0. INTRODUCTION 1. montar (un ordenador): 2. comprar: 3. montar

PRACTICE
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HOW TO BUILD YOUR PC
Look for English translations in the text that match the following Spanish words or phrases.
0. INTRODUCTION
10. suavemente:
1. montar (un ordenador):
11. cerrar:
2. comprar:
12. sujetar, sostener:
3. montar, ensamblar:
13. velocidad:
4. desempaquetar:
14. incluir:
5. ponerse (ropa o accesorios):
15. encima de:
6. descargarse (de electr. estática):
16. frecuencia (de reloj)
7. dañar:
8. tocar:
9. bordes metálicos:
1. MOTHERBOARD INSTALLATION
1. retirar, sacar:
3. MEMORY INSTALLATION
1. bancos de memoria:
2. fijarse, darse cuenta:
3. soltar:
4. insertar:
2. tapa:
4. HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION
3. acceder a, obtener acceso a:
1. diseñar:
4. colocar:
2. conectarse a:
5. mirar hacia abajo:
3. adaptador SATA:
6. alinear(se):
4. maestro:
7. atornillar:
5. esclavo:
8. destornillador:
6. dispositivo de interface:
9. montar:
7. tornillos de montaje:
10. hacer presión, apretar:
11. encajar algo hasta que suene un clic:
5. CD/DVD ROM DRIVE INSTALLATION
12. intentar:
1. parte derecha:
13. encajar, hacer que (algo) encaje:
2. parte izquierda:
14. manera equivocada:
3. cerca de:
15. entrar:
4. permitir:
16: al revés:
5. de nuevo:
2. CPU INSTALLATION
6. GRAPHIC CARD INSTALLATION
1. localizar:
1. encajar/asentarse en su posición:
2. recordar:
2. necesitar:
3. tipo, clase:
3. parte frontal/frente:
4. adecuado:
4. suministrar:
5. en el lugar adecuado:
6. asegurarse:
7. NETWORK CARD INSTALLATION
7. de lo contrario:
1. asentarse, encajar:
8. así que:
9. forzar:
PRACTICE
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HOW TO BUILD YOUR PC
Translate into Spanish all the words typed in bold.
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Translate into Spanish all the sentences containing any of the following verbs: must/mustn’t,
should/shouldn’t, will/won’t, can/can’t, may
PRACTICE
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HOW TO BUILD YOUR PC
Reading for comprehension. Write T (True) or F (False) next to the following sentences.
1. Before building your computer you don’t have to buy all the necessary hardware.
2. Before handling the hardware components you should discharge yourself from static electricity.
3. If you don’t use an anti-static wrist strap you may damage your components.
4. The power supply unit (PSU) is inserted on your motherboard.
5. The power connector connects your motherboard to the PSU.
6. There are just two types of processor sockets.
7. You must open the clips at both ends of the SDRAM banks to be able to insert the SDRAM.
8. You must buy screws to mount your CD/DVD ROM drive into its mounting slot in the tower case.
9. In order to install your AGP card, you must push your AGP card hard down onto the AGP bus slot.
10. Graphic cards, network cards and sound cards need to be screwed to the motherboard.
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Answer these questions.
1. Is it advisable to discharge yourself from static electricity by touching the metal edges of your computer case?
2. Where do you connect the power conector of you CPU fan?
3. Do you know how many SDRAM banks there are on your motherboard?
4. What type of hard disk drive interface was the most common before Serial-ATA first appeared in the market?
5. Do Serial ATA CD/DVD ROMs already exist in the computer market?
6. If they existed, would you need to change the jumper settings of a SATA CD/DVD drive to install it?
7. How many cables do you need to connect a CD/DVD ROM drive to your motherboard?
8. Where does the fan get electricity from?
9. Do you know a type of bus designed for peripheral devices which is newer than the PCI bus?
10. What other type of bus are graphics cards presently using apart from the AGP bus?