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VOCABULARY. 1. Match the words with their definitions: 1) cookie a) the address which specifies the location of a file on the Internet. 2) hypertext b)

1. Match the words with their definitions:

1) cookie a) the address which specifies the location of a file on the Internet.
2) hypertext b) the coding or tagging syntax used to write documents for web browsers.
3) to upload c) a text file created by web sites which contains personal information about an end user.
4) ARPANET d) a global hypertext system operating on the Internet that enables electronic communication of text and multimedia.
5) emoticon e) the term for buying and selling goods and services over the world wide web.
6) WWW (World Wide Web) f) the transfer a file or files from a remote computer to the user's computer.
7) backbone g) any electronic cross-referencing document first prophesized by Vannevar Bush in 1945.
8) URL (Uniform Resource Locator h) a document cross-reference technique enabling the retrieval of a related document or resource simply by clicking on an underlined word or image.
9) domain name i) to transfer a file from a local computer to a remote computer.
10) hyperlink j) a central high speed network that connects smaller, independent networks.
11) to download k) a symbol that uses the characters on a computer keyboard to convey emotion an email or instant message, such as the smiley face:).
12) e-commerce l) the unique name which identifies a web site.
13) HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) m) the predecessor to the Internet and the first worldwide network with packet switching.

2. Complete the sentences with the words from ex. 1:

1) Homeland Security is worried that an attack on the Internet __________ could cripple the country for weeks or months. 2) The woman asked her professor if the textbook was available as __________. 3) One uses a __________ to go directly to a particular web site. 4) The professor asked us to __________ the example database from the school's server. 5) The __________ is the best thing to happen to computing since birth of the PC. 6) One of the most popular __________ is perhaps the wink and smile;) which is used to convey irony or satire. 7) The boy decided to __________ a picture of his new girlfriend to his Facebook page. 8) A good web developer will know most ­­__________ tags without looking in a book. 9) The man made __________ from his personal homepage to his friend's business. 10) Although __________ started out small, it has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. 11) The __________ name of Microsoft Corporation is microsoft.com. 12) The web's use of __________ is quite controversial because most users have no idea that their information is being collected and stored on their computer. 13) The current public Internet owes a big debt to __________, which was the original global network.

3. Rearrange the words to get the correct sentences using text 1:

1) very / was / ideals / The web / created / high / with/

2) commonly / e-mail / others / URL / used / like / became / words / and / Obscure / hyperlink /

3) use / almost / “Internet” / the / “World Wide Web” / and / people / interchangeably / Some / words /

4) made / Packet-switching / by / successful / L. Roberts / technology / ARPANET / invented /

5) through / application / software / People / called / view / WWW / a / the / browser /

6) people / connections / Very / internet / few / fast / had /

4. Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Take the words in italics from the text:

1) Всемирная Паутина - это способ получения информации посредством интернета. Для передачи данных Паутина использует протокол HTTP, который является одним из языков, на которых общается интернет. 2) Основной целью создания проекта ARPANET было выстоять в условиях ядерного нападения. 3) Многие люди до сих пор используют термины «Интернет» и «Всемирная компьютерная паутина» как синонимы. 4) Использование интернета привело к появлению множества непонятных терминов, которые необходимы для работы и общения в сети. 5) В 1999 интернет пострадал от финансового кризиса и многие компании, продающие свои товары он-лайн, не оправдали надежд потребителей.


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