Настоящее пособие предназначено для студентов ИТ специальностей, изучающих курс профессионального английского языка в вузах технического профиля с целью расширения терминологического словарного запаса и развития навыков использования английского языка как средства профессионального общения.
The manual “Terminological Practicum for IT students” is meant to complement the English for Special Purposes textbooks for the students of Pre-Intermediate - Upper Intermediate levels majoring in IT, taking a course in Professional English. It consists of 2 parts, each containing several thematically organized modules.
Each module in its turn comprises a 40-terms glossary, a set of language and speech activities and a vocabulary test.
The manual is supplemented with attachments (keys and index). It is designed for 90 academic hours.
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| Term
| Definition
| Usage
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| 1
| Administrator (n)
| an individual who is responsible for the running of and day-to-day operation of a project, program, business, organization, etc.
| work as/perform the functions of/ take on the responsibilities of/earn one’s living as an ~; occupy/get promoted to/give up/take up the position of an ~; database/system ~;
administration (n), administer (v), administrative (adj); administratively;
syn. manager
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| 2
| Analyst (n)
| a person engaged in detailed examination of the computer systems and procedures and designing information system solutions to help them operate more efficiently and effectively
| work as/perform the functions of/take on the responsibilities of/earn one’s living as an ~; occupy/get promoted to/give up/take up the position of an ~; information security/support ~; analysis (n), analyze (v), analytical (adj), analytically (adv)
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| 3
| Architect (n)
| the one who designs and builds computer systems
| work as/perform the functions of /take on the responsibilities of/earn one’s living as an ~; occupy/get promoted to/give up/take up the position of an ~; architecture (n): personal computer /modern computer/client-server/64-bit computer ~; architectural (adj): ~ design
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| 4
| Back (adj)
| the side or part of the work that is not normally seen by the customer
| ~-end programmer/developer;
~ -office employee;
ant. front-end; front-office
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| 5
| Blogger
| an individual or a small group regularly updating its weblog (blog for short) run in an informal or conversational style
| a popular/famous/notorious ~; blog (v); blog (n): make a post on/keep/block a ~; blogging (n)
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| 6
| Botmaster (n)
| an individual who maintains a bot and is responsible for keeping it online, fixing errors, ensuring compliance with the rules of the channel or server it's logged into
| act as/perform the functions of/take on the responsibilities of a ~
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| 7
| Cryptographer (n)
| the one engaged in protecting sensitive data and making it unreadable for anyone not meant to see the data
| work as/ take on the responsibilities of/earn one’s living as a ~; occupy/give up /take up the position of a ~; decrypt (v), encrypt (v), cryptography (n), cryptographic (adj)
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| 8
| Consumer (n)
| a person who uses goods and services
| ~ demand/culture/spending/goods/ protection/products/durables/electronics/market/boom; protect/benefit the ~; consume (v), consumerism (n) syn. end-user
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| 9
| Customer (n)
| a person who buys goods or services from a shop or a business
| ~ service/support; customize (v), customized (adj), customization (n)
syn. client, clientele
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| 10
| Designer (n)
| the one who is responsible for creating solutions that have a high visual impact
| a graphic ~; design (n): make ~ decisions, computer-aided/creative/ standard ~; designed (adj): a specially ~ feature
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| 11
| Developer (n)
| the one who creates a computer program and brings it into existence
| program/application/web/back-end/front-end ~; develop (v), development (n), developmental (adj)
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| 12
| Engineer (n)
| a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures
| computer software/hardware ~;
engineering (n): software/hardware/power ~
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| 13
| Expert (n)
| a person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area
| security ~ ; an ~ in sth; expert (adj): be ~ at sth; ~ evaluation of sth;
expertise (n): technical ~; a field of ~;
syn. proficiency
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| 14
| Follower (n)
| on social media sites, someone who subscribes to and receives sb’s updates
| have ~s; become sb’s ~;
follow (v), following (adj)
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| 15
| Geek (n)
| a knowledgeable and obsessive enthusiast; an individual who frequently uses the computer in his or her free time rather than participates in any other activities
| alpha/ugly~; geek (v), geekish (adj);
syn. addict
Cf. a nerd
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| 16
| Freelancer (n)
| a self-employed person hired to work for different companies on particular assignments
| earn one’s living as a ~;
freelance (n): a ~ programmer, try one’s hand in ~
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| 17
| Lamer (n)
| (slang) a stupid, inept, or dull person, who does not understand what he or she is doing
| feel like/be a ~; a bunch of ~s
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| 18
| Layman (n)
| a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject
| a ~ in sth; an interested/intelligent ~;
syn. amateur; ant. professional
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| 19
| Lurker (n)
| a person who reads the postings in an Internet forum without actively contributing to it
| be/act as a ~; lurk (v): ~ in a chatroom/on listservs
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| 20
| Manager (n)
| a person responsible for controlling or administering sth
| a network/product/program ~;
(mis)manage (v), (mis)management (n), managerial (adj)
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| 21
| Master (n)
| a person who has complete control of sth
| Web/bot~ ; gamemaster (gamester) (); ~ of the situation;
ant. slave
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| 22
| Moderator ( n )
| a person who governs, drives, mediates an Internet forum or an online discussion
| act as/perform the functions of/take on the responsibilities of a ~;
(im)moderate (adj); moderation (n); (im)moderately (av)
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| 23
| Nerd (n)
| an individual who is obsessed with science, math, or technology, commonly possessing little or no social skills
| a computer ~;
nerdy (adj), nerdish (adj), nerdishness (n)
syn. geek, devotee
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| 24
| Netizen (n)
| a user of the Internet, especially a habitual or keen one
| privacy-conscious ~s; the new generation of ~s; netizenry (n); netizenship (n);
Cf. citizen
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| 25
| Newbie (n)
| an inexperienced newcomer to a particular activity
| netizen ~s; a ~ on the computer; a ~ to Linux
syn. novice
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| 26
| Programmer (n)
| the ones who write codes to create software programs by turning the program designs made by software developers and engineers into instructions that a computer can follow
| applications/systems/Java/experienced ~; program (v), program (n), (re)programmable (adj); (re)programming (n)
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| 27
| Provider (n)
(ISP)
| a company that provides
Internet access to users or subscribers of its service
| a leading/major ~; provide (v): ~ sb with sth; ~ for sth; provision (n); provided that… (conj);
syn. supplier
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| 28
| Operator (n)
| the person responsible for the secure and efficient work of computer hardware systems
| machine/equipment ~;
operation (n): be (put) in ~; operate
(v): ~ upon sb; operational (adj): ~ expenses; be fully ~
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| 29
| Repairer (n)
| the one who restores sth damaged or faulty to a normal working condition
| work as/use the services of a ~; repair (n): be in a state of ~; need ~; ~ damage; be beyond ~;
syn. fix (up), mend
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| 30
| Savvy (adj)
| shrewd and knowledgeable about sth
| a computer-~ person; a ~ player;
syn. intelligent, canny
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| 31
| Scientist (n)
| one inventing and designing new approaches to the computing technology and finding innovative uses for the existing technology
| computer/information research ~; science (n); scientific (adj): ~ study/knowledge/community; scientifically (adv);
syn. researcher, theorist
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| 32
| Specialist (n)
| a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field
| computer support/network support/multimedia/security ~;
specialize (v): ~ in sth, specialty (n), special (adj), specially (adv)
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| 33
| Subscriber (n)
| the one who has arranged for access to an electronic mailing list or an online service
| ~ to a magazine/service; a new ~; subscribe (v): ~ to sth online; subscription (n;
ant. unsubscribe
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| 34
| Surfer (n)
| the one who moves from site to site on the Internet
| Internet ~;
surfing (n), surf (v)
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| 35
| Technician (n)
| a person employed to look after technical equipment, an expert in the practical application of science
| a software/laboratory/CISCO/skilled ~; technique (n), technology (n), technical (adj);
Cf. techie
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| 36
| Telecommuter (n)
| the one working for a company from home, making use of the Internet, email, and the telephone
| telecommute (v); telecommuting (n): allow for/promote ~
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| 37
| Troubleshooter (n)
| the one analyzing and solving serious problems for a company or other organization, or tracing and correcting faults in an electronic system
| helpdesk ~;
troubleshooting (v): have a proven track record in ~; preventive maintenance and ~
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| 38
| User (n)
| a person who applies or operates sth, a client, customer, consumer
| end/power/default ~;
~ manual/account/base/ID/profile
/policy; useful (adj), usable (adj), usability (n), user-friendly (adj): ~-interface/device/gadget; user-friendliness (n)
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| 39
| Vendor (n)
| a person or company that provides a service or a product and offers it for sale, especially in the street
| a street ~;
vend (v), vending (adj): ~ machine,
vendible (adj);
syn. seller
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| 40
| Wizard (n)
| a person who is very skilled in a particular field or activity
| a computer/financial ~;
syn. genius, master, expert
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1. He is a newbie __ the computer.
2. Who will take __ the manager responsibilities?
3. He is an expert __ programming.
4. You can’t fix the scanner. It is __ repair.
5. Have you subscribed __ this magazine?
6. He has a proven track-record __ troubleshooting.
7. I took __ the position of an administrator.
