I. Give synonyms and/or antonyms:
| 1. downtime | off work time/period, ant. uptime |
| 2. compatible | ant. incompatible |
| 3. connection | link, switching, ant. disconnection |
| 4. data verification | control, check, authentication, validation |
| 5. data retrieval | selection/search from database |
II. Word family. Fill in the missing words of the same root where possible:
| noun | verb | adjective | adverb |
| character | to characterise | characteristic | - |
| compatibility | - | compatible | - |
| computer/ computation | to compute/ computerize | computable/ computerized | - |
| customer | to customize | customized | - |
| connection/connector/ connectivity/connectability | to connect | connective/ connected | - |
III. Make up phrases by matching the words in the left column with those in the right:
| 1. copyright C | A. key |
| 2. cursor A | B. drive |
| 3. default D | C. law |
| 4. disk B | D. option |
| 5. display E | E. mode |
IV. Fill the web diagram with the words that can be used with the given word: DATA
Accessibility, bank, base, authentication, collection, compression, corruption, entry, processing, integrity, management, output, mining, security, specification, transfer, retrieval, transmission, validation, verification, etc.
VII. Match the given terms with their definitions:
| 1. to compute E | A. to destroy, erase |
| 2. to disconnect G | B. number, figure |
| 3. to customize D | C. searching and selection of information in a computer |
| 4. to delete A | D. to tune, set for the users needs |
| 5. digit B | E. to count, calculate |
| 6. data retrieval C | F. a parameter which is pre-installed and not specially set |
| 7. default option F | G. to separate, break |
VIII. State the type of logical relations between the following words:
| Example | Type of logical relations |
| 1. word character E | A. equivalence |
| 2. buggy software incompatibility C | B. general and specific |
| 3. mode display mode B | C. cause and effect |
| 4. to compute co calculate A | D. contrast |
| 5. copyright copyleft D | E. part and whole |
IX. Say what can be:
| 1. connected | computer and peripherals, computer to network, to the Internet, etc. |
| 2. customized | any equipment, program, OS |
| 3. displayed | information, data, file, folder, program, image |
| 4. computed | data, figures |
| 5. verified | data, information, password, command |
X. Say what the following is used for:
| 1. default option | to use the commonly used options without tuning |
| 2. device adapter | to make a device compatible |
| 3. digital camera | to make pictures/films in the digital format |
| 4. data retrieval | to find the necessary data |
| 5. DVD | for storing digital video |