Английский язык: Сборник текстов и упражнений. Иваненко Т.И. - 26 стр.

      4. The name Archie was not coined from the idea of an “archive/ server”.
      5. Wais is able to access any of a large number of databases.
      6. You specify a list of one or more keywords to search for.
      7. Wais presents articles as a menu.

       IV. Ask as many questions as you can to every sentence.
       1. People who interact in an Internet environment know how addresses are formed, how to
use e – mail, ftp, Usenet News, Telnet, and other software tools.
       2. The Internet is being expanded and improved so that every home, every school, every
institution can be linked to share data, information, music, video and other resources.
       3. For individuals, e-mail has emerged as the most important new form of personal com-
munication since the invention of the telephone.
       4. When you start to learn how to use your system, you may find that you have a choice of
newsreader programs.
       5. The roots of the Internet lie in a collection of computer networks that were developed in
the 1970s

     V. Make up your own sentences with the following words.
     1. The FTP, available, general public, to access, userid of anonymous, Archie, to be
coined, wais, to search, database, Gopher, obsolete.

      VI. Test your comprehension answering the following questions.
      1. What is the FTP service?
      2. What operations can we perform via Anonymous FTP?
      3. What is the role of the Archie Servers?
      4. What can you do if you know the name of the sites?
      5. What does the name Wais stand for?
      6. What appears as a result of a Wais search?
      7. Is nowadays a Wais obsolete as a Gopher?

      VII. Think and say.
      Sum up what the text says about: A) Anonymous FTP; B) Archie Servers; C) Wais Servers.




LESSON 10
                                 INTERNET CONNECTIONS

       What does it mean to have access to the Internet? This means you are using a computer
that is a part of a network connected to the Internet. In practical terms, this means you can use
the Internet resources.
       When you are using a computer, we say that you are on the Internet. In common usage, the
Internet is often referred to as the Net.
       It is important to realize that a great many people who do not have full Internet access are
able to communicate with Internet users.
       For example, many people use type of non – Internet mail service that can exchange mes-
sages with the Internet.
       Mail and Usenet are important, but they are not everything. You may have access to all the
Internet sources, including Telnet and FTP if you use a computer that has a full TCP/IP connec-
tion with the Internet.


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