Technology Vocabulary
user-friendly – easy to learn, use, understand, or deal with.
Sentence- This is a flexible and user–friendly system suitable for beginners and advanced users alike.
computer literate – able to use computers and related technology efficiently.
Sentence- You can demonstrate a program for a corporate executive but you can make him computer literate .
obsolete / outdated – no longer used because something newer exists : replaced by something newer.
Sentence- The car has been criticized for its outdated body styling.
gadget / equipment (a piece of equipment) / appliance / device / hardware
Sentence- It’s a clever little gadget which you can use to cut vegetables into attractive shapes.
e-commerce – activities that relate to the buying and selling of goods and services over the Internet.
Sentence- There are many e-commerce solutions and companies that supply them.
social media – forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content.
Sentence- Social media is something we have to keep a watch on because it can eat into your life.
blogs – a Web site on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities, and experiences.
Sentence- Actually, her blogs are boring. People like her because she is candid and doesn’t have the pretentiousness that is typical of many other actresses.
viral – quickly and widely circulated from one Internet user to another, as in “a viral video”.
Sentence- You can reach more potential customers by using viral marketing techniques.
to browse – to use a special program (called a browser) to find and look at information on the Internet.
Sentence- Learn to browse, seeking out unfamiliar authors and new books alike.
to download – to move or copy a file, program, etc., from a usually larger computer system to another computer or device.
Sentence- Users can download the software without charge.
connection – the state when two or more devices are connected through the Internet or a network.
Sentence- Every connection that you make to the network is stamped with your IP address.
cyber – of, relating to, or involving computers or computer networks (as the Internet).
Sentence- The World Cyber Games is the world’s first Cyber Game Festival, designed to build a heathy cyber culture.
privacy – is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves, or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively.
Sentence- He had no wish to intrude on their privacy.
applications / apps – is a computer program designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user.
Sentence- The internet is flooded with chatting applications.
software – the programs that run on a computer and perform certain functions.
Sentence- It was decided the school should purchase new software.
The digital era– The historical period characterized by the existence of digital technology.
Sentence- More and more manipulated news photos emerge in media, which are causing more and more trust crises, photojournalism is facing the challenge in digital era.
Innovation- the process of creating value by applying novel solutions to meaningful problems.
Sentence- Technical innovation may occur directly in the factory.
tech-savvy- well informed about or proficient in the use of modern technology, especially computers.
Sentence- At the same time, it is also very easy to use for less tech-savvy users and features a wealth of printing options.
Cloud computing- The practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.
Sentence- Cloud computing and cloud storage provide a new way of thinking to the library network storage solutions.
