Unit 6

READING: BIOS Setup

Note that a right pointer symbol appears to the left of certain elds. This pointer indicates that a sub-menu can be launched from this eld. A sub-menu contains additional options for a eld parameter. To call up a sub-menu, simply move the highlight to the eld and press <Enter>.The sub-menu will then immediately appear. Use the legend keys to enter values and move from eld to eld within a submenu just as you would within a menu. Use the <Esc> key to return to the main menu. Take some time to familiarize yourself with each of the legend keys and their corresponding functions. Practice navigating through the various menus and sub-menus. If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the elds, use the set default hot key <F5>. While moving around through the Setup program, note that explanations appear in the Item Specic Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted eld. NOTE: The item heading in square bracket represents the default setting for that eld.

EXERCISE
1. Reescreva 15 palavras gracamente semelhantes ao portugus que se encontram no texto. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________
77

Reading on Info Tech

2. On paragraph 1, line 1 and on paragraph 2, line 4, the phrase Note that .... can be translated into Portuguese as: ___________________________________________________ 3. On paragraph 1, line 1, the demonstrative THIS refers to _____ _____ and on paragraph 2, last line, refers to ________________ _____________________ 4. In the sentence The sub-menu will then immediately appear.. Rewrite the verb phrase. _________________________________________________ 5. In the 2nd paragraph, line 2, the sentence Practice navigating.... sub-menus. a) How many clauses are there? ________________ b) Rewrite the clauses. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 6. Qual o assunto do texto? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 7. Leia a ltima linha do texto (NOTE) e transcreva o sujeito da orao. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

78

8. Rewrite the occurring imperative forms, specify the paragraph and line. IMPERATIVE
____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

PARAGRAPH
_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

LINE
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

ERROR MESSAGE
Translate into Portuguese the following error messages. INVALID FLOATING-POINT OPERATION An operation on two real type values produced an overow or a division by zero. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ LOCAL OBJECT TYPES ARE NOT ALLOWED Object types can be dened only in the outermost scope of a program or unit. Object-type denitions within procedures and functions are not allowed. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

79

Reading on Info Tech

FILE ACCESS DENIED The le could not be opened or created. Most likely, the compiler is trying to write to a read-only le. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

PRONUNCIATION DRILL
A. Repita em voz alta as palavras abaixo. A slaba tnica est em maiscula. INdicate PEOpleware LAPtop MAINboard comPIler paRAmeter iNItialize enHANce asymMEtrical B. Leia em voz alta as oraes a seguir. 1. Did you go to the computing lab? 2. The window displays the help text. 3. The menu will immediately appear. 4. A sub-menu contains additional options. 5. The Software Engineer had all requirements.

80

LANGUAGE FOCUS
Presente Perfeito Formao
Forma-se o Presente Perfeito com o presente do verbo HAVE mais o particpio passado do verbo principal. The computer has changed the way people do things.

Armativo S + Have/Has + Ved2

Computer technology has evolved a great deal. Technical managers have been in charge of it.

Negativo S + HAVE NOT/ HAS NOT + Ved2

Systems analysts have not discovered the mal-functioning. The peripheral equipment has not been xed.

Interrogativo HAVE /HAS + S + Ved2 ?

Have the technical managers been in charge of it? Has the peripheral equipment been xed?

Uso
a) Expressa aes ou situaes que comeam no passado e continuam at o presente.

81

Reading on Info Tech

b) O presente perfeito tambm usado com os seguintes advrbios de tempo indefinido, como: lately (ultimamente); recently (recentemente); several times (diversas vezes); many times (muitas vezes). This problem has happened several times. c) Expressa aes ou eventos passados completamente terminados, desde que tenham importncia e/ou relao com o presente.

EXERCISE
A. Complete as oraes usando os verbos: buy ; live ; try ; make 1) Alex ________________ in the United States for a long time. 2) The programmers __________________ a new program. 3) The managers ____________________ new PCs for their divisions. 4) He _______________ different solutions. B. V para as unidades 2, leia o Reading, e de cada uma transcreva a seguir as oraes que estejam no presente perfeito. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

82

Modais Can / Could Uso

1. O modal can significa poder, ter permisso (informal), ter capacidade, ter possibilidade. 2. O modal could tem os mesmos usos de can e pode funcionar como o passado dele. Ele tambm indica que menos de 50% de possibilidade de algo acontecer. A computer can store millions of data. It could support a faster processor.

Formao Armativo S + Can/Could + V

The CPU can transfer data to the VGA adapter. You can gain about 12% performance with a compatible serial port. They can do spreadsheets now. He could use a computer last year.

Negativo S + Can/Could + Not + V

Your monitor can not scan at 48,7 KHz. It could not provide selection of higher resolutions. Na forma contrada temos: CANT e COULDNT Your monitor cant scan at 48,7 KHz. It couldnt provide selection of higher resolutions. Outra forma contrada que pode ocorrer com CAN CANNOT. Your monitor cannot scan at 48,7 KHz.
83

Reading on Info Tech

Interrogativo Can / Could + S + V ?

Can the graphics adapter operate with an 8-bit BIOS interface? Could the explanation appear in the Help window?

EXERCISE
A. Leia as READINGS das UNITS 3, 4, 5 e 6, e transcreva as oraes com os modais CAN e COULD. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

May / Might Uso

1. O modal may pode indicar permisso (formal) e possibilidade. 2. O modal might tambm indica permisso e possibilidade e pode ser o passado de may. 3. Ambos indicam menos de 50% de possibilidade que algo acontea. The answers may be politically incorrect. It might take some time to familiarize with the legend keys.

84

Formao Armativo S + May/Might + V

You may receive an anonymous e-mail. You company might be way behind.

Negativo S + May / Might + Not + V

He may not beat his competitor. They might not be heroes. O modal might pode ter como forma contrada: MIGHTNT. Esta forma pouco comum. They mightnt be heroes. O modal may usualmente no faz a forma contrada.

Interrogativo May / Might + S + V ?

May I use your computer? Might the computer memory store both program and data?

EXERCISE
B. Leia a READING da UNIT 1 e transcreva a orao com o modal MAY. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

85

Reading on Info Tech

Must Uso
Este modal indica obrigatoriedade e 95% de possibilidade que algo acontea.

Formao Armativo S + MUST + V

The analyst must be as intelligent as the manager. She must type better than Ann.

Negativo S + MUST + NOT + V

The supervisors must not sit down at this computer. A forma contrada deste modal MUSTNT. No negativo, ele indica proibio. The data base administrators mustnt use that computer.

Interrogativo MUST + S + V ?
Must the games be more interesting than other softwares?

EXERCISE
C. Leia a READING da UNIT 2 e transcreva as oraes que contenham o modal MUST. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
86

Will / Would Uso

1. O modal will pode indicar um pedido, o futuro ou 100 % de certeza de algo. 2. O modal would pode indicar um pedido, aes repetidas no passado ou preferncia. Your company will lose a great deal of money. They would be good competitors.

Formao Armativo S + WILL/WOULD + V

Off-site meetings will work. Peripheral wake-up would support keyboard wake-up.

Negativo S + WILL/WOULD + NOT + V

Legal and top management will not need to work together. Electrical impulses would not ravel over this cable to the computer. A forma contrada de will WONT, e a de would WOULDNT. Legal and top management wont need to work together. Electrical impulses wouldnt travel over this cable to the computer.

87

Reading on Info Tech

Interrogativo WILL/WOULD + S + V ?
Will a byte await processing in the memory cell? Would the output be the nal result?

EXERCISE
D. Leia as READINGS das UNITS 1, 4 e 6, e transcreva as oraes com os modais WILL E WOULD. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ E. Qual o modal adequado para a orao? Coloque um X na coluna do modal adequado para cada situao.

88

Coeso Textual por Referncia

Os chamados marcadores de transio so palavras utilizadas para ligar idias de forma a facilitar a leitura de um texto, evitando-se repeties. Quando os pronomes [IT, HE, SHE, THEY, THEM, WHICH (o qual / os quais) WHO (quem), WHOSE (cujo(a)), THAT (que), SUCH (tal / tais), ONE (o mesmo / o mencionado)] e os demonstrativos [THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE] so usados como marcadores transitivos, eles se referem a uma ou mais palavras mencionadas anteriormente na orao ou no pargrafo. Sua funo fazer com que possamos retomar algo que j tenha sido mencionado. Eles servem como substitutos da palavra ou assunto mencionado. Outras expresses usadas nesta mesma funo so: THE FORMER (anterior; aquele em oposio a este precedente) THE LATTER (ltimo, mencionado em segundo lugar, posterior, este em oposio a aquele) THE FIRST (o primeiro), THE SECOND (o segundo), THE LAST (o ltimo, o derradeiro), etc. Exemplo:

EXERCISE
Leia os textos a seguir e transcreva os marcadores de transio e suas referncias.

89

Reading on Info Tech

1. Modern accounting rms use spreadsheet software to do complicated calculations. They can provide heir clients with an up-to-date report whenever it is needed. This software has many functions and can be integrated with other software. The spreadsheets basic component is a cell. This may contain a formula which performs a mathematical operation. It could also contain a label or data. The former describes the information on the worksheet. The latter is the information itself. MARCADOR
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

REFERNCIA
________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

2. Mr. Porter cited a company with 300 people performing administrative functions associated with travel that established a Web-based way for employees to do most of it themselves from approvals to reimbursements. Now 12 people are doing the travel administration. The other 288, he said, are contributing to the companys core mission: developing high-tech products Similarly, the Navy hopes to reduce the non-value-added activities and keep people focused on warghting and warghting support. Those 288 former travel administrators are, in theory, happier and more directly contributing to the companys primary goals, he said. MARCADOR
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

REFERNCIA
________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

90