INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Telecommuications, computers and technology: VERBS - ADVERBS

VERBS

Access /ˈækses/

Ex: You can access my website 24/7!

Connect /kəˈnekt/

Ex: Can they both connect to the Internet?

Download /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/

Ex: I find the Optima downloads information a lot faster and it also has bigger memory.

Display /dɪˈspleɪ/

Ex: I like the way the Smart Phone automatically displays a calendar when you open it up.

Envisage /ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ/

Ex: What level of profit do you envisage?

Operate /ˈɒpəreɪt/

Ex: If you can phone ahead to set the heating and use a remote control to operate the garage door, they may as well be redundant.

Revolutionise /ˌrevəˈluːʃənaɪz/

Ex: Today’s mobile phones and the virtual world of the Internet have revolutionized it.

Scroll /skrəʊl/

Ex: You can also scroll up and down by touching the screen.

Speculate /ˈspekjuleɪt/

Ex: The author noted that time at work has been cut in half since the turn of the previous century and wrongly speculated that it would be cut in half again by 2000.

Store /stɔː(r)/

Ex: The equipment is lightweight, portable and easy to store.

Surpass /səˈpɑːs/

Ex: He hopes one day to surpass the world record.

ADVERBS

Automatically /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/

Ex: I like the way the Smart Phone automatically displays a calendar when you open it up.