Английский язык: Сборник текстов и упражнений. Иваненко Т.И. - 65 стр.

      Mailing lists perform a similar function, though the messages aren't kept on the Internet.
The discussions are carried out by email. Each list has a central email address. Everything sent to
that address goes to everyone on the list.
      Chat, on the other hand, is instant, like a conversation. It's typically more of a social me-
dium than an information tool.

       NOTE

       Social medium – социальная среда


                      WHAT ARE HOSTS, SERVERS AND CLIENTS?

      In Net-speak, any computer that's open to external online access is known as a server or
host. The software you use to perform online operations such as transfer files, read mail, surf the
Web, or post articles to Usenet, is called a client.
      A Web client is more commonly called a Web browser – a field dominated by Netscape
Communicator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. A Web server is a machine where Web pages
are stored and made available for outside access.

       NOTE

       To dominate – властвовать, господствовать


                                WHAT'S A DOMAIN NAME?

      A domain name identifies and locates a host computer or service on the Internet. It often
relates to the name of a business, organization, or service and must be registered in much the
same way as a company name. It breaks down further into the sub domain, domain type, and
country code. Look at: [email protected]. The sub domain is the hub (an Internet Service
Provider), its domain type com suggests it's a company or commercial site, and the country code
аu indicates it's in Australia.
      Every country has its own distinct code, even if it's not always used. These include:

       аu      Australia                                         nl       Netherlands
               Switzerland                                       no       Norway
       ch
               (Confoederatio Helvetia)                          uk       United Kingdom
       fr      France                                            tw       Taiwan
       Jp      Japan

    If an address doesn't specify a country code, it's more than likely, but not necessarily, in the
USA. At present, domain types are usually one of the following:

 ac            Academic (UK)
 edu           Educational institution
 gov           Government body
 net           Internet gateway or administrative host
 org           Non-profit organization

       NOTE

       To specify – определять, устанавливать
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