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Computer Etiquettepp q q

Do not clean computer with a wet
cloth. Always use a dry cloth.

Tech Terms

Arrival : To come to a place Goods : Things in a shop
Customer : Buyer Perform : To do

Research : To do a proper check

Quick Recall Recall
Quick

• We can do our homework, play games, listen to music and do many other things
with the help of a computer at home.

• In schools, computers are used to keep records, make report cards, teach and do
many other things.
• Computers are used to prepare bills and price lists, and maintain details of goods

and customers in shops and departmental stores.
• In offi ces, computers are used to type letters, keep records, and send and receive
e-mails.

• Computes are used to perform operations, prepare medical reports and do many
other tasks in hospitals.

• In banks, computers are used to maintain accounts and records.
• Computers help to fi nd information about space, send rockets into space and

design security weapons.
• Books, magazines and newspapers are printed with the help of computers in
publishing houses.

• At airports and railway stations, computers are used to book and sell tickets, keep
details of customers and information about f lights and trains.

• We also use computers to make fi lms and advertisements.

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