# Technology & Computing

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 66

## About

Software, hardware, networks, devices, and the digital world.

## Words by Level

### A1
- phone — A device used to talk to people over distances, now often a small portable one that also runs apps.; frequency rank 325
- computer — an electronic machine that stores and processes information and runs programs; frequency rank 1087
- Internet — the worldwide computer network that lets people share information and communicate.; frequency rank 2329
- CD — A small round plastic disc used to store music or computer data.; frequency rank 6176
- DVD — A flat round disc used to store films, music, or other digital data.; frequency rank 6749

### A2
- code — Instructions written in a programming language that tell a computer what to do.; frequency rank 1400
- program — A radio or television show.; frequency rank 1620
- screen — The flat surface of a TV, computer, or phone on which images appear.; frequency rank 2514
- laptop — A small computer that you can carry with you and use on your lap.; frequency rank 5276
- website — A set of connected pages on the internet, usually owned by one person or organisation and reached from the same web address.; frequency rank 5322
- software — The programs and instructions that tell a computer what to do.; frequency rank 6096
- app — A software program, especially a small one you install on a phone or tablet.; frequency rank 8410
- download — To copy data, files, or programs from the internet or another computer onto your own device.; frequency rank 9203
- printer — A machine connected to a computer that puts text or images onto paper.; frequency rank 10782
- PC — A personal computer designed to be used by one person.; frequency rank 10917
- folder — A place on a computer where files and other folders are kept together.; frequency rank 12714
- smartphone — A mobile phone that can run apps, browse the internet, and do many of the things a computer can.; frequency rank 31649

### B1
- file — A named collection of data stored on a computer.; frequency rank 1454
- network — A large group of people, things, or places that are connected to each other.; frequency rank 2913
- monitor — A screen that shows information from a computer.; frequency rank 3464
- application — A formal written or spoken request for a job, a place, or assistance.; frequency rank 4727
- password — A secret series of characters you type to log in to a computer, account, or system.; frequency rank 5376
- digital — Relating to computers, the internet, and electronic technology.; frequency rank 6279
- server — A computer or program that provides services, files, or data to other computers in a network.; frequency rank 8429
- keyboard — The set of keys you press to type on a computer or typewriter.; frequency rank 8839
- upload — To send files or data from your device to a computer or website over the internet.; frequency rank 13835
- graphics — The visual images produced or displayed by a computer.; frequency rank 19261
- webcam — A small camera connected to a computer that sends live video over the internet.; frequency rank 27442
- CD-ROM — A CD that holds computer data which can be read but not changed.; frequency rank 67136
- ebook — a book published in a digital form that can be read on a screen; frequency rank 215354
- log off — to end a signed-in session on a computer or online service
- switch off — to stop electrical equipment working by operating its switch

### B2
- backup — A copy of computer files kept separately so you can recover them if the originals are lost.; frequency rank 3303
- database — A large set of organized information stored in a computer so it can be searched easily.; frequency rank 6220
- hardware — The physical parts of a computer, such as the screen, keyboard, and circuits.; frequency rank 7578
- programming — The activity of writing computer programs.; frequency rank 10630
- icon — A small picture on a screen that you click to open a program or file.; frequency rank 12768
- registry — an official list or database in which names, events, property, or other information are recorded; frequency rank 13457
- piracy — The illegal copying or selling of films, music, software, or other protected work.; frequency rank 23234
- desktop — A computer that sits on a desk, rather than one you carry around.; frequency rank 30709
- browser — A computer program used to find and look at pages on the internet; frequency rank 32415
- cyberspace — The Internet and the online world as a whole.; frequency rank 35317
- spreadsheet — A computer program that organizes data in a grid of rows and columns for calculation and analysis.; frequency rank 37742
- bookmark — A saved link to a website that lets you return to it quickly.; frequency rank 39951
- cursor — A small moving mark or arrow on a computer screen that shows where you are typing or pointing.; frequency rank 52475
- antivirus — Software used to find, block, and remove computer viruses.; frequency rank 53604
- microcomputer — A small computer built around a microprocessor, designed for use by one person.; frequency rank 136100
- cyberpet — A virtual pet that you look after through a computer program or device.
- hook up — to connect devices or systems so that they can work together

### C1
- ledger — a book, file, or computer record in which financial transactions are organized by account; frequency rank 13252
- interface — The part of a computer system or program that a person uses to control it.; frequency rank 14872
- processor — The part of a computer that performs most of the calculations and runs programs.; frequency rank 21044

### C2
- macro — a saved instruction or abbreviation that expands into a longer sequence of computer commands; frequency rank 41119
- bloat — unnecessary size, complexity, or excess, especially in software or organizations; frequency rank 42541
- daemon — a computer program or process that runs in the background and performs a service without direct user control; frequency rank 44273
- plexus — a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels; frequency rank 44497
- catacomb — an underground network of passages and chambers with recesses for burying the dead; frequency rank 68263
- homiletics — The art of preaching (especially the application of rhetoric in theology).; frequency rank 1138270
- microservice — a small independently deployed software service that communicates with other services as part of a larger system
- solar plexus — the celiac plexus: a network of autonomic nerves in the upper abdomen, behind the stomach, that distributes nerve fibers to abdominal organs
- glitch — a small or temporary fault that prevents something from working as intended

### C2+
- maze — a network of confusing paths; to bewilder
- emulator — hardware or software that imitates another system, or one who emulates
- algorithm — a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or computation
- bot — a software program that runs automated tasks; also a botfly larva
- meshwork — a network of interlaced threads, fibers, or strands