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English for Computer Programmers 2

Practice IT and programming vocabulary with this exercise. The terms here reflect the language of software development — used in team meetings, documentation, and technical communications.



📚 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 response to complete each sentence.



1. We're looking for three programmers to help us develop our web-based __________________.
2. You have to test the program to ensure that it works __________________.
3. Many programmers use libraries of (modifiable) code instead of __________________ from scratch.
4. Proprietary software is software that can be used __________________ by the company that develops it. ( = no one else can use it)
5. Boris is going to be helping us to implement various software sub-__________________.
6. He's really good at __________________. ( = finding a problem and fixing it)
7. Do you have any experience with integrating internal software solutions into _________________ ( = external) application software?
8. Programmers with _________________ or licenses are not necessarily better coders.
9. How good are you _________________ stored procedures?
10. What's another word for "testing"?




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