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a device with a part to cover each ear through which you can listen to music, radio broadcasts, etc. without other people hearing
HEADPHONES
a piece of equipment that you speak into to make your voice louder, or to record your voice or other sounds.
MICROPHONE
a screen that responds to the user’s touch on its surface.
TOUCH SCREEN
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics as subjects of study
STEM
becoming filled with electricity so that it can work again
RECHARGE
the set of keys on a computer or typewriter that you press in order to make it work
KEYBOARD
a part of a computer to which extra devices such as printers, scanners, and digital cameras can be connected easily
USB
a list of choices that appears on a computer screen and remains in place until you choose one of them
DROP-DOWN MENU
a way of referring to the group of people who were born in the late 1990s and early 2000s
GEN Z
using a system of radio signals rather than wires to connect computers, mobile phones, etc. to each other
WIRELESS
a camera that records moving pictures and sound and allows these to be broadcast on the internet as they happen
WEBCAM
a small problem or fault that prevents something from being successful or working as well as it should
GLITCH
a small plastic or rubber object with two or three metal pins, attached to the end of a wire on a piece of electrical equipment and pushed into a special opening in a wall to connect the equipment to a supply of electricity
PLUG
a system for controlling something such as a machine or vehicle from a distance, by using electrical or radio signals
REMOTE CONTROL
to unfasten something, especially to break the connection between a supply of electricity, gas, water, etc. and a device or piece of equipment
DISCONNECT
a system that makes it possible for many messages or large amounts of information to be sent at the same time and very quickly between computers or other electronic devices.
BROADBAND
a small piece of equipment that you connect to a computer or other piece of electronic equipment to copy and store information
FLASH DRIVE
an electric machine that cuts, slices, and mixes food quickly
FOOD PROCESSOR
the creating and use of new ideas or methods
INNOVATION
to develop into a better and advanced state
PROGRESS
not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable
OBSOLETE
a system of computers and satellites, used in vehicles and other places to tell you where something is, where you are, or how to get to a place
SATNAV
to improve the quality or usefulness of something, or change it for something newer or of a better standard
UPGRADE
support or help, or something that you have arranged in case your main plans, equipment, etc. go wrong
BACK UP
working for a lot of hours specially in front of a screen
TO BE GLUED TO THE SCREEN