TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fabré,Elena Marco
AU  - Remacha Esteras,Santiago
TI  - Professional English in use: ICT 
SN  - 0521685435
U1  - 808.066004 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Cambridge, Melbourne
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Business English
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Computers
KW  - Terminology
KW  - Computer science
KW  - Internet
KW  - Communication of technical information
N1  - Includes index; "Intermediate to advanced"; Includes exercises with answers; Thanks --; Introduction --; Learning vocabulary: tips and techniques --; Guessing meaning from context --; Organizing vocabulary --; Using a dictionary --; Topics --; Living with computers --; Computers, friend......Or foe? --; Things we can do on the computer --; A typical PC --; Computer essentials --; Part s; Of a computer --; Functions of a PC: input, processing, output, storage --; Types of computer systems --; A From mainframes to wearable computers --; Input devices: type, click and talk! --; Interacting with your computer --; The keyboard --; The mouse --; Voice input --; Input devices: the eyes of your PC --; Scanners --; Digital cameras --; Digital video cameras and webcams --; Output devices: printers --; Technical details --; Types of printers --; Output devices: display screens --; CRTs and LCDs --; Big screens: plasma and projection TVs --; Processing --; The processor --; RAM and ROMUnits of memory --; Disks and drives --; Magnetic storage --; Optical storage --; Removable flash memory --; Health and safety --; Computer ergonomics --; Electronic rubbish --; The risks of using mobiles and in-car computers --; Operating systems and the GUI --; Types of software --; The operating system (OS)The Graphical User Interface --; System utilities --; Word processing --; WP features --; Spreadsheets and databases --; Spreadsheet basics --; Part s; Of a database --; Graphics and design --; Types of graphics software --; Multimedia --; A multimedia system --; Recognizing file formats --; Applications --; Sound and music --; Audio files on the Web --; Digital audio players --; Other audio applications --; Programming --; Programming languages --; Steps in writing a program --; Computers and work --; Jobs in computing --; Computers and jobs: new ways, new profiles --; ICT systems --; ICT systems: components and functions --; Types of systems --; Types of devices and services --; Networks --; LANs (Local Area Networks) --; Network topology --; WANs (Wide Area Networks) --; Faces of the Internet --; What the Internet is --; Getting connected --; Components of the Internet --; Email --; What an email is --; Anatomy of an email --; Spam --; Mailing lists and newsgroups --; The World Wide Web --; What the Web is --; How to surf the Web --; What you can do on the Web --; Design --; HTMLBasic elements --; Video, animations and sound --; Chatting and video conferencing --; IRC and web chat --; Instant messaging --; Video and voice calls --; Virtual worlds --; Internet security --; Internet crime --; Malware: viruses, worms, trojans and spyware --; Preventative tips --; E-commerce --; Elements of e-commerce --; How to buy on the Internet --; Types of e-businesses --; Online banking --; Online banking basics --; Online banking services --; Online security --; Mobile phones --; Mobile phones: definition and technology --; A brief history --; Features and functions --; Robots, androids, AI --; Robots and automata --; Uses for robots --; Artificial Intelligence --; Intelligent homes --; Domotics --; Control devices and networking --; Automatic operations --; Future trends --; Smaller and faster --; Computers everywhere: human-centred technologies --; Word Building --; Prefixes --; Common prefixes --; Verb prefixes --; The prefixes e- and cyber-Suffixes --; Common suffixes --; Word families --; We love 'wares'Compounds --; Compound nouns --; Compound adjectives --; Collocations --; What a collocation is --; Some types of collocations --; Typical Language Functions in ICT English --; Defining and classifying --; Describing function --; Classifying from general to specific --; Classifying from specific to general --; Qualifying and comparing --; Choosing a computer --; Comparing qualities --; Describing technical processes --; A technical process: how Vo --; IP works --; The use of the passive --; Sequencing a process --; Troubleshooting --; Troubleshooting and help desks --; Describing the problem --; Making guesses and giving advice
N2  - Covers a wide range of topics on Information Communication Technology, and is suitable for intermediate to advanced level learners of English
ER  -