english …… / 100 - Thierry Detournay

NAME :
January 2008
E-Business 1
ENGLISH …… / 100
1. Fill in
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The history of computing science is characterized by a downsizing trend. Illustrate its
different steps by (1) giving one term, (2) translating it and, (3) when possible, giving a
synonym.
mainframe (= ……………………………………) = (Fr.) ……………………..
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…..………………. = (Fr.) ……………………
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……………..……. or …..………………… = (Fr.) ……..…………….
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……………... or ….… .… . ( = …………………………. ) = (Fr.) ………………….
2. Give the name of each intermediate between the maker and the end user
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…………………
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……………………………. = ……………………………. = …………………………….
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3. What is …
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1. the dollar =
2. a zillion =
3. 26th December =
4. up-selling =
5. a firewall =
6. a 1394 port =
7. a LCD =
8. 31st October =
9. a CRT =
10. Outlook =
4. Name the 3 basic banking operations & translate them
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1. a ………………… (< to …………………….) = …………………………………
2. a ………………… (< to …………………….) = …………………………………
3. a ………………… (< to …………………….) = …………………………………
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5. Give 6 examples of -ware compounds & translate them
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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6. How do you call …
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1. the sending of goods
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2. the selling of services in addition to the ones normally associated with a particular business
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3. a set of codes that determine how a web page will appear
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4. to half-close one's eyes
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5. a buck
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7. Illustrate each word formation by giving an example + translation
1. -able
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2. -free
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3. -proof
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4. -less
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5. -er
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8. Fill in
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ASP
binary table
ligne à haut débit
ROM
bit
tube cathodique
HTML
optical character recognition
réseau local
NYSE
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9. Give antonyms
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real estate 
to hire 
a sender 
a dream 
to spend 
to fail 
10. Give synonyms
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to look for =
to investigate =
knowledgeable =
to maintain =
3 months =
to be more than =
11. Explain the difference between "customer" & "client"
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12. Translate
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1. Il n'est pas possible de commander par téléphone ou par fax.
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2. Chaque client peut vérifier l'état de sa commande en ligne.
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3. Ses (féminin) revenus dépassent les miens de 5.000 €.
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4. Ils ne sont pas des partenaires fiables.
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5. Ce que je vous propose c'est de vous enrichir facilement.
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6. Je cherche son (masculin) adresse.
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7. Regarde la façon dont elle marche.
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8. Il est incapable de venir, il doit s'occuper de ses enfants.
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9. J'attends leur fête d'anniversaire avec impatience.
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10. Je ne l'aime pas, il regarde toujours les gens de haut.
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