Английский язык: Сборник текстов и упражнений. Иваненко Т.И. - 50 стр.

      V. Find the places in the text where the following points are discussed.
      a) the talk program;
      b) a number of different channels;
      c) a nickname;
      d) all IRC commands.

     VI. Look through the text and find all the phrases with the word “time”. Translate
them into Russian.

     VII. Think and say:
     A) Speak on one of the most popular Internet recourses. B) Define the characters the most
channel names and IRC commands begin with. C) What command you use to stop a conversation?




LESSON 18

                             THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW)

       The WWW or Web is a project whose goal is to offer a simple, consistent interface to the
vast resources of the Internet.
       When you use the Web, you follow your nose: i.e., you start anywhere you want, and you
jump from one place to another pursuing whatever strikes your fancy. With only a few simple
commands, you can jump way around the Internet like a hyperactive flea at a dog convention.
       To understand the Web we need to start with the idea of hypertext. Hypertext is data that
contain links to other data. A simple example of hypertext is an encyclopedia, the entry on “Trees”.
At the end of the article you see a reference saying, “For related information see Plants” article.
       The Web is based on hypertext that is a lot more complex. There may be links anywhere
within a document, not just at the end. A hypertext document, in the language of the Web, is
something that contains data and links to other documents. The program that you use to read a
hypertext document is called a browser. As you follow one link to another, it means that you are
navigating the Web.
       The word hypermedia is referring to documents that contain a variety of data types and not
just plain text. So, the Web does contain some hypermedia, but most of what you see will be
plain vanilla hypertext: textual material that you can display on your screen.
       The job of your browser is to act as a window into the Internet by following links you de-
sire, and by accessing each document using an appropriate method.
       So, the Web does allow you to access all kinds of Internet resources, just by using a
browser to “read” the appropriate document. The Web also uses a client/server system.

      NOTES

      1. Like a hyperactive flea at a dog convention – подобно гиперактивной блохе в собачь-
ей стае
      2. It means that you are navigating the Web – это означает, что вы перемещаетесь во
Всемирной паутине
      3. So, the Web does contain some hypermedia – таким образом, Всемирная паутина все
же содержит некую гиперсреду
      4. Will be plain vanilla hypertext – будет явно бессмысленным гипертекстом
      5. As a window into the Internet by following links you desire – в качестве окна в Ин-
тернет, в котором вы будете двигаться, следуя связям, которые вам нужны

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