Английский язык для студентов технического вуза: Средства массовой информации. Ковалева Ю.Ю - 64 стр.

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4 People looking at information on the Internet, perhaps in a random manner, are
informally said to _____.
5 A set of related webpages stored on a Web server is known as _____
6 Most people who want to _____ commercial programs for free – which is illegal
– mainly do so via the file-sharing networks.
9 A: In small groups, look at the words and phrases in the box. Mark the
words you understand and explain them to other students in your group.
B: Read the text below. Use the words from the box to fill in the gaps
making any necessary changes.
Cindy Lewis is a journalist. She works for Gender, a weekly
magazine on the (1) _____. Cindy writes the problem page
for the magazine. Cindy has two young children so she
doesn't work in the magazine office every day, she works at
home using her (2) ____. Every morning she checks her (3)
____. She switches on her computer and her (4) ____. She
starts Outlook Express. This is the (5) ___ which Cindy uses.
She (6) ___ her e-mail messages. She usually receives about
35 messages every day.
Most of the messages come from the Gender office, but she also gets messages
from friends and colleagues around the world. They send messages to her (7) ___
Sometimes they just send messages with (8) ___ Some friends send longer
pieces of writing in a (9) ___, or photographs in an (10) ___, or even music in a
(11) ___ Cindy can (12) ____ these and see the texts, pictures or listen to the
recordings. Cindy's e-mail address is cindylewis@demon.co.uk. Demon is a
company which Cindy uses to (13) ___ her e-mail and the Internet. Demon is an
ISP, an (14) _____.
10 You can read definitions of some verbs frequently used in articles
about the Internet. Write these verbs. The first one has been already done
for you.
1 to connect to a computer network to log on______
2 to skip from page to page around the Web by following links _____________
3 to bring a program, program version or data file up to a date
by installing a patch, reversion or complete new version _____________
4 to send files to a remote computer _____________
5 to break a program’s security, integrity or registration system _____________
6 to copy files from a remote computer to your own _____________
7 to place a program’s working file onto a computer so that it is
ready to be set up and used. Normally done by clicking on a
set up file.
_____________
_____________
attachments e-mail messages sound file text file
modem open attachments e-mail address e-mail program
access (the Internet) computer image file Internet
Internet Service Provider download (e-mail message)