- •Воронеж
- •Оглавление
- •Предисловие
- •Part one
- •Text 3 business world ― company of the month: microsoft
- •Virtual reality
- •Part two
- •Interactive user-friendly demonstration locate patent prototype
- •Computers in the office
- •The Internet: faQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
- •The Pros and Cons of Using the Internet
- •And now, the news ... What’s new on-line
- •Interactivity
- •Part three
- •Text 3 Effective e-mail ― How to communicate powerfully by e-mail
- •The methods of mailing lists
- •What is a mailing list?
- •Part four
- •Internet 2 ―the next step
- •Computer viruses
- •Nsa consultant’s son is computer saboteur
- •Glossary
- •Wearable computers Charmed Technology
- •Acronym Finder Acronym Finder Database http://www.Acronymfinder.Com/
- •Prefixes of size
- •Prefixes of location
- •Verb-forming suffixes
- •Список использованной литературы
- •Vocabulary
- •Glossary of technical terms and abbreviations
- •394000 Г. Воронеж, пр. Революции, 20
Acronym Finder Acronym Finder Database http://www.Acronymfinder.Com/
Website about technical acronyms and abbreviations
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Enter the site and find the meaning of these terms:
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Text 4
The Internet on TV
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Read the text and find answers to the questions below.
What is Internet TV?
In the writer's opinion, what sort of people might find Internet TV useful?
Which company offered Internet services to TV viewers for the first time?
How can you access the Internet on the systems sold by WorldGate?
What WorldGate technology allows you to switch back and forth between TV programs and linked Web pages?
What can you do with Sega’s Net Link system?
TV surfing Internet TV is the concept of using a TV set as an Internet device. It allows you to surf the Web and have e-mail while you are watching television, or vice versa. Imagine watching a film on TV and simultaneously accessing a Website where you get information on the actors in the film. Internet TV is very easy to use and ideal for people who are reluctant to use PCs but are interested in the Internet. Internet through a set-top box WebTV was the first company which brought Internet services to television viewers through a set-top computer box. They licensed the technology to Sony and Philips Magnavox. Each box costs about $250 including a modem and a remote control. Users obtain Internet access through the WebTV Network at a monthly fee. The WebTV browser displays the Web pages with text and graphics that are easy to read on a television screen. Internet through cable TV WorldGate, supported by other members of the cable TV industry, offers conventional TV channels and cheap Internet access via a cable converter and a TV set.
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To enter Web addresses and write e-mail you can use a remote control and an on-screen keyboard or an optional wireless keyboard. Your mail is stored at the cable headend, and a light on the converter indicates when you have new mail. The service offers data speeds at 192 kilobits - much faster than conventional modems. By clicking a button, you can also access chat rooms, adverts, local information, etc. With WorldGate’s Channel Hyperlinking technology you can go instantly to Websites that correspond to the programs you’re watching (e.g., when you watch a football match, you can click and access a linked Website with statistics and commentaries on the match). Other options Sega has a system, called Net Link, for its Saturn video game. It includes a modem and a browser which convert the game into an Internet TV device. You can play video games on-line, and chat about your favourite games. The model built by OEM Metec integrates a complete Windows PC and the Internet in a TV set, without the need for a separate set-top box. The next generation of Internet-enabled TVs will also incorporate a smart-card for home shopping, banking and other interactive services. |
Find the words in the text that correspond to the following.
Navigate, explore (the Web).
Location on the Internet where a company puts Web pages.
Device used on top of the TV to gain access to Internet.
Without the use of wire(s).
One thousands bits.
Plastic card (similar to a credit card) containing a microprocessor that can process information.
Complete these sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
E.g., The Internet ................... (use) by millions of people all over the world.
The Internet is used by millions of people all over the world.
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Sega's Internet TV system ................... (call) Net Link. |
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This year Internet TV ................... (support) by several companies of the cable TV industry. |
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Internet services ................... (bring) by Web TV through a computer box set on top of the TV. |
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The technology of WebTV ................... (license) to Sony and Philips Magnavox last year. |
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In the near future, a smart card ................... (incorporate) into Internet-enabled TVs.
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Oxford English for Computing
Language focus
Word formation: prefixes
Exercise 1. Study these tables. Try to find additional examples, using your dictionary if necessary.
Negative prefixes
Prefix |
Meaning |
Examples |
un- in- im-
il- ir
non- mis- mal- |
Not
bad, wrong |
unmagnetized incomplete impossible illegal irregular irrelevant
non-programmable misdirect malfunction |
dis- |
not connected with |
disagree disconnect |
anti- de- under- |
opposite feeling opposite action |
antiglare demagnetize decode underestimate |
re- over |
do again too much |
reorganize overload |