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Computing devices

Programs/uses:

  • Spreadsheet
  • Word processing
  • Teleconferencing
  • operating system
  • e-commerce

language for using computers

  • surfing the internet / browsing the internet
  • access websites
  • go online
  • navigate a website
  • bookmark webpages
  • to download
  • to upgrade

Devices

  • personal computer (PC – but don’t abbreviate in formal writing)
  • laptop
  • mobile device
  • tablet device
  • hand-held device
  • gadgets
  • cutting edge
  • outdated
  • obsolete

People / using technology

  • technophobe
  • programmer
  • coder
  • designer
  • user-friendly
  • intuitive
  • tech-savvy (informal)

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