English Expression

Cristian Andrés Bonilla Quimbayo

084850562018

Tecnología en Gestión de Bases de Datos

Unit 9: Mainframes and minis

B. Question about the text

1. differences between micros and mini/mainframes

 A minicomputer has its own room

 Has it own emergency electricas power supply
 Mainframe are most expensive
 They are used by those who need to process, store and retrieve enormous amount data
 In a LAN , one microcomputer acts as the “server”

2. do minis and mainframe have the same general components as micros?

 Yes, they have the same components: a processor unit, input and output devices, and
secondary storage facilities

3. why do minis and mainframe often have their own electricity supply?

 They have their own electricity supply, in case of a general power failure

4. what is a terminal?

 A terminal is an end-use device, with little or no software kind relies on a mainframe or

another computer.

5. what does a mainframe do that a mini doesn’t?

 The mainframes are much faster when it comes to processing any type of data

6. how can people have Access to a minicomputer?

 The people who use the minicomputer have Access to its facilities through terminals

7. can mainframe let several people work on different task at the same time?

 Of course, they can let many users Works on different task simultaneosly

8. how are the different between micros and minis disappearing?

Now, the best microcomputer can do mosto of the things minis can do. They too can handle
“multitasking”, and they can be connected to other micros by a LAN
C. true or false

1. true

2.true

3. false

4. false

5. false

9.3 vocabulary study

Amount: cantidad

Beyond: mas allá

Capabilities: capacidades

Dust-free: libre de polvo

Log on/off: acceder/desconectarse

Failure: falla

However: sin embargo

Number crunching: cálculo de números

To handle: manejar

Find the adjetives

Cool, hot, dusty, dust-free, simple task, multi tasking

C. Definitions

Terminal (a), Multi-tasking (a), Number crunching (c), To long on (b), A wide range of programs
(b).

D. opposites

Uncomfortable, discover, unemployed, disappear, unlucky, disprove, disadvantage, unused,

disapprove, disorganize, uncommon, unkind.
9.4 Discussion

9.5 Grammar work: conditionals

If you write the file, i’ll print --- conditional I

If i had a printer, i could get a copy of my file on paper---conditional III

B. complete the comments on what Henry and Steve say

1. if Henry goes to London, he Will buy a Rolls Royce

2. if Steve didn’t feel tired, he Would walking in the park.

3. if Sally phones Henry, they did go to the opera.

4. if Steve could speak french, he Will emigrate to france.

5. if it doesn’t rain, they Will play polo.

6. if Steve had a clean shirt, he Will go to the his friend’s party.

7. if Henry won the lottery, he would get twenty thousand pounds.

C. Discussion: what would you do if..?

1. I Will study in EE.UU, because is the home of Silicon valley, home to the most successful
companies in the world of technology such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, Dell, AMD, etc.

2. i Will buy a Dell computer or Acer, because them are the best of Market.

3. at least for a day, i Will like to work in a center astronomy, because like to look at the space.

4. i Will buy ngrok and Azure, because them are necesary for the programming

9.6 Password game

The new Intel Core i9 processor has a super high price.