52.1 Match the words and phrases on the left with the explanations on the right.
1 attachment Internet site where people with common interests can e-mail each other
online
cookie unwanted web pages (e.g. advertisements) sent to you via the Internet
spam company that gives you access to the Internet and offers news pages,
shopping, etc.
4 chat room program sent to your computer from the Internet, used to follow your
activities
5 ISP file sent at the same time as an e-mail message
52.2
Some of these pairs of opposites exist in the language of Internet/computer communications, others do not. Tick the box for 'exists' or 'doesn't exist'.
|
word |
opposite |
exists |
doesn't exist |
1 |
delete |
undelete |
|
|
2 |
download |
upload |
|
|
3 |
update |
downdate |
|
|
4 |
in box |
outbox |
|
|
5 |
online |
offline |
|
|
6 |
install |
uninstall |
|
|
52.3
52.4
Use the correct words from the table above to fill the gaps in these sentences. You are given a paraphrase of the meaning in brackets.
1 I sent a photo of my house by e-mail to my friend in Canada, but it took ages to
(transfer from here to there) and I spent 20 minutes
(connected to the Internet).
2 I've had your message in my (a place where unread e-mails are
stored) for two days but haven't had time to read it yet.
3 I had a lot of trouble trying to (add to the programs already on my
computer) that new software I bought.
How do I (restore something accidentally rubbed out) on this computer?
I write my e-mails (while disconnected from the Internet) and then
connect to send them.
Look at these expressions taken from magazine articles and advertisements for computers and Internet services. In your own words, say what the words in bold mean.
A new law has given e-signatures the same legal status as handwritten ones.
E-learning will become more and more common as an alternative to traditional learning.
We have e-enabled everything you need to study on the Internet.
E-books are beginning to seriously compete with traditional books.
The dotcom economy has attracted hundreds of new businesses hoping to make a fortune.
Make sure you know how to read web addresses aloud. For example, for BBC news you can access http://news.bbc.co.uk/ which is read as H-T-T-P, colon, double-slash, news-dot-BBC-dot<o-dot-UK, forward-slash. Note that'со' is read as /кэи/.'org' and 'com' are normally read as h:g/ and /кшп/.
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