Vocabulary for IELTS (Topic: Modern Technology)

• Access to the Internet – Able to connect to the Internet
• Advances in technology – Progressive forward movement in technology
• Back up your files – To save your data to another device
• Become rapidly obsolete – quickly become out of date
• Computer literate – Adequate knowledge of a computer
• Control remotely – To control technology from a distance
• Downloading from the Internet – Take data off one computer to another via the Internet
• Electronic Funds Transfer – EFT Payment via the Internet
• Emerging technology – Brand new machines and software
• Glued to the screen – Unable or unwilling to leave the digital device
• Hacking into the network – To gain illegal access to the computer
• Internet access – The ability to enter the Internet
• Internet of Things – A network connecting machines in a location so that they can be remotely controlled
• Internet-enabled – Machines or appliances that have Internet access
• Keep a hard copy – Keep a paper copy
• Labour saving device – An appliance that saves work
• Not rocket science – It is not very difficult
• Online piracy – The downloading of licensed media without payment
• Re-install the programs – To put computer programs back onto the computer
• Shop online – Shop via the Internet
• Shut down – Turn the computer off
• Social media networks – Online platforms for communication between people and organizations
• State-of-the-art technology – The best technology available
• Surfing the web – To move from one site to another on the Internet
• To click on an icon – To use the mouse to click on the pictures to get into programs
• To crash – To stop working suddenly
• To Log in – To sign onto the computer
• To upgrade your computer system – To get a larger, quicker, or more modern computer
• Wireless hotspots – A location where the Internet is available