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| console | a computer's keyboard and monitor
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| tutorial program | program that provides instructions for performing specific tasks on a computer
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| absently | in a distracted, inattentive way
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| components | parts
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| CPU | part of the computer that controls what happens inside
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| databanks | information organized so that particular pieces of it can be found more easily
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| diskette | plastic disk used to store information
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| floppy drive | part of the computer that reads information stored on a diskette
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| mainframe | large central computer that shares information with smaller computers connected to it
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| modifications | slight changes
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| screen | part of the computer where images and information are displayed; looks like a television screen
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| Silicon Valley | area in central California that is a center of the computer industry
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| voice module | unit that, when connected to a computer, enables it too produce speech
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| ace out | have your chance at something ruined
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| got up the nerve | gathered strength or courage
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| knock it off | stop, quit doing something
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| lose one's marbles | go crazy
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| Where does the story take place? | Santa Rosario, California
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| Kevin's father works as a | computer designer
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| How does Ginny Linke react to Kevin? | she makes fun of him
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| What is one effect of Louis's acts of revenge? | Chuck Linke is arrested
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| What is the effect of patching Louis to a new modem? | Louis can access and learn from computers all over the globe
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| After Kevin's father returns home and works on the computer,he | is puzzled by Louis's final message
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| How did Kevin's father change Louis? | He erased the entire program and set up Louis as a normal computer
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| What caused Louis to act as he did? | His affection for Kevin
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| The story describes a computer named Louis that | develops human feelings
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| The printout that Kevin's father shows him at the end of the story probably expresses Louis's: | affection for Kevin
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| The computer's character is revealed to Kevin by its | messages and actions
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| How does the title reinforce the story's theme? | It shows that computers can never be human
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| great weight taken off one's shoulders | got relief
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| miss the boat | miss an opportunity
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| losing one's mind | going crazy
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| pull the plug | let die
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| out in the cold | left out
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