I. Give synonyms and/or antonyms:
| 1. hardware | program, ant. software |
| 2. to drop | delete, erase a program from memory, ant. to download |
| 3. to enhance | to upgrade, to better, ant. to worsen , to spoil, to bug |
| 4. to erase | to delete, to destroy, ant. to restore |
| 5. error-prone | subject to errors, buggy, ant. error-free |
II. Word family. Fill in the missing words of the same root where possible:
| noun | verb | adjective | adverb |
| enhancement | to enhance | enhanced | - |
| eraser/ erasure | to erase | erasable | - |
| expansion | to expand | expanded/ expandable | - |
| format/ formatting/ formatter | to format | formatless/ formatted | - |
| extension, extender | to extend | extended/ extendable | - |
III. Make up phrases by matching the words in the left column with those in the right:
| 1. hardware B | A. tolerant |
| 2. error D | B. compatibility |
| 3. fault A | C. bar |
| 4. file E | D. log |
| 5. format C | E. handling |
IV. Fill the web diagram with the words that can be used with the given word: ERROR
Analysis, correction, detection, handling, error-free, error-log, error-prone, common, constant, correctable, data, fatal, file, input, logical, program error.
VI. Give the terms suiting the definitions below:
| 1. hard copy | A. paper variant |
| 2. to enhance | B. to improve, make better |
| 3. fault | C. mistake, defect |
| 4. freeware | D. a free program |
| 5. to expand, extend | E. to enlarge, increase |
VIII. State the type of logical relations between the following words:
| Example | Type of logical relations |
| 1. hard – soft C | A. general and specific |
| 2. error detection – error correction B | B. cause and effect |
| 3. toolbar – format bar E | C. contrast |
| 3. to expand – to extend D | D. equivalence |
| 4. handling – file handling A | E. part and whole |
IX. Say what can be:
| 1. dropped | program, digits, bit |
| 2. enhanced | computer, contrast, image, speed |
| 3. expanded | abbreviation, character, memory, system |
| 4. folded | paper, data, lines |
| 5. compatible | hardware, software |
X. Why do you think the following is done:
| 1. error detection | to keep the program working |
| 2. feedback | to know what the users think about the program/OS, to have interaction between programs, computers (internet), computer and user |
| 3. file handling | to analyze the files, to find, index, classify, copy files |
| 4. text editing | to format the text, to correct the mistakes, to make changes |
| 5. file erasing | to get rid of unnecessary/outdated files |