tailieunhanh - Unit 15: Spreadsheets and databases

Many terms related to spreadsheets and databases are easily confused. Look at these extracts from definitions in an ICT dictionary and decide which word is being defined. 1 The vertical part of a spreadsheet. 2 The horizontal part of a spreadsheet. 3 The name of the computer program that displays data in rows and columns, and the table which displays data in rows and columns. 4 A collection of cells in one layer of an Excel file. 5 In databases, information is added to , which are grouped together into | Unit 15 Spreadsheets and databases Name I 1 Many terms related to spreadsheets and databases are easily confused. Look at these extracts from definitions in an ICT dictionary and decide which word is being defined. 1 The vertical part of a spreadsheet. I 2 The horizontal part of a spreadsheet. I I 3 The name of the computer program that displays data in rows and columns and the table which displays data in rows and columns. 4 A collection of cells in one layer of an Excel file. I 5 In databases information is added to I I which are grouped together into I I . 6 You can I I a database for specific information or I I the information by a number of different criteria. 2 Choose words from each box to make expressions used to write letters in English and type them in. a I am Dear We would be I Please b Ms writing am contact grateful if c me . Smith to . you could . enclosing . 1 I I 2 I I 3 I I 4 I I 5 I I 3 Complete this letter by typing in expressions from Exercise 2. 1 I I 2 I I raise a query about the most recent invoice your company sent us dated 7 January 2008. The order was correct - an optical mouse and two Norton anti-virus programs - but it seems that you have miscalculated the VAT. By my calculations the amount of VAT should be . 3 I I a copy of the invoice so that you can check for yourself. 4 I I send a new invoice once the mistake has been corrected. 5 I I if you have any questions or if you would like to discuss the matter further. I can be reached by phone fax email or at the address at the top of this letter. Yours sincerely Abbi Truman 4 Write the plural form of the nouns that appear in bold in the text in Exercise 3. HELP 1 query L 6 virus 11 phone L 2 invoice 7 amount 1 12 fax 1 1 3 company 8 copy 1 13 email 4 order c 9 mistake 14 address c 5 mouse 10 matter n 15 letter Now listen to the plural forms and practise saying them. Notice the three different ways the endings of the regular plurals are said s z or iz