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ENGLISH TRAINING FOR I.T. | Topic: Social media/social networking (common terms) 1

A vocabulary exercise covering the language of social media and digital communication. These terms reflect the vocabulary of platforms, content strategy, and the online communities that shape modern business.


📚 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. Many social networking sites like Facebook, Instagram, etc. help people _________________ together ( = get connected, become part of the same group) online.
2. Twitter (X) has implemented _________________ search functionality, so that someone can find information as soon as it is posted on the network.
3. Instagram recently _________________ ( = got rid of) a lot of spam accounts.
4. Our site now allows you to save _________________ ( = more than one) maps.
5. A "friend _________________" is something you send to someone asking them to join your network of friends.
6. The account has been ___________________. = The account is currently not active.
7. On most social networking sites, you can _________________ videos to your page. ( = upload and show videos on your page)
8. Most people check their social media on their _________________.
9. A lot of people find Facebook's sharing of users' personal data _________________. ( = concerning)
10. A _________________ is basically a line of text, like a sentence, etc.


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