Build your technology English vocabulary with this exercise. Understanding these terms will help you follow technology news, discuss innovations with colleagues, and communicate in tech-forward business environments.
📚 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. A manufacturer recently __________________________ (meaning: presented publicly) a chip designed to provide much faster connectivity.
Correct answer: unveiled — To unveil a product is to present it publicly for the first time.
2. Its capabilities are far __________________________ to ( = much better than) those of current devices.
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3. This will allow you to __________________________ high-definition movies without any buffering.
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4. How much ________________ of storage do you have?
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5. They plan to ___________________________ (meaning: launch) this new phone next year.
Correct answer: roll out — To roll out a product is to launch it.
6. The new iPhone has gotten ___________________________ reviews. = Not everyone likes the new iPhone.
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7. LTE technology is currently used by most mobile ___________________________.
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8. Most mobile devices use a touch __________________ instead of a real keypad.
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9. The new model is a little __________________. (meaning: it has minor technical problems)
Correct answer: buggy — Software or hardware with technical defects may be described as buggy.
10. New products often ___________________________ space better than their predecessors. = New products often make better use of space than their predecessors.
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