Business English: IT vocabulary

Business English: IT vocabulary

Aug 21, 2020

Take your cup of coffee and let’s start! It’s important to learn and memorize new vocabulary. It’s essential to know how and where to use them. You need to use them daily and make 3 sentences with each word. Find the definition of every word before you memorize it.

**Note – This course is made for A2 – B1 level students (intermediate level of English).

We will start from business words- used in IT (Information Technology):

-application (a program designed for a specific task)

Attach a recent photograph to your application form.

-software (the programs that allow a computer to operate and perform specific tasks)

She set up her own software firm.

-program (coded software instructions designed for a specific task)

How much memory does the program occupy?

-operating system (software that manages basic functions of computers, smartphones etc, such as running programs and linking with peripherals)

The virus has infected the operating system of his computer.

-virus (a program that can infect a computer, replicate itself, and damage or destroy data)

Programmers diagnosed the problem as a computer virus.

-memory (part of a computer for storing data, either temporarily or permanently)

Can I upgrade the memory to 4 GB?

-hardware (the physical, tangible parts of computers (such as motherboards, hard drives) and their peripherals (such as printers, modems)

Our local hardware shop has shut down.

-browser (a program that lets you browse the Internet and access web pages)

What do you use as your default browser?

-file (a set of related data that’s saved with a file name to identify it)

You must rename the file before you save it.

-data (information in digital form that a computer can process, store or use in some other way)

She still needs to analyse the data.

-cookie (a small file installed by a website on a visitor’s computer to record the visitor’s activity)

That website left cookies on my computer.

-back up (to send copied data to a secure location in case the original data is lost or corrupted)

Make sure you back up your files.

-bit (the basic binary unit for storing data in a computer, either 0 or 1)

Data transfer speeds are measured in bits per second.

-hard disk (a spinning magnetic disk for storing permanent data, usually fixed inside a computer but sometimes an external device)

The hard disc can then be formatted before all the files are restored.

-input (data entered into a computer (by keyboard, mouse, touch screen)

Edit the input text and re-run the software.

-keyboard (the alphanumeric keys or buttons used to input data)

The machine is operated through the keyboard.

-modem (device that converts data to a form that allows a computer to connect to the Internet)

Data is transmitted via a modem link to the central office.

-RAM (random access memory)

RAM stores information for immediate access.

-peripheral (equipment linked to a computer – printer, scanner, modem, mouse)

Printer is a peripheral device.

-screen (the flat surface on which a computer, TV or other device displays text, graphics, movies)

Our television has a 19-inch screen.

Storytelling

People in IT: Mark Zuckerberg

Do you have a Facebook account? Then, you probably know who is the founder.

Mark Zuckerberg is co-founder and CEO of the social-networking website Facebook, as well as one of the world’s youngest billionaires.

I made a little research to see what stands behind this successful man.

Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York, into a comfortable, well-educated family. He was raised in the nearby village of Dobbs Ferry.

Zuckerberg’s father, Edward Zuckerberg, ran a dental practice attached to the family’s home. His mother, Karen, worked as a psychiatrist before the birth of the couple’s four children — Mark, Randi, Donna and Arielle.

Zuckerberg developed an interest in computers at an early age; when he was about 12, he used Atari BASIC to create a messaging program he named “Zucknet.” His father used the program in his dental office, so that the receptionist could inform him of a new patient without yelling across the room. The family also used Zucknet to communicate within the house.

Together with his friends, he also created computer games just for fun.

Mark Zuckerberg co-founded the social media network called Facebook out of his college dorm room at Harvard University.

Facebook has 45 000 employees.

In 2020, Facebook Net Worth is 528 billion dollars.

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