(B2) 2.2 Vocabulary - Information systems and communication | Quizlet

crash

an occasion when a computer or a computer program suddenly stops working

a server went down

a situation when the main computer on a network, which controls all the others stopped working

to install a patch

to add a small computer program that is added to software to solve problems to a computer

laptops / palmtops

a small computer that you can carry with you / a very small computer that you can hold in your hand

suite /swiːt/

a set of related software (= computer program) products

a virus / a bug

a set of instructions secretly put into a computer, usually spread through emails, which can destroy information stored on the computer

a plug-in

a piece of computer software that can be used in addition to existing software in order to make particular programs work properly

a hard-disc / hard-disk failure

a situation when disk inside a computer that is used for storing information stops working properly

intranet

a computer network used for exchanging or seeing information within a company

in the know

people in the know have more information about something than other people

in the loop

being informed and up-to-date about something

snail mail

letters that are sent by post