Question

Match the words (1-14) and their definitions (a-n). 1) modem 2) photocopier 3) fax machine 4) video recorder 5) tape recorder 6) keyboard 7) mouse 8) screen 9) disk 10) answerphone 11) phone box 12) VDU 13) headphones 14) an aerial a) a thing used to store information which can be read by a computer b) a piece of equipment allowing you to send information from one computer down telephone lines to another computer c) a device or a piece of wire that receives television or radio signals and is usually attached to a radio, television, car, or building d) a machine for transmitting and receiving faxes e) a flat vertical surface on which pictures or words are shown f) a pair of padded speakers which you wear over your ears in order to listen to a radio, record player, or tape recorder without other people hearing it g) a machine with a screen which is used to display information from a computer h) a machine which quickly copies documents onto paper by photographing them i) a small shelter in the street in which there is a public telephone j) an apparatus for recording sounds on magnetic tape and afterwards reproducing them k) the set of keys that you press in order to operate it l) a device which, when linked to a television set, can be used to record programmes and play videotapes m) a device which you connect to your telephone and which records telephone calls while you are out n) a small handheld device which is moved across a mat or flat surface to move the cursor on a computer screen

Answer 1

1) modem – b) a piece of equipment allowing you to send information from one computer down telephone lines to another computer

2) photocopier – h) a machine which quickly copies documents onto paper by photographing them

3) fax machine – d) a machine for transmitting and receiving faxes

4) video recorder – l) a device which, when linked to a television set, can be used to record programmes and play videotapes

5) tape recorder – j) an apparatus for recording sounds on magnetic tape and afterwards reproducing them

6) keyboard – k) the set of keys that you press in order to operate it

7) mouse - n) a small handheld device which is moved across a mat or flat surface to move the cursor on a computer screen

8) screen – e) a flat vertical surface on which pictures or words are shown

9) disk – a) a thing used to store information which can be read by a computer

10) answerphone  – m) a device which you connect to your telephone and which records telephone calls while you are out

11) phone box – i) a small shelter in the street in which there is a public telephone

12) VDU (Video Display Unit – монитор) – g) a machine with a screen which is used to display information from a computer

13) headphones – f) a pair of padded speakers which you wear over your ears in order to listen to a radio, record player, or tape recorder without other people hearing it

14) an aerial – c) a device or a piece of wire that receives television or radio signals and is usually attached to a radio, television, car, or building

Answer 2

1. modem - b) a piece of equipment allowing you to send information from one computer down telephone lines to another computer
2. photocopier - h) a machine which quickly copies documents onto paper by photographing them
3. fax machine - d) a machine for transmitting and receiving faxes
4. video recorder - l) a device which, when linked to a television set, can be used to record programs and play videotapes
5. tape recorder - j) an apparatus for recording sounds on magnetic tape and afterwards reproducing them
6. keyboard - k) the set of keys that you press in order to operate it
7. mouse - n) a small handheld device which is moved across a mat or flat surface to move the cursor on a computer screen
8. screen - e) a flat vertical surface on which pictures or words are shown
9. disk - a) a thing used to store information which can be read by a computer
10. answerphone - m) a device which you connect to your telephone and which records telephone calls while you are out
11. phone box - i) a small shelter in the street in which there is a public telephone
12. VDU - g) a machine with a screen which is used to display information from a computer
13. headphones - f) a pair of padded speakers which you wear over your ears in order to listen to a radio, record player, or tape recorder without other people hearing it
14. an aerial - c) a device or a piece of wire that receives television or radio signals and is usually attached to a radio, television, car, or building