English Literature

UNIT 3 THE INTERNET OVERVIEW 1.1 Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.

e-mail FTP (file transfer protocol) Intranets IRC (Internet relay chat) ISP (Internet service provider) newsgroups PPP (point to point protocol) TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/Internet protocol) Telnet videoconferencing The language used for data transfer on the area. Next you type a message and the other Internet is known as (1) … . This is like the participants can see it. Internet operating system. The first program Internet telephone and video chatting are you need is a (2) … . This piece of software based on (5) … protocols. (6) … programs allows the (1) … system to work with your enable users to talk to and see each other, and modem; it dials up your (3) …, transmits collaborate. They are used in (7) … -your password and log-in name and allows company networks that use Internet software Internet programs to operate. but make their Web site accessible only to (4) … is your personal connection to the employees and authorized users. Internet. It allows you to exchange messages With (8) … software you can copy programs, with people all over the world. It can include games, images and sounds from the hard disk text, pictures, and even audio and animation. of a remote computer to your hard disk. A(n) When you set up an account with a(n) (3) …, (9) … program is used to log directly into you are given a unique address and anyone remote computer systems. This enables you to can send you a message. The mail you receive run programs kept on them and edit files is stored on the server of your (3) … until you directly. next connect and download it to your hard (10) … are the public discussion areas which disk. make up a system called ‘Usenet’. The (5) … is a system for real-time (usually contents of the (10) … are contributed by typed) conversation. It is easy to use. To start people who send articles (messages) or a chat session you run a(n) (5) … program, respond to articles. They are...