1 Working in IT

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agenda (n) a list of the subjects to be orden del día (n phr)
discussed at a meeting

alphanumeric (adj) using letters and numbers alfanumérico/a (adj)

attend meetings (phr) to go to events at which people asistir a reuniones (v phr)

meet to discuss and decide things

be responsible for (v phr) to have a duty to be in charge of ser el responsable de (v phr)

or to look after (sb or sth)

carry out (phr v) to do (sth that needs to be llevar a cabo (v phr)

organised and planned)

chairperson (n) sb who is in charge of a meeting presidente (n)

or directs the work of a committee
or organisation
character (n) a letter, mark or sign used in carácter (n)
writing, printing or on a computer

check email (phr) to look to see whether you have comprobar el correo electrónico
received messages that are sent (v+compl)
from one person to another using
computers
client (n) sb who gets services or advice cliente (n)
from a professional person,
company or organisation; a
customer
colleague (n) sb you work with, used especially compañero de trabajo (n phr)
by professional people

connect (v) to join (two or more things) conectar (v)

together

data (n) information in a form that can be datos (n)

stored and used, especially on a
computer
database (n) a large amount of data stored in a base de datos (n phr)
computer system so that you can
find and use it easily, or a file that
stores this data

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database administrator sb whose job is to look after a administrador de la base de datos
(n) computer database that has (n phr)
many users

design (v) to make a drawing or plan of (sth diseñar (v)

that will be made or built)

developer (n) a person or organisation that programador (n)

works on a new piece of software
to make it successful
diagnose (v) to find out what the cause of (a diagnosticar (v)
fault) is, after doing tests,
examinations, etc.
download (v) to move (information or programs) descargarse (v)
from a computer network to an
individual computer
helpdesk supervisor (n) sb who supervises the supervisor de asistencia técnica
department of a company that (n phr)
people call for help, especially
with computer problems
install (v) to put (a piece of equipment) instalar (v)
somewhere and connect it so that
it is ready to be used, or to add
(new software) to a computer so
that it is ready to be used
launch (v) to make (a new product, book, lanzar (v)
etc.) available for sale for the first
time
look after (v) to be responsible for dealing with encargarse (v)
(sth)

maintain (v) to keep (a machine, building, etc.) mantener (v)

in good condition by checking and
repairing it regularly
manufacturer (n) a company that makes large fabricante (n)
quantities of goods

minutes (n pl) an official written record of what is actas (n pl)

said and decided at a meeting

network (n) a set of computers that are red (n)

connected to each other so that
they can share information

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operating system (n phr) a system in a computer that helps sistema operativo (n)
all the programs in it to work
together
password (n) a secret group of letters or contraseña (n)
numbers that you must type into a
computer before you can use a
system or program
personal (adj) belonging or relating to one personal (adj)
particular person, rather than to
other people, to people in general
or to the company you work for
presentation (n) a document produced by a presentación (n)
computer program that can show
a new product or idea or display
information
product (n) sth that is grown or made in a producto (n)
factory in large quantities, usually
in order to be sold
production facility (n) a place or building used for instalaciones de producción (n
making or growing things to be phr)
sold, especially in large quantities

project manager (n) sb whose job is to manage a gestor/a de proyectos (n phr)

carefully planned piece of work

provider (n) a company or person that proveedor (n)

provides a service

security (n) things that are done to keep a seguridad (n)

person, building or country safe
from danger or crime
service centre (n) a building from which a particular centro de servicio (n phr)
type of help or work is provided
by a business to customers, but
not one that involves producing
goods
spreadsheet (n) a document produced by a hoja de cálculo (n phr)
computer program that can show
and calculate financial information
stream (v) if you stream sound or video, you reproducir online (v)
play it on your computer while it is
being downloaded from the
Internet, rather than saving it as a
file and then playing it

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supervise (v) to be in charge of (an activity or supervisar (v)
person) and make sure that
things are done in the correct way
supplier (n) a company or person that distribuidor (n)
provides a particular product

supply cloud computing to provide computing facilities and distribuir informática de nube
(phr) storage capacity as a service to a (v+compl)
group of similar customers

support technician (n) sb whose job is to provide help or técnico (n)

information that you need to
improve a computer system,
make it continue working, or use it
correctly
systems analyst (n) sb whose job is to study a analista de sistemas (n phr)
company’s computer needs and
provide them with suitable
software and equipment
teleconference (n) a discussion in which people in teleconferencia (n)
different places talk to each other
using telephones or video
equipment
version (n) a copy of sth that has been versión (n)
changed so that it is slightly
different
videoconference (n) a discussion in which people in videoconferencia (n)
different places talk to each other
using video equipment
word processing (n) the activity of using computer procesamiento de texto (n phr)
software or a small computer for
writing letters and other
documents

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