Las Ciencias de la Computación Vocabulary

Key Terms

el desarrollador: developer
la herramienta: tool
el teclado: keyboard
el programa: program / software
programar: to program
encender: to turn on
apagar: to turn off
subir/cargar: to upload
bajar/descargar: to download
adjuntar: to attach (file)
las redes sociales: social media
el dispositivo: device, gadget
preocuparse: to worry
sugerir (ie): to suggest
el estudio: study (noun)
en línea: online
un aumento: an increase
el promedio: average
la pantalla: screen
desarrollar: to develop
la página web: web site/page
el usuario: user, username, login
el riesgo: risk, danger
la ventaja: advantage
la desventaja: disadvantage
reducir: to reduce
el enlace: link
cargar: to charge
tal vez: perhaps, maybe
la edad: age (of a person)
dejar de: to stop (doing something)
mejorar: to improve
empeorar: to deteriorate; to get worse
la época: time period,era
la mayoría: majority, most
el porcentaje: percentage
por ciento: percent, %
el resultado: result
elegir: to choose, to select
presionar: to press (a button)
los ajustes: settings
actualizar: to update/refresh
la falta (de): the lack of
aumentar: to increase
amenazar: to threaten
darse cuenta de: to realize, to recognize

Vocabulary Practice

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