Ex.8. Retell the text using the questions of ex.3.

Ex.9. Questions for group discussions:

1. Some people think that Internet is very harmful, especially for young people, because it

carries a lot of information about sex, drugs, violence and terrorism. Do you think that some

kind of censorship is necessary on the WWW?

2. World famous authors and publishers say that the Internet violates their copyright because

Web-program­mers put all kinds of books, pictures, music, films and programs free on the

Internet and this reduces their sales and profits.

4. Has anyone in your group experience working on the Internet? Ask them: a. about the

difficulties they had; b. useful information retrieved; c. fun they got? Why so few people

have experience working on the Internet?

Remember the following definitions:

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Portalso called Advanced Graphics Port) – a high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a graphics card to a computer's motherboard.

Desktop – a screen from which files or applications are opened.

DOS (Disc Operating System)– the most commonly used Personal Computer

Operating system developed by Microsoft.

Hyperlink (Link) –a specially marked word, text, icon or a region on a map.

IC (Integrated Circuit)a miniature electronic system incorporated into a chip of semiconducting material.

Icons – 1) graphical symbols of computer functions;

2) symbols representing objects (applications, files, etc.) or operations

(deleting, printing, etc.).

ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) – the name given by Microsoft to a feature in newer versions of its Windows operating system (as of Windows 98 Second Edition) for sharing a single Internet connection on one computer between other computers on the same local area network.

Internet (Net) – an international computer network linking computers from

educational institutions, government agencies, industry, etc.

Internet Providers – give access to a variety of information via Internet and

charge money for their services.

LAN (Local Area Network) – a computer network covering a small geographic area, like a home, office, or group of buildings.

Laptop – a compact and portable microcomputer.

MSN TV (formerly WebTV) – the name of both a thin client which uses a television for display (rather than a monitor), and the online service that supports it.

NAT (Network Address Translation) involves re-writing the source and/or destination addresses of Internet Protocol packets.

Networkis a chain of interconnected computers, machines or operations.

NT (New Technology) -a DOS compatible Personal Computer Operating system

that makes better use of the Personal Computer memory

management capabilities.

OS/2 – a DOS compatible Personal Computer Operating system providing a

graphical user interface that lets you run programmes with a click of a

mouse.

Personal Computer (MicrocomputerorHome Computer) – an electronic device capable of receiving a programme and carrying it out by calculating numerical information.

Plug -and-play – a capability that makes it easy to upgrade your computer

hardware.

Recycle Bin – a desktop tool that makes it easier to recover accidentally deleted

files.

Shortcut – a feature that makes it easy to reach frequently used files and other

necessities.

UNIX – a multi-user operating system allowing multiple users to access the

system.

USB (Universal Serial Bus) –a serial bus standard to interface devices, in other words an outlet you stick wires into. It was originally designed for computers, but its popularity has prompted it to also become commonplace on video game consoles, portable DVD and media players, cellphones, etc.

Web Browser –a programme used to locate and access hypertext documents on

the WWW.

Windows – a defined area on a display screen in which a part of a file or image

can be displayed.

Windows Explorer – an application that is part of modern versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system that provides a graphical user interface for accessing the file systems. It is the component of the operating system that presents the user interface on the monitor and enables the user to control the computer.

Windows Movie Maker – a free video editing software that is included in recent versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie.

WMP (Windows Media Player) – a digital media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices.

WWW (World Wide Web) –a part of the Internet, an information that is

connected or linked together like a web.