Supplementary reading
Task 15. Read and translate the text.
History of internet
The Internet technology was created by Vinton Cref in early 1973 as a part of a project headed by Robert Kahn and conducted by the Advanced Research Projects Agency, part of the United States Department of Defence. Later Cerf made many efforts to build and standardise the Internet. In 1984 the technology and the network were turned over to the private sector and to government scientific agencies for further development. The growth has continued exponentially. Service- provider companies that make “gateways” to the Internet available to home and business users enter the market in ever increasing numbers. By early 1995, access was available in 180 countries and more than 30 million users used the Internet. The Interner and its technology continue to have a profound effect in promoting the exchange of information, making possible rapid transactions among businesses , and supportingglobal colloboration among individuals and organisations. More than 100 million computers are connected via the global Internet in 2000, and even more are attached to enterprise internets. The development of the World Wide Web leads to the rapid introduction of new business tools and activities that may lead to annual business transactions on the Internet worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
Unit 11. The internet 2: the world wide web Abbreviation
SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module) – модуль памяти с одним рядом контактов
DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) - модуль памяти с двумя рядами контактов
CELP (Card Edge Low Profile) – невысокая карта с ножевым разъемом на краю
DOS (Disk Operating System) - дисковая операционная система
FAT (File Allocation Table) – таблица размещения файлов
MBR (Master Boot Record) - главная загрузочная запись
MFM (Modified Frequency Modulation) – модифицированная частотная модуляция
RLL (Run Length Limited) – запись с ограниченной длиной отрезка
IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) – интегрированная дисковая электроника
ESDI (Enhanced Small Device Interface) - улучшенный интерфейс
Task 1.Work in groups. Study this extract from the Yahoo search engine home page (http://www.yahoo.com). Which category is the best one to search in for this information?
the phone number of the White House
a video of a black hole developing
a new treatment for cancer
new Hollywood movies
the Italian word for computer
the main news stories in the US
Tibetan Buddhism
unemployment statistics for Germany
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Arts & Humanities News & Media
Literature, Photography... Full Coverage, Newspapers, TV…
Business &_Economy Recreation & Sports
B2B, Finance, Shopping, Jobs... Sports, Travel, Autos, Outdoors…
Computers & Internet Reference
Internet, WWW, Software, Games... Libraries, Dictionaries, Quotations…
Education Regional
College and University, K-12… Countries, Regions, US States…
Entertainment Science
Cool links, Movies, Humor, Music… Animals, Astronomy, Engineering…
Government Social Sciences
Elections, Military, Law, Taxes... Archeology, Economics, Languages…
Health Society & Culture
Medicine, Diseases, Drugs, Fitness... People, Environment, Religion
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Task 2. Study these sample webpages. Classify them as: