New Technologies Flashcards
1
Q
Dictaphone
A
A dictaphone
2
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Classer
A
To file
3
Q
Fichier
A
A card index
4
Q
Fiche
A
An index card
5
Q
Grand livre
A
The ledger
6
Q
Feuilles mobiles
A
Loose leaf
7
Q
Chemise
A
A folder
8
Q
L informatique
A
Data processing
Computing
9
Q
Logiciel
A
Software
A piece of software
10
Q
Ordinateur
A
Hardware
11
Q
Disquette
A
A floppy disc
12
Q
Entrer des donnees
A
To feed data into a computer
13
Q
uC
A
The main frame
14
Q
Ordi de bureau
A
A desktop computer
15
Q
Terminal
A
A terminal
16
Q
Passionne
A
A computaholic
A geek
17
Q
Pirate
A
A hacker
18
Q
Parasite virus
A
A bug
A worm
A virus
19
Q
Traitement de word
A
A word processor
20
Q
Imprimante
A
A printer
21
Q
Imprimer
A
To print out
22
Q
Materiel info
A
Hardware
23
Q
Ordi central
A
Big iron
Mainframe computer
24
Q
Info
A
Computer science
25
L info
| Tic
IT-information technology
26
Stock a distance
| Info virtuelle
Cloud computing
27
Teletravail
Telecommuting
| Teleworking
28
Societe de service et d ingenierie info
Computer bureau
29
Ordi monocarte
SBC - single board computer
30
Ordi a haut debit
A broadband / high-speed computer
31
Cybercriminalite
| Fraude info
Computer crime
| Fraud
32
Panne
Computer error
33
Prise de terre
Earth / ground (US)
34
Sauvegarder
| Sauvegarde
To back up
| Backup
35
Faire une Sauvegarde
To make a back up
36
Inge info chercheur
Computer scientist
37
Ayant connaissances
| Sans connaissances en info
Computer literate / illiterate
38
Inge info
Computer engineer
39
Ardoise elect
A notepad computer
40
Sortie papier
| Listing
Computer printout
41
Barre menu
Menu bar
42
Barre defilement
Scroll bar
43
Barre outils
Tool bar
44
Faire defiler
To scroll down/up
45
Essai blanc
| Test
A desk check
| A dry run
46
Gestionnaire de periph
Peripheral driver
47
Language info
Computer language
48
Jargon info
Computerese
49
Fournisseur
An internet provider
50
Programme
A programme
51
Archive
Software library
52
Concepteur
Software writer
53
Autorisation de copie
Software licence / license ( US)
54
Progiciel
Software package / software system
55
Assurance
| Garantie
Software quality assurance
56
Logiciel de creation
Web design software
57
Concepteur sites
Web designer
58
Magazine
Webzine
59
Stylo
Wand
60
Cnil
French data protection watchdog
61
Corecteur
Grammar / spell check
62
Donnees douteuses
GIGO- garbage in, garbage out
63
Pepin
Glitch
64
Tomber en panne
To go down
| To crash
65
Manette
Gamepad
Joypad
Control pad
Joystick
66
Accessoire jeu
Gaming gear
67
Espadrilles
Gap
68
Police
Font
69
@
'at' symbol
70
Fichier
A (data) file
71
Dossier
| Repertoire
A directory
72
Initialiser
To initialize
73
Numeriser
To digitize / to scan
74
Tablette
Digitizing pad / Tablette
75
Numeriaue
Digital
76
Messagerie
| Tableau affichage
BBS- bulletin board system
77
UC
CPU- central processing unit
78
Clavier tactile
Touch-sensitive
Key board
Touch-pad
79
Touche maj
The shift
80
Saisie
Taper
Entrer
To type in
To enter
To key in
81
Code confidential
PIN personal identification number
82
A l abri des virus
Foolproof
83
Gras
In bold type
84
Petit
In small print
85
Poste
My computer
86
Vide memoirs
Memory dump
87
Base donnees
Data base
88
Feuille calculus
Spreadsheet
89
Onduleur
UPS- uninterruptible power supply
90
Aria toon
Drip
91
Chute tension
| Panne courant partielle
Brownout
92
Installer cartouche
To install / fit in the ink cartridge
93
Ecran visualisation
VDU- visual display unit
| Terminal
94
Carte mere
Motherboard
95
Stockage
Storage
96
Empire vive
RAM- random access memory
97
Memoire morte
ROM - read only memory
98
Telecharger
Download
99
Televerser
To upload
100
Console
A console
101
Prise
| Port usb
A plug/ USB ( Universal Serial Bus ) plug
102
Prise femelle
A Socket
103
Naviguer
Surfing on the net/web
104
Se brancher
To go online
105
Se debranchee
To go offline
106
Configurer
To set up
107
Reinitialiser
To reset
108
Redemarrage
| Redemarrer
Restart
| To reboot
109
Allumer
To switch on
| Start
110
Eteindre
To switch off
| Shut down
111
Ouvrir fermer
| Quitter session
To log in/on
| To log out / off
112
Identifiant
Login
113
Signet
A bookmark
114
Inserer disaus
To insert the book disk
115
Lancememtn
Bootup
116
Sature
Overloaded
117
Permutation
Change over
118
Barre oblique
Slash
119
Barre oblique inverse
Stroke
120
Depannage
Troubleshooting
121
Touche
Key
122
Claviste
Keyboard operator
| Keyboarder
123
Ordi sans clavier
A pen-based computer
124
Touche retour
The new paragraph key
125
Fonctionner
To run
126
Calcultette
An adding, calculating machine
127
Faire Fonctionner
Run
128
Supprimer
| Effacer
Delete
| Erase
129
Recuperer
Retrieve
130
Mise a jour
Update
131
Graver cd
To burn a CD
132
Lecteur de cd
A CD player
133
Graveur
A CD burner
134
Lecteur
CD-ROM drive
135
Informatiser
To computerize
136
Cle magnetique
Computerized key
137
Remise a 0
Reset the counter
| Counter reset
138
SAV
Backup service
139
Graphes
Graphics
140
Diagramme batons
Bar chart
141
Diagramme circulaire
Pie chart
142
Tablette graphique
Graphics tablet
| Graphics pad
143
Crayon electronique
( graphics ) light pen
144
Representations graphiques
Graphic images
145
Rechercher
To set/ search
146
Graphiste
Graphics designer
147
Couper
| Coller
To cut and paste
148
Copier
To copy
149
Casser code
To crack a code
150
Ecraser donnee
To scratch data
151
Bloc note
Scratchpad
| Notepad
152
Rayure
A scratch
153
Forum
Chatgroup
| Chatroom
154
Message crypte
Cipher
155
TIC
CIT
156
Vider memoire
To clear an area of memory
157
Se connecter avec
To hook up with so
158
Magazine electronique
An e-zine
| An online magazine
159
Galerie marchande virtuelle
A cybermall
160
Navigateur
A web browser
161
Accroc
Computer geek/nerd
| Computernik
162
Pirate
Hacker
163
Penetrer
To hack into a system
164
Virus
Computer virus
165
Cheval troie
Trojan
166
Bogue
Bug
167
Cybercrime
Cybercrime
168
Ordi supplantes par ordiphones?
Are computers going to be superseded by smartphones ?
