Човекът и технологиите

Tech in daily life

1. A small program that you download to a smartphone is a/an ___.

   • app
   • engine
   • router
   • charger

   Отговор: app

   App е съкращение от application (приложение).

2. The screen of a smartphone that reacts to your fingers is a ___ screen.

   • flat
   • wide
   • split
   • touch

   Отговор: touch

   Touchscreen реагира на докосване.

3. A small portable computer with a touch screen and no keyboard is a ___.

   • tablet
   • printer
   • speaker
   • scanner

   Отговор: tablet

   Tablet е таблет.

4. The device that connects your home to the internet and creates a Wi-Fi network is a ___.

   • printer
   • scanner
   • router
   • speaker

   Отговор: router

   Рутерът свързва устройствата у дома с интернет.

5. Watching films online without downloading them first is called ___.

   • scrolling
   • streaming
   • swiping
   • printing

   Отговор: streaming

   Streaming е гледане или слушане онлайн в реално време.

6. Small wireless devices you put in your ears to listen to music are ___.

   • earrings
   • eyebrows
   • earbuds
   • headlights

   Отговор: earbuds

   Earbuds са безжични слушалки за поставяне в ушите.

7. Storing your files on remote servers that you reach through the internet is called ___ storage.

   • flash
   • hard
   • local
   • cloud

   Отговор: cloud

   Cloud storage (облачно съхранение) пази файловете на сървъри в интернет.

8. Paying in a shop by holding your card or phone near the terminal is ___ payment.

   • contactless
   • handwritten
   • cash
   • cheque

   Отговор: contactless

   Contactless payment е безконтактно плащане.

9. A new version of an app that fixes problems and adds features is an ___.

   • upgrade
   • update
   • outbreak
   • output

   Отговор: update

   Update е актуализация на приложение или система.

10. Smart thermostats, fridges and watches connected to the internet are part of the ___.

    • operating system
    • Internet of Things
    • search engine
    • spam filter

    Отговор: Internet of Things

    Internet of Things (IoT) са ежедневни устройства, свързани с интернет.

11. Which phrasal verb means 'to start a computer'?

    • log off
    • shut down
    • boot up
    • plug out

    Отговор: boot up

    Boot up означава стартирам компютъра; shut down е изключвам.

12. To ___ your phone means to connect it to another device so they can work together.

    • peer
    • pear
    • pare
    • pair

    Отговор: pair

    Pair devices: свързвам устройства (напр. по Bluetooth).

13. Complete: 'My laptop keeps crashing, so I need to ___ my files before it stops working.'

    • put off
    • back up
    • give up
    • break down

    Отговор: back up

    Back up означава да направиш резервно копие.

14. 'Screen time' refers to ___.

    • the size of a screen
    • the price of a new screen
    • the speed of a processor
    • the amount of time spent using devices with screens

    Отговор: the amount of time spent using devices with screens

    Screen time е времето пред екрани.

15. If your phone battery 'runs out', it ___.

    • has no power left
    • is fully charged
    • is new
    • is waterproof

    Отговор: has no power left

    Run out: свършва се (батерията е изтощена).

Word formation

1. Complete with a noun from 'develop': 'the rapid ___ of technology'

   • developing
   • developer
   • developed
   • development

   Отговор: development

   Наставката -ment образува съществително от глагол: develop → development.

2. A person who writes computer programs is a ___.

   • programist
   • programmer
   • programmor
   • programant

   Отговор: programmer

   Наставката -er образува съществително за човек: program → programmer.

3. Complete with a noun from 'invent': 'The telephone was a great ___.'

   • inventive
   • inventor
   • invention
   • invent

   Отговор: invention

   Invention е изобретението; inventor е изобретателят.

4. Complete with an adjective from 'rely': 'a ___ source of information'

   • reliable
   • reliant
   • reliance
   • relying

   Отговор: reliable

   Reliable означава надежден.

5. Complete with a noun from 'connect': 'a fast internet ___'

   • connection
   • connecting
   • connected
   • connective

   Отговор: connection

   Съществителното от connect е connection.

6. Complete with an adjective from 'use': 'This app is very ___.'

   • user
   • usefully
   • usage
   • useful

   Отговор: useful

   Use + -ful = useful (полезен).

7. Complete: 'Leaving your password on a sticky note is ___.'

   • unresponsible
   • disresponsible
   • irresponsible
   • inresponsible

   Отговор: irresponsible

   Пред думи, започващи с r, отрицателната представка често е ir-: irresponsible, irregular.

8. Complete with an adverb from 'automatic': 'The doors open ___.'

   • automatically
   • automaticly
   • automatical
   • automatly

   Отговор: automatically

   Прилагателните на -ic образуват наречие с -ally: automatically.

9. Complete with a negative adjective from 'expect': 'The update caused ___ problems.'

   • inexpected
   • unexpected
   • disexpected
   • nonexpected

   Отговор: unexpected

   Отрицателната представка за expected е un-.

10. Complete with the correct form of 'innovate': 'The company is famous for its ___ products.'

    • innovative
    • innovation
    • innovator
    • innovatively

    Отговор: innovative

    Пред съществителното products е нужно прилагателно: innovative.

11. Complete with the correct form of 'secure': 'Online ___ is important for every user.'

    • securely
    • secure
    • secured
    • security

    Отговор: security

    Като подлог е нужно съществително: security (сигурност).

12. Complete with a verb from 'wide': 'The internet has ___ our access to information.'

    • widened
    • widen
    • width
    • widely

    Отговор: widened

    От wide се образува глаголът widen; тук трябва Present Perfect: has widened.

13. Complete with the correct form of 'access': 'The website should be ___ to people with disabilities.'

    • accessory
    • accessing
    • accessible
    • accessibility

    Отговор: accessible

    След be се използва прилагателното accessible (достъпен).

14. Complete with the correct form of 'predict': 'The results were ___, so nobody was surprised.'

    • unpredictable
    • prediction
    • predictable
    • predictably

    Отговор: predictable

    Щом никой не е изненадан, резултатите са били предвидими: predictable.

15. Complete with the correct form of 'depend': 'Many people are too ___ on their smartphones.'

    • independent
    • dependence
    • dependent
    • dependable

    Отговор: dependent

    Dependent on: зависим от нещо.

Collocations

1. Complete: '___ an email'

   • make
   • send
   • do
   • take

   Отговор: send

   Правилното словосъчетание е send an email.

2. Complete: '___ the internet'

   • ride
   • surf
   • swim
   • drive

   Отговор: surf

   Surf the internet: сърфирам в интернет.

3. Complete: '___ a photo'

   • have
   • do
   • take
   • go

   Отговор: take

   Take a photo: правя снимка.

4. Complete: '___ your password'

   • open
   • push
   • fill
   • enter

   Отговор: enter

   Enter a password: въвеждам парола.

5. Complete: '___ a phone call'

   • make
   • do
   • say
   • put

   Отговор: make

   Make a phone call: обаждам се по телефона.

6. Complete: '___ an app'

   • download
   • downpour
   • downstairs
   • downtown

   Отговор: download

   Download an app: изтеглям приложение.

7. Complete: 'The video ___ viral and had a million views in a day.'

   • made
   • did
   • took
   • went

   Отговор: went

   Go viral: бързо се разпространява онлайн.

8. Complete: 'Don't forget to ___ your phone before the trip.'

   • load
   • fill
   • feed
   • charge

   Отговор: charge

   Charge a phone/battery: зареждам телефона.

9. Complete: 'Please ___ off your phones during the exam.'

   • take
   • get
   • put
   • switch

   Отговор: switch

   Switch off / turn off: изключвам устройство.

10. Complete: 'Scientists have ___ a breakthrough in battery technology.'

    • done
    • made
    • taken
    • got

    Отговор: made

    Make a breakthrough: постигам пробив.

11. Complete: 'Technology plays an important ___ in education.'

    • game
    • role
    • act
    • work

    Отговор: role

    Play a role: имам роля, значение.

12. Complete: 'The company ___ research into electric cars.'

    • makes
    • conducts
    • does up
    • takes

    Отговор: conducts

    Conduct research: провеждам изследване.

13. Which collocation is correct?

    • a steep rise in online shopping
    • a tall rise in online shopping
    • a high rise in online shopping
    • a deep rise in online shopping

    Отговор: a steep rise in online shopping

    A steep rise означава рязко покачване.

14. Choose the correct collocation for a campaign about the internet:

    • rise awareness of online safety
    • lift awareness of online safety
    • raise awareness of online safety
    • grow awareness of online safety

    Отговор: raise awareness of online safety

    Raise awareness: повишавам осведомеността; raise е преходен глагол.

15. Complete: 'Social media has had a ___ impact on how we communicate.'

    • deep
    • tall
    • profound
    • thick

    Отговор: profound

    Profound impact: дълбоко, силно въздействие.

Artificial intelligence

1. What does AI stand for?

   • automatic internet
   • advanced information
   • artificial intelligence
   • analogue interface

   Отговор: artificial intelligence

   AI е изкуствен интелект (artificial intelligence).

2. Voice assistants that answer spoken questions use ___ recognition.

   • speech
   • face
   • colour
   • fingerprint

   Отговор: speech

   Speech recognition превръща говора в текст или команди.

3. A machine that can do tasks automatically, often in factories, is a ___.

   • rocket
   • robot
   • radio
   • ruler

   Отговор: robot

   Robot е робот.

4. A computer program that talks with people through text or voice is a ___.

   • spreadsheet
   • chatbot
   • firewall
   • browser

   Отговор: chatbot

   Chatbot е програма за разговор с потребители.

5. When an AI chatbot invents false facts, this is often called a/an ___.

   • update
   • hallucination
   • download
   • backup

   Отговор: hallucination

   Hallucination: изкуственият интелект измисля невярна информация, която звучи убедително.

6. Large sets of information used to train AI are called ___.

   • drafts
   • dates
   • dots
   • data

   Отговор: data

   Data са данните, с които се обучава ИИ.

7. The way AI systems learn patterns from large amounts of data is called machine ___.

   • teaching
   • reading
   • building
   • learning

   Отговор: learning

   Machine learning: системата се учи от данни, без всяко правило да е програмирано.

8. The instruction or question that you type into an AI tool is called a ___.

   • cursor
   • pixel
   • prompt
   • cookie

   Отговор: prompt

   Prompt е заявката, която даваме на AI инструмента.

9. AI that creates new texts, images or music is called ___ AI.

   • generative
   • negative
   • native
   • talkative

   Отговор: generative

   Generative AI създава ново съдържание.

10. A realistic fake video in which a person's face or voice is created by AI is a ___.

    • deepfake
    • screenshot
    • podcast
    • meme

    Отговор: deepfake

    Deepfake е фалшиво видео или аудио, създадено с изкуствен интелект.

11. Self-driving cars use AI to ___.

    • refuel themselves automatically
    • build new roads
    • print paper maps
    • recognise objects such as people and traffic signs

    Отговор: recognise objects such as people and traffic signs

    Камерите и сензорите подават данни, а AI разпознава пешеходци, знаци и други коли.

12. A step-by-step set of rules that a computer follows to solve a problem is an ___.

    • album
    • alphabet
    • algorithm
    • alarm

    Отговор: algorithm

    Algorithm е последователност от стъпки за решаване на задача.

13. What is a real risk when using AI chatbots for homework?

    • They never make factual mistakes
    • They can only answer in one language
    • They may give confident but incorrect information
    • They always show the sources they used

    Отговор: They may give confident but incorrect information

    Чатботовете понякога измислят факти, затова информацията трябва да се проверява.

14. Which word describes AI that makes unfair decisions because of unbalanced training data?

    • encrypted
    • biased
    • compressed
    • wireless

    Отговор: biased

    Biased AI взема пристрастни решения, ако данните за обучение са едностранчиви.

15. The famous test that checks whether a machine can behave like a human in conversation is the ___ test.

    • Edison
    • Newton
    • Darwin
    • Turing

    Отговор: Turing

    Тестът на Тюринг е предложен от Алън Тюринг през 1950 г.

Digital literacy

1. Which is the strongest password?

   • password123
   • 123456
   • ivan2007
   • T7#qv!92mLp

   Отговор: T7#qv!92mLp

   Силната парола е дълга и съчетава малки и главни букви, цифри и символи.

2. A harmful program that can copy itself and damage your computer is ___.

   • a virus
   • an update
   • a font
   • a folder

   Отговор: a virus

   Компютърният вирус е вид зловреден софтуер.

3. Unwanted advertising emails are called ___.

   • spark
   • spa
   • span
   • spam

   Отговор: spam

   Spam е нежелана (рекламна) поща.

4. An email that pretends to be from your bank and asks for your PIN is an example of ___.

   • streaming
   • phishing
   • blogging
   • coding

   Отговор: phishing

   Phishing е измама за открадване на лични данни чрез фалшиви съобщения.

5. Sending repeated, unkind messages online to hurt someone is ___.

   • networking
   • blogging
   • cyberbullying
   • streaming

   Отговор: cyberbullying

   Cyberbullying е тормоз в интернет.

6. The name you use to log in to a website is your ___.

   • nickname card
   • username
   • homepage
   • inbox

   Отговор: username

   Username е потребителското име.

7. Logging in with a password AND a code sent to your phone is called two-factor ___.

   • connection
   • download
   • authentication
   • registration

   Отговор: authentication

   Two-factor authentication добавя втора стъпка за потвърждаване на самоличността.

8. Small files that websites store on your device to remember you are called ___.

   • tabs
   • bookmarks
   • widgets
   • cookies

   Отговор: cookies

   Cookies запомнят настройки и могат да проследяват активността.

9. A program that protects your computer from viruses is ___ software.

   • antique
   • antisocial
   • antivirus
   • anticlockwise

   Отговор: antivirus

   Antivirus software открива и премахва вируси.

10. Everything you post online that leaves a trace about you is your digital ___.

    • footprint
    • handprint
    • signature
    • passport

    Отговор: footprint

    Digital footprint е следата, която оставяме в интернет.

11. A padlock symbol and 'https' in a web address show that ___.

    • the connection is encrypted
    • the site is always trustworthy
    • the site is free
    • the site has no adverts

    Отговор: the connection is encrypted

    HTTPS криптира връзката, но не гарантира, че сайтът е честен.

12. Copying someone else's work and presenting it as your own is ___.

    • plagiarism
    • journalism
    • tourism
    • optimism

    Отговор: plagiarism

    Plagiarism е плагиатство.

13. Before using a photo found online in a school project, you should check its ___.

    • file size only
    • colour settings
    • licence or copyright
    • number of likes

    Отговор: licence or copyright

    Снимките имат авторски права; трябва да се провери лицензът им.

14. Which action best protects your privacy on social media?

    • Sharing your home address publicly
    • Accepting friend requests from strangers
    • Using your birthday as your password
    • Making your profile private and limiting who sees your posts

    Отговор: Making your profile private and limiting who sees your posts

    Личният профил ограничава достъпа на непознати до информацията ви.

15. A fake Wi-Fi network in a public place can be used to ___.

    • charge your phone faster
    • steal your personal data
    • improve your password
    • delete viruses

    Отговор: steal your personal data

    Фалшиви Wi-Fi мрежи се използват за кражба на данни.

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