Practice new technology vocabulary with this exercise. The terms here reflect the language of cutting-edge tech — used in industry publications, startup environments, and technology-focused business discussions.
📚 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
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Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.
1. This can __________________________ ( = can be used) as a teaching tool as well as a learning tool.
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2. This new functionality is really __________________________. ( = elaborate, fancy)
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3. This surveillance system can be set up to send phone __________________________.
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4. Do you hav any apps that offer live TV ____________________?
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5. This surveillance system allows you to ___________________________ your cameras through the internet.
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6. I'm not sure I like this new ___________________________. ( = general tendency *in culture/technology,etc*)
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7. New technology devices are often referred to as "_______________________".
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8. Apple has always been an innovator in consumer electronics. = Apple has always been on the __________________ of consumer electronics.
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9. I'd let you connect through my phone, but I'm having trouble creating a personal wi-fi ___________________.
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10. Most mobile network __________________ have at least one or two good deals to offer.
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