10 minutes a day to learn computer professional English (i)

10 minutes a day to learn computer professional English (i)

For a programmer, good English reading ability is very important. Because we often need to read English documents, such as MDN. In addition, using GitHub and StackOverflow, these websites also need good English skills to support them. This series of blog posts will record the knowledge of computer professional English to improve our English reading and translation skills.

　　

The first part: Basic words

Hardware N Hardware

Keyboard N Keyboard

Typewriter N Typewriter

button n Buttons

Type v typing n types

Traditional adj a traditional, customary

Seperate adj separate, separate, individual, separate V, isolated, scattered, respectively

Device n devices, equipment

Cord N Cord

Laptop N Portable Computer

Monitor n monitors, monitor v monitor

Display n Displays, display v displays

Screen N Screens

Instruction N Instruction

Consisting of component n components, components, adj.

Drive N Drives

Bonkers adj crazy, mentally abnormal

Logical adj logical, reasonable

Desktop n desktops, desktop computers adj desktop, desk-top

Horizontal adj level of

Manufacturer N manufactures, manufacturers

Identify VT identification, identification

Resolve v Resolution

Accessory n Attachment adj attached, supplemented, vice-

Cost n costs, price, price

Delicate adj delicate, delicate, sensitive, precise

Sensibility n sensitivity, sensitive

External adj outside of n outside, outside

Wire n Wires, wire

Plug VT plug n plug, latch

Printer N Printer

Perform VT execution

Process n Processes, functions, methods, procedures, steps VT processing, processing

Transfer VT transfer, transfer, transfer n transfer, transfer, transfer

Information n information, messages, materials

function n functions, functions, function

Directly adv directly, immediately

Operation N Run, operate, implement, function

Expert n Experts, pros

Security N Safety

Underpower n Low power, insufficient power

Miniaturizatioin N miniaturization

Search N&v searching, searching

Tablet n tablet, WordPad, writing pad

Portability N Portable, lightweight

Semiconductor n Semiconductors

Cable N Cable

Dilivery n Send, transmit

Bluetooth n bluetooth®

Instantly adv immediately, instantly

Curve n Curve, curve chart

Equipment n equipment, equipment, equipment, devices

option n Options, select right

Mobile adj Removable

Interface n Interface, interface

Manipulate v operation, processing

Disappear VI disappeared, missing

Synergy N Synergy, with

Connectivity N Connectivity

Specification n specification, detail, specification, instruction

Range n ranges, rows and columns

Replicate v Replication

Authentication n Certification, identification

Password n password, password

Access N accesses VT access

　　

Part II: basic phrases

Build into Make ... Become part of

Show up revealing, appearing

Find out, find, recognize, come up

Instead of instead of

Stand for represent, substitute, symbolize, support

Refer to mentioned, talked about, inquired

Hard Drive

Floppy disk floppy disk

Home computer home computer

Seamless Link Seamless Connection

Yellow Page Enterprise Yellow Pages

Gear up facilitates, increases

Digital camera

consist of ... Composition

Step Into entry

Based on based on

Personal computer (PC) PC

CPUs (central processing Unit) CPU

CD (compact Disc) CD

Modern (Modulator-demodulator) modem

ID (identification,identity) identity

CTO (Chief Technology Officer) chief technology officer

DSL (digitally subscriber line) Digital subscriber circuit

PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) personal assistant

Part III: Word-formation memory

Lower+case lowercase lower file; lowercase letters

Upper+case uppercase upper file; capital letters

In+put Input Inputs

Out+put output outputs

Wave+length wave-length Wavelength

Band+width bandwidth bandwidth, band width

Bench+mark Benchmark Benchmark Test

Bold+face boldface Bold

Clip+board Clipboard Shear Plate

Chip+set Chipset Chipset

Copy+right Copyright

Data+base Database

Finger+tip Fingertip Finger tip

Firm+ware firmware firmware, hardware

Lap+top Laptop Laptop (laptop computer)

Web+site Website website

Short+hand Shorthand Shorthand

Hard+ware Hardware Hardware

Soft+ware Software Software

　　　

10 minutes a day to learn computer professional English (i)