The style of……
peer-to-peer ……………networking permits each user to share resources
such as printers.
The star is a topology for a computer network in which one computer occupies the central
part and the remaining ………
nodes
……………are linked solely to it.
At present Wi-Fi systems transmit data at much more than 100 times the rate of a dial-up modem,
making it an ideal technology for linking computers to one another
and to the Net in a
……………
WLAN ………….. .
All of the fibre-optic ……………
hub………of the United States, Canada and Latin
America cross Panama.
A ………
backbones…………joins multiple computers ( or other network devices) together
to form a single network segment, where all computers can communicate directly with each
other.
LESSON 9:
The Internet. The World Wide Web.
Task 1. Complete these instructions about how to navigate with the words in the box.
Client
web page
surf
web browser
Search engine
web server
website
URL
Start up your computer and connect to the Internet.
Open your………… web browser………………………
Type the……URL……………..to access a website.
Your web browser sends the request to the correct……… web server
…………………………….
The server looks for the document and sends it to the…web page……………...computer.
Your web browser displays the selected……website………………….on the screen.
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From the home page of the… Client
……………you can surf
…………to other
pages by clicking on hyperlinks.
If you want to find more websites, use a…………Search engine…………………………….
.
Task 2. Some students accessed the websites below. What did they use the Web for? Use
words from C.
Task 34. What are the main parts of this URL? How would you say the URL?
LESSON 10:
E-mail.
Task 1. A manager is giving his colleagues some advice on how to prevent spam. Complete
the sentences with the words in the box.
Mailing list
spam
email address
newsgroups
spammers
Never ever reply to a…Mailing list ………………email or click on a link within the mail –
this will lead to more junk email being sent to you. Unsubscribing only confirms you do
actually exist, so they’ve hit the jackpot.
Don’t let your email address be displayed anywhere on the Internet, including……… spam
…, chat rooms or any websites.
3. Never forward a spam to other people - …… email address
……………might be able to
track their addresses too, and you could end up losing friends!
Send your emails on a strictly ‘need to know’ basis; don’t include everyone on a………
spammers………. unless it is really necessary.
Treat your ……newsgroups …………..like your phone number – don’t give it out
randomly. Try to use a different one when shopping online.
Task 2: Language work: Questions
A. Look at the HELP box and then make a question about Sue Clarke for each of her answers
1.How old are you?
I’m 23 years old
2.What do you do?
I’m an online researcher