CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY
FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SECTION 2: SOFTWARE
2.5 Some useful adjectives
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A. Choose the best words.
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1
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Software which is easy to use
is…
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A
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user-easy
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B
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user-friendly
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C
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usable
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2
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Software which is obvious to
use is…
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A
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intuitive
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B
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guessable
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C
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comprehensible
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3
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Software which is not obvious
to use is…
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A
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counter-intuitive
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B
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unintuitive
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C
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non-intuitive
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4
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Software for use by children
and schools is…
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A
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learning
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B
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teaching
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C
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educational
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5
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Software for use by businesses
is…
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A
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commercial
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B
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businesslike
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C
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busy
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6
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Software made specially for
one company is…
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A
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one-off
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B
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unique
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C
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tailor-made
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7
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Software for use at home is…
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A
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for home use
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B
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for house use
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C
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for household use
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8
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Software which has been
illegally copied is…
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A
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unreal
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B
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pirated
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C
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fake
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9
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Software which has been bought
from the company that produced it is…
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A
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real
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B
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justified
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C
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licensed
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Types of software
B. Match the type of software with the
definition.
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1
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trial version
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a
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A simplified version which is cheaper to buy.
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2
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shareware
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b
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Software which is in the public domain. Anybody can use it without
paying.
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3
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freeware
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c
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The full version with all the features.
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4
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home-use version
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d
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You can try it for a while for
free. Then if you want to keep using it, you are expected to pay a small fee to the writer.
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5
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professional version
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e
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You can use it for free for a
while (often a month). When the trial
period finishes, you have to pay, or the program will de-activate.
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ANSWER
KEY
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2.5 Some useful adjectives
A: 1 b, 2 a, 3 a, 4 c, 5 a, 6 c, 7 a, 8
b, 9 c
B: 1 e, 2 d, 3 b, 4 a, 5 c
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