English For Technician

English for Technician : 

English for Technician Prepared by: Genny Lynn Bufete Aileen Reformina Cathrine De Castro Kimberly-Anne Bondoc

Computer Technical Terms and its equivalent to General English Term: 

Computer Technical Terms and its equivalent to General English Term

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TT:Boot a process that begins when a user turns on a computer system and prepares the computer to perform its normal operations. ET: Boot Protective footgear, as of leather or rubber, covering the foot and part or all of the leg. Sentence: Kindly boot the computer. You should wear a boot to protect your foot.

Boot: 

Boot

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TT: Mouse - a palm-sized, button-operated pointing device that can be used to move, select, activate, and change items on a computer screen. ET: Mouse any similar small animal of various rodent and marsupial families. Sentence: Hover the mouse over the icon to see the name of the item. Mouse has soft feet with nails on each of their toes that enables them to climb well as they can wrap their feet around things.

Mouse: 

Mouse

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TT: Redundancy refers to duplicate devices that are used for backup purposes. The goal of redundancy is to prevent or recover from the failure of a specific component or system. ET: Redundancy repetition of linguistic information inherent in the structure of a language, as singularity in the sentence Sentence: Disk redundancy greatly reduces expense and time spent during data recovery in the event of disk failure. Avoid redundancy in making an essay.

Redundancy: 

Redundancy

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TT: Apple is the company that makes Macintosh computers -- not the other way around. Apple's product line includes Power Macs, PowerBooks, iMacs, iBooks, and the popular hard drive-based MP3 player, the iPod. ET: Apple The usually round, red or green, edible fruit of a small tree. Sentence: Apple Computers released Iphone 4s last November 11, 2011. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Apple: 

Apple

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TT: Ribbon is customized for each application and contains commands specific to the program. ET: Ribbon A woven strip or band of fine material, as silk or rayon, varying in width and finished of at the edges, used for ornament, tying, etc. Sentence: Ribbon provides quick access to commonly used tasks within each program. Tie a yellow ribbon on your wrist.

Ribbon: 

Ribbon

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TT: Bug A programming error that causes a program to behave in an unexpected way. ET: Bug An insect or similar organism, such as a centipede or an earwig. Sentence: A computer bug is something that keeps a program from working correctly. You can surely find a bug on grasslands.

Bug: 

Bug

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TT: Burn - To write data, preferably on CD-R or DVD. ET: Burn To undergo combustion; to destroy with fire. Sentence: You should burn the important files in a cd. Burn a hole in a rug.

Burn: 

Burn

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TT: Speaker Also called loudspeaker , an electro acoustic device, often housed in a cabinet, that is connected as a component in an audio system, its function being to make speech or music audible. ET: Speaker A person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator. Sentence: You should plug the speaker to your computer. The speaker was elated to see the eager audience.

Speaker: 

Speaker

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