at my company
digitalisation
(business) writing
grammar
100

It combines apprenticeships in a company and vocational education at a vocational school.

What is the dual education system?

100

Typically, it covers computers and peripherals connected to a server within a distinct geographic area such as an office or a commercial establishment.

What is a LAN (local area network)?

100

Typically, you would write "Dear Sir or Madam" or "Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms Smith".

What is a salutation?

100

The basic form of it is the same as the base form of the verb, unless the subject is third person singular, in which case a form with the addition of -(e)s is used.

What is simple present?

200

In German it's called "Forschungs- und Entwicklungsabteilung".

What is the R&D department? (research & development)

200

It describes the network of physical objects that are embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the Internet.

What is IoT (internet of things)?

200

It is the introduction that identifies the emails intent. Displayed to the email user or recipient when they look at their list of messages in their inbox, it should tell the recipient what the message is about, what the sender wants to convey.

What is a subject line?

200

If the word begins with a vowel sound, then you will use the first as it sounds better and feels easier to say. If the word begins with a consonant sound, you will use the latter.

When do I use "a" or "an"?

300

It may be a room, rooms or building which provides both the area and tools (or machinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods.

What is a workshop?

300

It is a type of online gaming that runs video games on remote servers and streams them directly to a user's device. It contrasts with traditional means of gaming, wherein a game runs locally on a user's video game console, personal computer, or mobile device.

What is cloud gaming?

300

In the end of your email you would write "Best regards". In letters it would be "Yours sincerely/faithfully". It indicates the formal ending of an email/a letter.

What is a complimentary close?

300

We "build" it by putting the verb 'to be' into whatever tense we need and then adding the past participle. For regular verbs, we form the past participle by adding 'ed' to the infinitive.

What is the passive?

400

It is composed of a heated metal tip and an insulated handle. Heating is often achieved electrically, by passing an electric current through a resistive heating element. It is designed to reach a temperature range of 200 to 480 °C (392 to 896 °F).

What is a soldering iron?

400

It refers to being allowed to use one's personally owned device, rather than being required to use an officially provided device.

What is BYOD (bring your own device)?

400

It is a judgement or decision reached by reasoning, e.g. the last part of a comment.

What is a conclusion?

400

Usually you use "will" in the main clause and "simple present" in the subordinate clause. The content states that it is possible to fulfill the condition.

What is the first if-clause (conditional sentence)?

500

It is a tool for applying lacquers and dispersion paints. The material is atomised with the help of compressed air from a compressor and/or a pump and applied to the object to be coated.

What is a (paint) spray gun?

500

It extends a private network across a public network, and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network. Applications running on a computing device, e.g. a laptop, desktop, smartphone, across it may therefore benefit from the functionality, security, and management of the private network. Encryption is a common though not an inherent part of a its connection.

What is a VPN (virtual private network)?

500

It is a special email or letter in which you ask for information.

What is an inquiry?

500

It does not describe a noun, but another part of a sentence and is therefore usually provided with a -ly.

What is an adverb?