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English for I.T. (Information technology) professionals 1

A synonym exercise for IT vocabulary. Build your range by matching technology terms with similar meanings — useful for anyone writing or speaking about IT topics in professional English.



📚 Key vocabulary
API (Application Programming Interface) — a set of rules allowing different software applications to communicate and share data with each other
cloud computing — the delivery of computing services including storage, servers, and software over the internet on demand
agile methodology — a project management approach based on iterative development, collaboration, and flexibility to change
DevOps — a set of practices combining software development and IT operations to shorten development cycles and improve reliability
cybersecurity — the practice of protecting computer systems, networks, and data from digital attacks and unauthorized access
bandwidth — the maximum rate of data transfer across a network, typically measured in megabits per second
latency — the delay between a user's action and the corresponding response from a system or network
scalability — the ability of a system or network to handle an increasing amount of work or expand its capacity
firewall — a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing traffic based on defined rules
encryption — the process of encoding data so that only authorized parties can read it


READY TO PRACTICE? LET’S GO!

Choose the correct word(s) to make the two sentences have the same meaning.



1. Some believe that the open source era is coming to ______________. = Some believe that the open source era is about to end.
2. Her programming skills are top-_________________. = She has great programming skills.
3. We've witnessed some __________________ technological progress. = We've witnessed some incredible technological progress.
4. This software is full of ________________ . = This software is faulty; it has defects.
5. I've programmed many sites.= I've _________________ many sites.
6. It seems there has been a bit of a __________________. = We didn't properly communicate our needs to each other.
7. Their website really _________________. = Their website became really successful.
8. It's a _________________ problem. = It's a problem that happens over and over.
9. You can use this widget on more than one website. = You can use this widget on _________________ websites.
10. This solution is alright, but it's not the best (one). = This solution is adequate, but it's not _________________.




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