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Technology Media Flashcards

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Viral

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Spreading very rapidly online

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Troll

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Someone who posts offensive comments to provoke others

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Hater

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Someone who posts negative or critical messages

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Vlogger

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A person who posts regular online videos

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Meme

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A humorous image or text shared online

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Anonymity

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Not revealing your identity

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DM

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Direct message

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Emoji

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A small digital image to show emotion or idea

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Badger

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To bother someone repeatedly

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Derogatory

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Disrespectful or offensive

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Censor

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To block offensive content

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Follow

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To subscribe to someone’s page on social media

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Harass

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To create a hostile situation online

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Catfishing

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Pretending to be someone else online to deceive (欺騙）

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Grooming

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Manipulating someone online (often a minor) for exploitation

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Influencer

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Someone who promotes products online to followers

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Photoshop

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Software to digitally alter images

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Filters

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Preset enhancements applied to images or videos

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Block

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To stop someone from interacting with you online

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Scam

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A trick used to cheat someone

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turn (something) on its head

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To change something completely

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a landline

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A traditional, wired telephone

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the exception, not the rule

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Something uncommon

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out of this world

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Amazing or incredible

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so much more than

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Much more complex or significant than

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come to expect

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Become used to expecting something

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keep up with (the news)

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Stay informed or updated

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stop and think

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Take a moment to reflect

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the stuff of science fiction

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Something very futuristic or unrealistic

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the downside

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The negative aspect

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31
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not all good news

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Not everything is positive

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bury your head in (something)

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Be totally focused on something

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have an adverse effect on

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Cause a negative impact

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a fact of life

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Something accepted as true or unavoidable

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here to stay

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Permanent or long-lasting

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Access to the Internet

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Ability to connect to the internet

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Advances in technology

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Technological progress

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Back up your files

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Save a second copy of your data

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Become rapidly obsolete

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Become outdated quickly

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Computer literate

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Know how to use computers

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Control remotely

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Operate a device from a distance

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Downloading from the Internet

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Transfer data from the internet

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Electronic Funds Transfer

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Online money transfer

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Emerging technology

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New and developing technology

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Glued to the screen

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Always watching a screen

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Hacking into the network

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Accessing a system illegally

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Internet access

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Ability to connect to the internet

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Internet of Things

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Devices connected via the internet

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Internet-enabled

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Able to connect to the internet

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Keep a hard copy

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Print a physical copy

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Labour-saving device

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A tool that reduces manual effort

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Not rocket science

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Not difficult

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Online piracy

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Illegally downloading paid content

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Re-install the programs

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Put software back on a computer

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Shop online

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Buy products via the internet

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Shut down

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Turn off a computer

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Social media networks

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Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, etc.

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State-of-the-art technology

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Very advanced technology

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Surfing the web

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Browsing websites online

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Click on an icon

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Use a mouse to open a program

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Crash

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Stop working suddenly

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Log in

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Enter your credentials to access a system

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Upgrade your computer system

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Improve your computer

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Wireless hotspots

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Places with Wi-Fi access

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Boot up

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Start a computer

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Bookmark a webpage

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Save a page to return to it later

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Browse websites

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Look through different sites

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Computer buff

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A person skilled with computers

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Cut and paste

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Move content from one place to another

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Desktop PC

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A stationary computer

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Digital editing

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Editing audio or video digitally

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Download (podcasts)

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Save an audio file from the internet

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Enter a web address

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Type a URL

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Gadget

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A small electronic device

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Go online

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Start using the internet

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High-spec (laptop)

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Powerful laptop with good features

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Internet security

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Measures to protect devices online

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Intranet

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Private company network

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Navigate a website

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Move around a website

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Operating system

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Software that manages the computer

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Send an attachment

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Include a file with an email

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Social media

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Online platforms for communication

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Surf the web

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Browse the internet

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Techie

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Someone interested in technology

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Upgrade

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Improve hardware or software

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Video conferencing

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Online meetings using video calls

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Wireless network

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Wi-Fi connection

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Word processing

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Writing and editing text on a computer

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