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My name is Charles and I am a father of three. My kids are at the age now where they want to start using the computer.
I have had to pretty much give up my desktop to them. Luckily, I have a laptop and this is where I do most of my work.
It all started last year when my oldest daughter discovered a few sites on the internet at school. She came rushing home
and begged me to use the computer. She started getting on a bunch of sites for kids that offer games. I let her use
the desktop because she was less likely to break that. It turns out that the sites she was going to gave our computer a
virus. The entire computer crashed the next week. We took it into the shop and they installed some firewall software.
Ever since that happened, I have given up on our desktop. They totally took the machine over. The girls even have
their own screen saver on it now. As you would probably have guessed, it is a huge picture of Justin Bieber. It’s not
a big deal, since the programs I use on my laptop are not compatible with this home computer anyway.
I’m glad my kids have their own computer to use now. They have fun playing different games and looking up information
about their favorite singers. They even use Facebook a little bit now. I’ll have to be careful about cyber bullying.
There are some mean kids in their school. So far that hasn’t been a problem.
English Expressions for Using and Owning a Computer
Desktop
A desktop is a traditional looking computer that has a long rectangular box like structure. This is the main part of the machine and it does all of the computing. The monitor is separate from this “rectangular box”. This type of computer is usually kept on the desk or floor underneath the desk. They are not easy to move from room to room.
“At home I have my desktop in the office. This is where I do most of my work.”
Laptop or Notebook Computer
A small skinny computer that runs on battery power, or AC power when plugged in. These computers fold up for easy storage and transport.
“I bring my laptop everywhere. These new ones are very light.”
Tower
The long rectangular box like structure that does all of the computing in a desktop computer. The keyboard, monitor and mouse are plugged into the back of this.
“When my computer is giving me problems I just take the tower in to the store to get repaired. There is no need to drag the keyboard and the monitor too.”
Flash drive or Memory stick
Small device that plugs in to the computer to save files on
“My flash drive has all of my documents and pictures on it. I would be upset if I lost it.”
To be outdated
In terms of computers, this means that the technology and parts are old compared to what computer manufacturers are offering now.
“These days a computer can be outdated in one year.”
User error
A mistake made by the user of the computer program that results in the program not working correctly
“I was convinced that my computer was broken because the images were not appearing correctly. It turns out that it was a user error. I didn’t have the settings set up properly.”
Computer virus
A program that gets in your computer that is designed to hurt the system. The programs, or viruses, can be spread from one computer to another.
“Jon couldn’t finish his assignment tonight because his computer has a virus. He will have to use the school’s computer tomorrow to get this work done.”
To crash
I have had to pretty much give up my desktop to them. Luckily, I have a laptop and this is where I do most of my work.
It all started last year when my oldest daughter discovered a few sites on the internet at school. She came rushing home
and begged me to use the computer. She started getting on a bunch of sites for kids that offer games. I let her use
the desktop because she was less likely to break that. It turns out that the sites she was going to gave our computer a
virus. The entire computer crashed the next week. We took it into the shop and they installed some firewall software.
Ever since that happened, I have given up on our desktop. They totally took the machine over. The girls even have
their own screen saver on it now. As you would probably have guessed, it is a huge picture of Justin Bieber. It’s not
a big deal, since the programs I use on my laptop are not compatible with this home computer anyway.
I’m glad my kids have their own computer to use now. They have fun playing different games and looking up information
about their favorite singers. They even use Facebook a little bit now. I’ll have to be careful about cyber bullying.
There are some mean kids in their school. So far that hasn’t been a problem.
English Expressions for Using and Owning a Computer
Desktop
A desktop is a traditional looking computer that has a long rectangular box like structure. This is the main part of the machine and it does all of the computing. The monitor is separate from this “rectangular box”. This type of computer is usually kept on the desk or floor underneath the desk. They are not easy to move from room to room.
“At home I have my desktop in the office. This is where I do most of my work.”
Laptop or Notebook Computer
A small skinny computer that runs on battery power, or AC power when plugged in. These computers fold up for easy storage and transport.
“I bring my laptop everywhere. These new ones are very light.”
Tower
The long rectangular box like structure that does all of the computing in a desktop computer. The keyboard, monitor and mouse are plugged into the back of this.
“When my computer is giving me problems I just take the tower in to the store to get repaired. There is no need to drag the keyboard and the monitor too.”
Flash drive or Memory stick
Small device that plugs in to the computer to save files on
“My flash drive has all of my documents and pictures on it. I would be upset if I lost it.”
To be outdated
In terms of computers, this means that the technology and parts are old compared to what computer manufacturers are offering now.
“These days a computer can be outdated in one year.”
User error
A mistake made by the user of the computer program that results in the program not working correctly
“I was convinced that my computer was broken because the images were not appearing correctly. It turns out that it was a user error. I didn’t have the settings set up properly.”
Computer virus
A program that gets in your computer that is designed to hurt the system. The programs, or viruses, can be spread from one computer to another.
“Jon couldn’t finish his assignment tonight because his computer has a virus. He will have to use the school’s computer tomorrow to get this work done.”
To crash
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