Computer Related

a                Removable Disk

¨             Does anybody have an extra floppy disk?

¨             I ran out of floppy disks. Where can I get more?

¨             I think we need to order more floppy disks.

¨             I saved it on a floppy disk.

¨             I have all the information on my USB drive.

¨             Can you save the document on a disk and give it to me?

¨             Save the information on a disk and give it to Jack.

¨             I’ll have all the information on a disk and bring it to the meeting.

¨             All the information doesn’t fit on one disk.

¨             The file is too large to fit on a disk.

¨             Do you have a different storage device that can hold more information?

¨             Can you order a 128 MB removable storage device for me? I always need to move files that a regular floppy disk cannot hold.

b               Hard Drive

¨             I have all the information saved on my hard drive.

¨             I finished the presentation preparation and I saved it on my hard drive.

¨             I have the documents you are looking for saved on my computer.

¨             I have the information on my computer. Do you want me to put it on a floppy disk for you?

¨             I’m running out of room on my hard drive.

¨             I need a bigger hard drive.

¨             I have the information on my computer, but I think I will need to prepare hard copies for the meeting.

c                Network share and public share

¨             I have it saved on a network share. You can find it at computername public John data.doc.

¨             I have those files in my public folder. Just go to John01 public. You should see all the documents there.

¨             I saved it at John01 public. Go ahead and take what you need.

¨             I’ll need all the information on ABC Company. Didn’t you say you have the information? Can you put them on a public share?

¨             Hey John, I don’t have permission to get into John01. Can you check the permissions on the folder?

¨             I don’t have write access on the folder. Can you give me write permissions?

¨             I don’t want anybody changing the data, so everyone only has read permissions.

d               Software

¨             What software do you use here?

¨             What kind of application do you use to keep track of all these records?

¨             Martha told me about TaxIt. When can I get a copy?

¨             Is there a manual how to use this program?

¨             How do you use this?

¨             TaxIt won’t open any more. I think it’s broken.

¨             I can’t get TaxIt to work. Can someone help me with this?

¨             Microsoft Office applications do everything we need. That’s all we use here.

¨             What version of Office do you use here?

¨             What software do you use for word processing?

¨             All the documents are saved using MSWord. Do you have Word or another application that will be able to read the information?

¨             We use a different word processing application. Can you save as a text file?

¨             I can’t open the file that you gave me. What version of Word are you using?

e                Internet

¨             What is the URL of that site again?

¨             What is the address to the English site you are studying?

¨             What is the best search engine?

¨             Where can I find information on marriage law?

¨             If you go to greatsite.com, you will find all the information I just told you.

¨             If you need more information on cooking, go to cooking.com.

¨             I purchased all the computers from Dell.com. We should have them by the end of the week.

¨             Do you have a company website?

¨             Is there a website where I can learn more about your services?

¨             Do you have a website where I can review the different products you are offering?

¨             I HATE POP-UPS!" "Can I install something that stops pop-up ads?

¨             What tools are available to block pop-up ads?

¨             I think I misspelled the web address. Can you spell it out for me?

¨             I’m getting a page not found error. I think the web site is down.

f                 Intranet

¨             Do we have an intranet site that explains our benefits?

¨             What was the site where we log our travel expenses?

¨             If you want to use a sick day, you can go to http://timereport.

¨             Is there an intranet site detailing each project our company is doing?

¨             Is our company going to put an intranet site for employees?

¨             I think it will help a lot if we had an intranet site with general questions and answers from all the employees.

g                General Computer Sentences

¨             My computer is giving me problems again.

¨             My computer broke, but luckily I saved my work on a disk.

¨             My computer is too slow.

¨             Something is wrong with my computer.

¨             I work with the computer most of the day.

¨             All my work is done on the computer.

¨             We are upgrading our computers this week.

¨             I hope we upgrade our computers soon. The ones we have are way too old.

¨             My computer froze. What should I do?

¨             My computer is not responding and I haven’t saved my data yet. What should I do?

¨             My computer is making a weird sound. Can I get someone to look at it?

h                Computer Related – Interactive Practice

¨             A: “Barbara, did you finish the report on XYZ Company?”
B: “Yes. I just finished today.”
A: “I would like to review them before we send the report. Can you give me a copy?”
B: “Sure. Would you like a hard copy?”
A: “No. Just send me the path to the location of the report. I’ll look them over on my computer.”
B: “Sure. I’ll give you permission for the folder. You can find them at barbara01 slash XYZ. I’ll give you permission right now.”
A: “Great. Thanks.”

¨             A: “John, are you having problems with your network?”
B: “I think our whole network is down for upgrades. It should be back up in an hour.”
A: “That’s too late. I need the review documents from the company network share.”
B: “I have a copy of that on my computer.”
A: “Really? Can I get a copy?”
B: “Sure. But since the network is down, I’ll have to put it on a disk for you.”
A: “That would be great.”
B: “Do you have a floppy disk?”
A: “I think I have one on my desk. Here it is.”
B: “Ok. It’s saving now. Here you go.”
A: “Thanks. You saved me a great deal of trouble. I’m so glad you had a copy of this on your machine.”
B: “No problem. I’m glad I could help.”

¨             A: “Don’t we need a tax software to do this work?”
B: “Yeah. Don’t you have it installed on your computer?”
A: “No. They said they would install it for me, but they didn’t do it yet.”
B: “Go ask your manager. He probably forgot.”
A: “That’s a good idea. Is there an instructional manual for this software?”
B: “It’s in the second file cabinet under Software Applications.”
A: “Thanks. I’ll probably need it when I get the software.”
B: “Actually, it’s not that difficult to use. I think you should be able to figure it out without the manual. The manual is only good for advanced options that we don’t really need.”
A: “You’re probably right. Many of the manuals I’ve read were not that helpful. Do you mind if I come to you for questions when I am using the software?”
B: “Not at all. Feel free to ask any questions. If I know the answer, I’ll let you know.”
A: “Great. I better go find the manager to get the software installed on my computer.”B: “Yeah. Don’t you have it installed on your computer?”
B: “Go ask your manager. He probably forgot.”
B: “It’s in the second file cabinet under Software Applications.”
B: “Actually, it’s not that difficult to use. I think you should be able to figure it out without the manual. The manual is only good for advanced options that we don’t really need.”
B: “Not at all. Feel free to ask any questions. If I know the answer, I’ll let you know.”A: “Don’t we need a tax software to do this work?”
A: “No. They said they would install it for me, but they didn’t do it yet.”
A: “That’s a good idea. Is there an instructional manual for this software?”
A: “Thanks. I’ll probably need it when I get the software.”
A: “You’re probably right. Many of the manuals I’ve read were not that helpful. Do you mind if I come to you for questions when I am using the software?”
A: “Great. I better go find the manager to get the software installed on my computer.”