CEFR B1 Vocabulary - Lesson 22

(computing) to be able to use something

a situation where a computer program or process stops working or does not work properly

one of many buttons that one presses or taps to operate a computer, telephone, or cell phone

(computing) to stop a connection to an online account or computer system by doing specific actions

a set of coded instructions that control how a computer, cell phone, etc. works

the programs that a computer uses to perform specific tasks

the most fundamental software operating on a computer, cell phone, etc., without which the mentioned devices are useless

to add a piece of software to a computer system

the physical and electronic parts of a computer or other similar system

the technology that allows computers, cell phones, etc. to access the Internet or exchange data wirelessly

to close a computer program

computer programs and pieces of hardware operating together

the action of pressing a button on a computer mouse

a small area or part of a machine, which when pressed starts working; a small area on a digital screen that when clicked or tapped does something specific, such as an install button

to write using a physical or digital keyboard

an area on a computer screen that looks like a frame displaying the operation of a specific program

able to operate without wires

to join a device such as a computer or cell phone to a computer network or the Internet

the state of being linked or connected

information that a computer can use or store

a place on a computer system that holds files or other pieces of data together

to remove a piece of data from a computer or smartphone

to move a piece of computer data, such as an image, across a computer or smartphone screen using the mouse or a finger

to move what is being displayed on a computer or smartphone screen up or down to see different parts of it

to make a copy of computer digital data

an area on a computer where the icons of programs are displayed

a different form of something particular when compared with its previous form or forms

(computing) a piece of software programed to perform a specific task

a harmful program capable of multiplying itself and corrupting files and not allowing a system, like that of a computer, to function properly