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, the generation t_ _ _ was used to d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
between varying hardware technologies. N_ _ _ _ _ _ _, generation i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ both h_ _ _
_ _ _ _ and s_ _ _ _ _ _ _, which together make up an entire c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ s_ _ _ _ _.»
3. Taking into account the previous exercise, with the help of a dictionary and
without using Google Translate, try to summarize in your own words what a
generation is. (Teniendo en cuenta el ejercicio anterior, con la ayuda de un
diccionario y sin usar Google Traductor, intenta resumir en tus propias palabras
qué es una generación.)

Generación en terminología informática es…...............................................................................

……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Match the following terms with their respective Spanish translation. (Relacione los
siguientes términos con sus respectiva traducción al español)

1. Transistor based a. Basado en el tubo de vacío

2. Integrated Circuit based b. Basado en el transistor
3. Vacuum tube based c. Basado en un circuito integrado
4. VLSI microprocessor based d. Basado en el microprocesador ULSI
5. ULSI microprocessor based e. Basado en el microprocesador VLSI

5. Enter the following link and try to solve the hidden word, this word is related to
the previous exercise. Then take a screenshot of your results and paste it here.
(Entra al siguiente link y trata de resolver la palabra escondida, esta tiene relación
con el ejercicio anterior. Después saca un pantallazo de tus resultados y pégalo
aquí)

Link:https://www.hangmanwords.com/play/custom?
g=SW50ZWdyYXRlZCUyMENpcmN1aXQlMjBiYXNlZCUyMA==
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6. From the following sentences, translate the underlined words as in the example.
(De las siguientes oraciones, traduzca las palabras subrayadas como en el
ejemplo.)

Example: Computers have no feelings or emotions.

feelings or emotions: sentimientos o emociones

a) A PC can be defined as a small, relatively inexpensive computer designed for an

individual user.
b) Although personal computers are designed as single-user systems, these systems are
normally linked together to form a network.
c) Workstations generally come with a large, high-resolution graphics screen, large
amount of RAM, inbuilt network support, and a graphical user interface.
d) It is a midsize multi-processing system capable of supporting up to 250 users
simultaneously.
e) Mainframe is very large in size and is an expensive computer capable of supporting
hundreds or even thousands of users simultaneously.
f) Supercomputers are one of the fastest computers currently available.
7. Match each computer type to its picture. (Relaciona cada tipo de computadora con
su imagen)

Minicomputer

Mainframe

PC (Personal Computer)

Workstation

Supercomputer
 8. Enter the following link and try to solve the crossword. Then take a screenshot of
your results and paste them here. (Entra al siguiente link y trata de resolver el
crucigrama. Luego saca un pantallazo de tus resultados y pégalos aquí)Ç

Link:
www.educima.com/crosswords/computer_types-4148881d550f6dd58e430f563a976f16

Paste your screenshot here: