Методические указания по теме "Моя специальность" для студентов 2 курса отделения "Прикладная информатика (в экономике)". Терехова Г.В. - 16 стр.

     Business use of the Internet in Europe grew by 91% in 1998, with more than 20
million users having Net access at work, according to a report from market research
firm Data quest. Overall online use in Europe grew from 17.7 million in 1997 to more
than 35 million in 1998. The report predicts Internet penetration across Europe will
reach 17% by year’s end, adding that in order for the Internet to function as a viable
sales channel, Net penetration has to reach 20%.
     Many Nordic countries have already hit the 20% threshold; in Austria, Germany,
the Netherlands, Switzerland, and U.K., Net penetration is nearing that level.
Germany had the highest number of Internet users in Europe, going from more than 5
million in 1997 to more than 8 million last year.

4.4 Give back translation of the text “European online
Explosion”

4.5 Text 3. “SPAM REPORT”. Read the text, answer the
questions below it
     One in three Internet users report getting six to 20 unsolicited bulk email
messages a week, reports a survey commissioned by Bright Lights an email fettering
company in San – Francisco. And the longer you have an email address, the higher
the probability you will get spammed – from 63% at two months to 96% for those
online four or more years. The most frequent unwanted messages were get – rich –
quick shemes, adult ads, and software offers.

1. What is the disadvantage of having email address?
2. How many unwanted messages can you get being an email addresser?
3. What are the most frequent unwanted messages?

4.6 Text 4. “Air communication breakdown”. Read the text and
find the main idea
     For the second time in a week in June, the computer that handles all flights
entering British airspace broke down, causing local air traffic chaos, as well as delays
and cancellations elsewhere in Europe, reports Agency France – Presse. Controllers
had to revert to time – consuming manual backup systems, delaying hundreds of
arrivals and departures for an average of three hours before the computer was fixed.
The air traffic service promised a thorough investigation.

4.7 Text 5. No sale. Read the text, retell it
     The Internet’s potential to sell cars is exaggerated, says a report published by the
Economist Intelligence unit. According to the study, car-retailing sites have
proliferated in the U.S. and in Europe but are now struggling to grow fast enough to

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