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English for I.T. (Information technology) professionals 3

An exercise covering IT synonyms and related expressions. The ability to use different terms for the same concept is an important skill in technical writing and professional IT communication.



📚 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. He's a tech __________________. = He's an expert on technology.
2. We're closing that site down. = We're ________________ that site down.
3. Thomas has thought of some great ideas for the site. = Thomas has __________________ with some great ideas for the site.
4. To pull the __________________ on something . = To close something down.
5. Our company is nearly __________________ to a downturn (in the economy).= Our company is unlikely to be affected by any possible downturn (in the economy).
6. We're trying to __________________ out a niche for our website. = We're trying to find customers who will be interested in our website.
7. These devices must be able to work in _____________ with one another. = These devices must be able to work perfectly together.
8. I need to ________________ accounts for each of the students. = I need to create accounts for each of the students.
9. The number of personal devices is ________________ to multiply. = The number of personal devices will most likely increase (greatly).
10. He was playing around with the settings. = He was ______________________ around with the settings.




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