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VI. Put the correct word (a-k) after each definition.
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| 1. money you must pay to access some sites 2. wide, rectangular advert on top of many sites 3. take a file from internet and put onto your computer 4. program your computer uses to see internet, e.g. Internet Explorer 5. small advert which jumps up above the page you are reading 6. an amount of information. An average web page is about 20 7. the words you type in when looking on a search engine 8. a web site which acts like the centre of many other services like news, e-mail, shops. e.g. Yahoo 9. web site you can use to find other web sites relevant to your interests 10. the address of a web site. e.g. https://www.cnn.com - 11. small file that sites put onto your PC with information about your visits to their sites from the past 12. machine that connects your computer to the net via the telephone | a) search engine b) download c) browser d) kilobyte e) cookie f) portal search term g) subscription h) URL i) pop-up j) banner k) modem |
VII. Use the words to fill in the spaces in these sentences:
| search engine download browser kilobyte cookie portal search term | subscription URL pop-up banner modem |
1. Did you see that … on the CNN site yesterday. It was for a children’s charity and looked interesting so I clicked on it.
2. I don’t like visiting sites where there are too many... It takes me so long to close them all!!
3. Many people … songs off the internet and listen to them on their computers.
4. «Is the … of the BBC bbc.com or bbc.co.uk?» «The second one I think.»
5. My computer is working perfectly but my … is broken so I can’t access the internet at all.
6. I found a great site about butterflies yesterday but now I can’t find it again. I went to Google and typed in the … «amazon butterflies» but I don’t remember which one it was.
7. Sometimes if you look at a website with Internet Explorer and then open up a different …, the site will look very different.
8. This photo is taking too long to load, it is over 800.... I think I will see it when I have more time.
9. I like that website but now they want everyone to pay a … of $20 a month so I will go and find a free site elsewhere.
10. We found a great internet … yesterday that I’d never seen before. You can have an e-mail account, get news about your favourite sport and even use their chat rooms. And it has a search function too.
11. Amazon uses … a lot which means they can give you a personal welcome back message every time you visit their site.
12. The biggest … on the internet is Google but Yahoo and MSN are popular too.
VIII. Read the following Internet FAQs and choose the correct answers.
1. The Internet was…
a) invented in the mid-90s b) popular in the 1960s c) probably created in the USA
2. Which term describes any fast, high-bandwidth connection?
a) broadband b) dial-up connection c) Wi-Fi connection
3. The power-line Internet provides broadband access through…
a) telephone lines b) satellites c) electrical power lines
4. Which device converts computer data into a form that can be transmitted over phone lines?
a) ADSL b) a mobile phone c) a modem
5. The standard protocol that allows computers to communicate over the Internet is called…
a) an IP address b) TCP/IP c) HTTP
6. The geographical region covered by one or several access points is called a…
a) wireless access point b) hotspot c) wireless network device
How old is the Internet (the Net)? When was it created?
It’s hard to say exactly. The research that led to what we now know as the Internet was begun in the 1960s.
Who created the Internet?
Again, it’s hard to say exactly who created it. The initial research was carried out by the Advanced Research Projects Agency in America, funded by the US government.
Did the Internet become popular quickly?
It took many years for the Internet to become popular around the world. It’s only really since the mid-90s that the Internet has been a part of our daily lives.
How do you get online?
To get connected, you need a computer, the right connection software and a modem connected to the phone line. You also need an account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP), which acts as a gateway between your PC and the rest of the Net.
How fast are today’s internet connections?
Today, ISPs offer a broadband, high-speed connection. The most common types are cable – offered by local cable TV companies – and ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), which works through phone lines. They are both faster than the traditional dial-up telephone connection. Broadband access is also offered by some electricity networks. This competing technology, known as power-line Internet, provides low-cost access via the power plug, but is still in development.
How long has broadband existed?
Since the late 1990s.
How much does broadband access cost?
It depends on which company you choose. Nowadays, some companies even offer free broadband.
Why do you need a modem?
A modem (modulator/demodulator) converts digital signals into analogue signals so that data can be transmitted across the phone or cable network.
What does TCP/IP mean?
The language used for data transfer on the Internet is known as TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/Internet protocol). This is like the Internet operating system. Every computer connected to the Net is identified by a unique IP address.
Are there other ways of accessing the Internet?
Other methods of internet access include Wi-Fi, satellite, mobile phones and TV sets equipped with a modem. Wi-fi-enabled laptops or PDAs allow you to connect to the Net if you are near a wireless access point, in locations called hotspots (for example, a Wi-Fi café, park or campus). Sattelite services are used in places where terrestrial access is not available (for example, on ships at sea). High-end mobile phones provide access through the phone network.