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A portable computer.
Laptop- /ˈlæp.tɒp/
The part you type on.
KEYBOARD/ˈkiː.bɔːd/
Devices that make sound louder.
SPEAKERS/ˈspiː.kəz/
A small, flat computer you can touch the screen to use.
TABLET/ˈtæb.lət/
controller for playing video games.
Game pad - /ˈɡeɪm ˌpæd/
A device that gives you wireless internet.
Wi-Fi router - /ˈwaɪ faɪ ˈruː.tər/
A long cable to make other cables reach farther.
Extension cable - /ɪkˈsten.ʃən ˈkeɪ.bəl/
A machine that prints text/pictures on paper.
Printer - /ˈprɪn.tər/
The part you connect to electricity.
PLUG /plʌɡ/
A wire for connecting devices.
Cable - /ˈkeɪ.bəl/
The place you put a plug into for electricity.
Socket - /ˈsɒk.ɪt/
The part of a computer or TV you look at.
SCREEN/skriːn/
To stop something.
Turn off - /tɜːrn ɔf/
To make quieter.
Turn down - /tɜːrn daʊn/
To turn off the computer.
Shut down - /ʃʌt daʊn/
To put a picture or document into a computer.
Scan in - /skæn ɪn/
A camera for computers.
Webcam - /ˈweb.kæm/
Working surface.
Desktop - /ˈdesk.tɒp/
The part of a laptop you touch to move the cursor.
Touchpad - /ˈtʌtʃ.pæd/
A device that stores power.
Battery - /ˈbæt.ər.i/
To stop working.
Break down - /breɪk daʊn/
To text on a computer.
Type in - /taɪp ɪn/
To make louder.
Turn up - /tɜːrn ʌp/
To start something.
Turn on - /tɜːrn ɒn/
To sign out of something.
Log off - /lɒɡ ɔf/
To sign in to a something.
Log on - /lɒɡ ɒn/
To get a file from the internet.
To download - /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/
A secret word.
Password - /ˈpɑːs.wɜːd/
The part that gives power to the computer.
Power supply unit - /ˈpaʊ.ər səˈplaɪ ˈjuː.nɪt/
The main part of a desktop computer.
Hard drive/disk - /hɑːd draɪv/ or /hɑːd dɪsk/
A small device for storing files
Memory stick - /ˈmem.ər.i ˌstɪk/
A device to give power to batteries.
Charger - /ˈtʃɑː.dʒər/
A device for playing music files.
MP3 player - /ˌem piː ˈθriː ˈpleɪ.ər/
Devices you wear on your ears to listen to music or sound.
Headphones - /ˈhed.fəʊnz/
The brain of the computer.
Processor/CPU - /ˈprəʊ.ses.ər/
A device to move the cursor on a computer screen.
Mouse - /maʊs/
A device to control something from a distance.
Remote control - /rɪˌməʊt kənˈtrəʊl/
A computer for one person to use.
Personal computer - /ˈpɜː.sən.əl kəmˈpjuː.tər/
To connect to power.
Plug in - /plʌɡ ɪn/
To save a copy.
Back up - /bæk ʌp/
To send a file to the internet.
To upload - /ˌʌpˈləʊd/
To install - /ɪnˈstɔːl/