1. fibre-optic backbone

2. Unix network

3. Novell LAN

4. shared network printer

5. shared hard disk

6. local printer

7. communicating messages

8. high-speed router

9. dissimilar networks

10. topology

11. main transmission path

12. major data traffic

13. ethernet adapter

14. phone sockets

15. Isolation adapter

16. basic file-sharing

17. multi-player gaming

18. low-cost terminals

19. processor-equipped network computer

20. processing power

21. integrated home entertainment

22. accessible features

23. hi-fi control program

24. to pump through

25. to be linked by the server

26. single loop

Unit 12

Vocabulary Bank

1. the Internet (the Net)

2. email (electronic mail)

3. IRC (Internet relay chat)

4. FTP (file transfer protocol)

5. Telnet (telephone network)

6. MOOs (Multi-user domain that is object-oriented)

7. WWW (the World Wide Web)

8. newsgroups

9. real-time

10. to log on

11. to browse

12. webpages

13. Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)

14. remote

15. ISP (Internet Service Provider)

16. junk email

17. Web space

18. virus checking facilities

19. Web-based mail

20. POP3 email

21. register

22. online

23. to detect a program

24. to set up your own website

25. unique address code

26. to convert signals

27. free connection

28. bulletin board

29. face-to-face interaction

30. server computer

31. client computer

32. local server

More words to learn

1. dial-up networking connection

2. restriction on the use of Webspace

3. discussion forums

4. unsavoury content

5. customer support

6. support line charges

7. technical support

8. Internet protocol

9. Node on the network

10. Sub-network

11. data-delivery system

12. Net-BIOS program interface

13. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol software address)

14. transmission-control delivery

15. recovery functions

16. network adapter/serial port

17. resolution protocol

18. UDP (User Datagram Protocol)

19. packet-switched network

Unit 13

Vocabulary Bank

1. browser

2. hyperlink

3. Web address

4. URL ( Uniform Resource Locator)

5. protocol prefix

6. hypertext transfer protocol

7. domain name

8. domain name extension

9. country code

10. directory path

11. webpage file

12. extension

13. HTML (hypertext markup language)

14. DNS (Domain Name System) server

15. IP (Internet Protocol) address

16. Web server computer

17. node

18. router

19. to route

20. packet

21. browser computer

22. keywords

23. search box

24. search phrase

25. operator

26. wildcard

27. keyword search

28. field search

29. web address

30. bookmark

31. homepage

32. Home button

33. toolbar

34. storage buffer

More words to learn

1. mail message

2. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

3. to desktop

4. portal mail server

5. host-based mail system

6. Unix

7. to retrieve

8. Web mail

9. POP

10. message - retrieval protocol

11. ISP`s mail server

12. mailbox

13. PC-based POP3 mail client

14. “pull” mode

15. PC-based application

16. to pick up

17. to clean out

18. Web mail account

19. to build up

20. inbox

21. IMAP (Internet Mail Access Protocol)

22. message header

23. sender

Unit 14