THE UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE 1

SCHOOL OF POLYTECHNIC (ENSP)

ENGLISH COMMUNICATION TEST2023
4th year computer science
Duration: 1hour
A Complete the questions in K to correspond to the answers in P.

K-Questions. P-Answers.
1 How long……….? I have been a junior technician for the last four years.
2) When………..? I became an apprentice seven years ago.
3) How many years…….? I have worked for MultiComps for about seven years.
4) How long………? I was an apprentice for three years.
5) When…………..? I received my diploma five years ago.
6) How long……….? I studied for my diploma for two years.
7) How long……….? I have been a part time diploma student for a year.
8) How long…..? I think MultiComps has been in business since 1993.
9) When……..? My contract with them may end in three months.
10) Why………? I have worked with them for so long without any advancement.

B A friend has sent you an email explaining that she has just lost all of the information on
her PC because of head crash. Write a reply to her email explaining the following:
• Why the head crash happened
• What precautions she should take with her new PC not to have the same problem
in future.
• What steps she could take to back up her files.
 UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE 1
ENSPY
English test 4è Génie informatique

A Complete the gaps with the appropriate form of the correct verb selected from the
box. (10pts)
back up keep up update free up build up set up upgrade catch
up start up upload

1) To avoid losing data, you should ________ your files regularly.

2) You can ________ your PC by adding a new motherboard.
3) Delete some files to ________ space on your hard disk.
4) Data is ________ from regional PCs to the company's mainframe each night.
5) The operating system boots when you ________ your computer.
6) She's taking a course to ________ her knowledge of computing.
7) The computer checks the memory when it ________.
8) He ________ a website to advertise his travel company.
9) If you miss a class, you can study the hand-outs to ________.
10) You can ________ with developments by reading PC magazines.
11) The image in a digital camera is ________ from a red, green and blue image.

B Two students meet at an airport. Complete their conversation using the correct form and
order of the words in brackets. (5pts)

A: Hi, Jane. Surprise, surprise.

B: Karl! Good to see you. What (1) ……………………. (you / do) here?
A: I'm on my way to London for an exchange programme.
B: Really? (2) ……………………. (I / go) to Paris to see my brother.
A: Oh, (3) ……………………. (he / work) in Paris?
B: No. He’s studying there.
A: OK. (4) ……………………. (How often / you / see) him?
B: (5) ……………………. (We / try) to meet twice a year in Paris.
A: Sounds good.
B: It is. (6) ……………………. (You / know) Paris?
A: Not very well. (7) ……………………. (I / not / go) there very often. Anyway, how are your
studies?
B: Good. (8) ……………………. (I / write) my end of year project now. How’s yours going?
A: Well, (9) ……………………. (things / not / go / well) you know, because I’ve missed a lot of
deadlines. Oh, I think (10) ……………………. (your plane / board).
B: You're right. I've got to go. Bye.
A: Bye. Have a good trip! Really good to see you again.

C) Using your knowledge of computer disks, use appropriate words to complete the sentences
below.(5pts)
1) There are basically three types of magnetic___________device available to the user- hard drives,
diskettes and tapes.
2) The _____________of a 3.5" floppy disk is 1.44MB.
3) Hard drives can ____________hundreds of times more data than floppy disks.
4) A portable hard drive or USB is a good choice for___________storage.
5) Magnetic tapes are used for____________information that you no longer need to use regularly.
University f Yaoundé 1
School of polytechnic (ENSP)
4è Année Génie Informatique
First semester examination 2023
English language expression
2hours

I a) Copy and complete this text with a, an, the or nothing (Ø) in the spaces given. (4pts)
Linux is (1)_________operating system and it was initially created as (2)________hobby by a
young student, Linus Torvalds, at the University of Helsinki in Finland. Version 1.2 of the
Linux Kernel was released in 1994. (3)_______Kernel, at the heart of all Linux systems, is
developed and released under GNU General Public License, and its source code is freely
available to everyone.
Apart from the fact that it is freely distributed, (4)_________Linux’s functionality,
adaptability and robustness has made it the main alternative for proprietary Unix and
Microsoft operating systems. IBM, Hewlett-Packard and other giants of the computing world
have embraced Linux and supported its ongoing development. More than (5)_______decade
after its initial release, Linux is being adopted worldwide, primarily as (6)________server
platform. Its use as a home and office desktop operating system is on the rise. The operating
system can also be incorporated directly into (7)_______ microchips in a process called
(8)_______ embedding, and is increasingly being used this way in appliances and devices.

b) Give the synonyms of the underlined words as used in the text (5pts)
i) hobby
ii) main
iii) embraced
iv) rise
v) called

II Arrange the words below in the correct order to form meaningful sentences (6pts)
NB Respect the rules of sentence construction.
1. computer a laptop lot my costs money of
2. always keeps he a of copy his work
3. save usually folders in your documents do you your?
4. the internet she uses never for fun
5. devices the processor the controls all
6. he his PCs always own builds

III Give the pronunciation of the underlined endings in the verbs (5pts)
i) goes vi) punched xi) developed
ii) researches vii) typed xii) expanded
iii) logged viii) deleted xiii) describes
iv) passed ix) publishes xiv) debugs
v) writes x) controlled xv) scanned
 The University of Yaounde1
National Advanced School of engineering (ENSP)
Department of computer science engineering (4th year)
First semester examination 2022

A Copy the sentences and put the correct form of the words underlined (10pts)
1) Flash memory is a kind of store device which can electronic be erase and
reprogram.
2) Flash memory chips are rewrite, so programs find on them can be update.
3) Inside the chip data are store in several float gate transmissions, with each gate
tradition store one bit of data.
4) Modems use flash memory because it allow the manufacture to support new
protocols.
5) USB flash devices safe more MP3 and other data files between computers because
they have little store capacity than hard drives
6) USB drives are solid state technology ; they don’t have fragile parts that can broke if
drop.
7) Much more data can be hold on optical discs than magnetic discs because the former
have high densities than the latter.
8) Linux is an operate system initial create by a student as a hobby.
9) People increase use internet now much than ever before.
10) Computer graphics are pictures produce by the computer and the sharp of an image
will depend on the density of the pixels or resolution.

B Formulate correct questions to correspond to the answers below :

1) Question______________________________________________________________
____?
Yes, last year I had a microprocessor at home.
2) Question______________________________________________________________
____?
In my free time I watch TV or play computer games.
3) Question______________________________________________________________
____?
I am reading a book on computer architecture.
4) Question______________________________________________________________
___?
She scans her computer daily.
5) Qustion_______________________________________________________________
___?
No, he isn’t surfing the net for the first time
6) Question______________________________________________________________
___?
Douala is about 200km from Yaounde
7) Question______________________________________________________________
____?
No, he speaks English with a French accent.
8) Question______________________________________________________________
___?
We are writing our first semester exam in January.
9) Question______________________________________________________________
__?
Yes, we have an internet connection in our department
10) Question______________________________________________________________
__?
No, this optic fibre is not transmitting data at fast speed.
University f Yaoundé 1
School of polytechnic (ENSP)
4è Année Génie Informatique
First semester catch-up examination 2023
English language expression
2hours
I Re-write the sentences putting the words in parentheses in their correct forms (6pts)
i) New discs have to be (format) before (be) used
ii) (Magnet) is the science of (magnet) phenomena and properties.
iii) Data is (record) on a disk in the form of (magnet) spots (know) as bits.
iv) To reorganise your hard drive, you can use a disk organiser or (fragment), this will
re- order your files into (continue) clusters.
v) A DVD recorder (typical) (refer) to a standard unit similar to a video cassette
recorder.
vi) Flash memory is a type of memory, which can be (electronic) (reprogram).

II Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in parentheses
(5pts)
1) Always buy the (fast)______ scanner with the (high)______ resolution you can afford.
2) They have created the (revolutionary)_________ camera to date.
3) FotoFinish is the (easy)________ photo editing software for your digital camera.
4) This scanner gives you the (good)_________ scans with the (little)___________ effort.
5) Our university has bought the (modern)_________computer equipment so far
Select the correct answer A--D to complete the sentences below (9pts)
1) The clerk is speaking to the women. He is talking to ____A) them B) they C) him D)
her
2) I haven’t got the keys. Father has got ______ . A) him B) her C) it D) them
3) Can you see those boys and ______ father? A) they B) them C) their D) his
4) Today ______ weather is very hot. A) a B) an C) the D) some
5) He is Mrs. Taylor’s ______ husband. A)___ B) a C) the D) an
6) Butterflies are ______ insects. A) a B) an C) the D)__
7) Is a bee ______ insect? A) a B) an C) _ D) the
8) I’ll wait for you half ______ hour. A) _ B) an C) a D) the
9) I haven’t got ______ paint. A) any B) some C) _ D) many
10) We are late. The teacher will get angry with ______ A) we B) they C) us D) I
11) My father is ______ engineer. A) a B) the C)___ D) an
12) This is not my bicycle. It is my __ bicycle. A) _ B) father C) fathers’ D) father’s
13) Cats can wash ______ paws and fur. A) they B) his C) its D) their
14) Terry is talking to two ______ . A) women B) woman C) woman’s D) women’s
15) All the ______ are following the man. A) police B) woman C) dog D) police
officer
16) There are many ______ on the shelf. A) paper B) magazines C) book D) dust
17) I can see a lot of ______ outside the building. A) person B) man C) people D)
child
18) Give me two ______ cake, please. A) piece B) pieces C) slice D) pieces of
ENSPY
4th year computer science
English Language Expression Test Dec. 2022
NAME____________________________________________________________________

I a) Indicate the correct pronunciation of the underlined letter in the words below (5pts)
1) manage /a/, /e/, /i/ 6) basic /a/, /ai/, /e/
2) versatile /i/,/ei/,/ai/ 7) company /e/, /a/, /ə/
3) message /a/, /e/, /i/ 8) install /a/, /o/, /ai/
4) allow /o/, /ou/, /au/ 9) retrieve /ai/,/ei/ , /i/
5) machine /tch/, /sh/; /ch/ 10) diagram /ia/, /ai/ ,/ie/

b) Give the number of syllable for each word below (5pts)

1) comfortable_________ 6) operation_______
2) manages______________ 7) interfaces________
3) valves_____________ 8) exempted_________
4) tubes___________ 9) washes___________
5) different____________ 10) conference_________
II a) Write the correct pronunciation of the plural markers in the words below: i.e /s/,
/iz/ or /z/ (5pts)
1) databases_________ 11) packages_____________
2) laptops__________ 12) valves_______________
3) tables________ 13) controls_______________
4) orders_________ 14) columns_______________
5) taxes___________ 15) languages_____________
6) spreadsheets___________
7) passwords__________
8) graphs__________
9) switches_________
10) networks_________
b) Give the plural of these words below (3.25pts)
1) businessman________________________ 8) virus____________________________
2) key______________________________ 9) analysis____________________________
3) query____________________________ 10) virus_______________________________
4) fax______________________________ 11) sky_______________________________
5) criterion_________________________ 12) formula_____________________________
6) mouse____________________________ 13) compact disk________________________
7) salary_______________________________
a) Use these words to label the invoice below (1.75pts)
quantity description
price VAT product
grand total company
 THE UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE1
SCHOOL OF POLYTECHNIC (ENSPY)
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2022
ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
Computer science department
HN2-AN2
A choose the correct pronouns A-E to complete the sentences (10pts)
1) But now we are very happy and we love______________
A us B each one C everyone D each other E another
2) ___________is your daughter ? _________is a specialist in arts and design.
A that/she B what/she C who/her D she/who E which/that
3) He wanted__________to ring__________up.
A they/them B her/your C you/him D them/their E us/his
4) Here are the computers recovered from the thieves,_______is yours ?
A what B which C whose D wherever E whether
5) She did not take many dresses with____________
A them B her C him D hers E us
6) On what days do you have English lessons ? We have _____on Wednesday and Thursday.
A it B him C them D their. E they
7) She will like___________to go in for the sport competition.
A we B our C us D she E ours
8) Take it from___________and give it to____________
A he/I B you/you B him/me C they/us E his/my
9) __________are pens and ___________are pencils.
A that/this B this/that C that/ these D these/those E those/those
10) Mary is a nice girl, and I like____________for_____________kindness.
A him/her B her/his C she/her D her/her E her/she

B Copy the text and put the correct form of the words in parentheses. (5pts)

Computer graphics
Computer graphics are pictures and drawings (procduce) by computer.There are two main
(catergory): raster and vector graphics.
Raster graphics or bitmaps, are (store) as a (collect) of pixels. The sharpness of an image (depend)
on the density of pixels, or resolution. For example, texts or pictures that are scaled up- that is, (make)
bigger –may show jagged edges. Paint and photo editing programs like Adobe Photoshop focus on the
manipulation of bitmaps. Popular raster formats are JPEG, GIF and TIFF.
Vector graphics represent images through the use of geometric objects such as lines, curves and
polygons (base) on (mathematic) equations. They can be (change) or scaled without (lose) quality.
Vector data can be handled by (draw) progams like Adobe illustrator, Corel Draw or Macromedia
Freehand. EPS is the most popular file format for (exchange) vector drawings.
Almost all computer users use some form of graphics

C Write the numerical representations in words as you will read them in standard form (5pts)

i) 8th, 9th, 5th; 12th

ii) 74.432, 4/9, 56⅝
iii) 43796, 47.888888888888………………..
iv) 56349274
 FIRST SEMESTER CATCH-UP EXAMINATION 2024
TECHNICAL ENGLISH
é
5 génie informatique (3hrs).

A In not more than 1 page, discuss your activities during an internship that you did in
an enterprise. Give the results you obtained and the reaction of your boss. (10mks)

B Select the best words or phrases to complete this passage below (2.5mks)
Ayissi Claude is a software engineer in Freiburg-Germany. He is Cameroonian and is
coming/ comes from a small village in the south of a small village in the south of Cameroon.
He works for a company who/which produces computer games. He came/has come to
Germany in his early twenties because he wouldn’t/couldn’t find an interesting job at home.
He first lived in Berlin during/for three years and then moved to Freiburg where he found a
more interesting job. He is living/has been living in Freiburg for/since the last five years and
prefers it to Bonn. Claude is very ambitious and he already changed/has already changed
his job twice. He is enjoying/enjoys being in Germany but he sometimes gets homesick and
would like going/to go back to Cameroon to see his relatives more often. He is
wanting/wants to go home for Christmas this year.
C) Give the English.equivalents of these computer-related French expressions
(2.5mksk)
i) erreur de programmation vi) circuit intégré
ii) installation automatique vii) emplacement pour extension
iii) boule de commande viii) pilote
iv) chiffre arabe ix) mémoire-tampon
v) mettre à jour x) le numéro de série
D Copy the sentences and put the synonym of the words underlined (5mk)
1) Computers are electronic machine that process information.
2) Babbage’s Analytical Engine was an attempt to cut out the human being altogether.
3) Second generation computers were smaller, faster and more dependable than their
predecessors.
4) Analog computer can simulate different measurements by electronic means.
5) The CPU coordinates all the activities of the various components of the computer.
6) The function of the control unit within the central processor is to transmit controlling
signals and commands.
7) To facilitate processing, two things are needed: random access and speed.
8) Magnetic disk provides a large amount of storage and rapid retrieval of any stored
information.
9) All disks are made of a substance coated with metal oxide, and can therefore be
magnetized.
10) To access directly the necessary information, the recording heads first seek the
required cylinder.