Michael Riccioli, architect

“I want to buy a high-speed computer, so that I can get my reports finished quickly. I need _____(1)colour graphics to make my plans clear to the client. I have to use sophisticated programs so the computer must work with ____(2) software. I need something with an _____(3) memory to make it easy to expand the system.”

Hilary Davies, sales representative

“I need a lightweight computer which I can travel with, which is ____(4) and can be easily carried on the shoulder. It must be ____(5) with my office computer, and must work with a _____(6) printer as we need very high quality printouts.”

Ruben Greenberg, Harvard business student

“I don’t want anything too complicated, a word processor with a _____(7) disk drive will do, for _______(8) disks. I must have a _____(9) screen so that my eyes don’t get tired. I will also need a simple, cheap, ______(10) printer.”

One of the speakers chose this personal computer. By reading the technical specifications, try to work out who it was.

80386 processor

20 MHz

1 Mb RAM

1.44 Mb 3.5” disk drives 65 Mb hard disk

4×16 bit plus 1×8-bit expansion slots

High resolution 14” VGA colour monitor

Latest graphics and word processing packages included

1.10. Using Ex.1.5, 1.7 tell the class about the characteristics of the computer you use or the one you’d like to buy; how do you protect your computer from viruses?

1.11. Read and divide the text into some parts. Give a title to each part: