Unit 4 Vocabulary

Unit 4 Vocabulary

The Internet (pages 33 - 34)

Exercise 1

Read the short text on page 33.

Exercise 2

Match the words in bold from the previous text with the following definitions or examples.

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www.google.com

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A system of interconnected computers or other devices.

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209.85.229.99

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A private network

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A set of rules that computers follow

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Protocol for computers

Exercise 3

Read the definition of gateway and complete it with the missing words.

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A gateway acts as a ... between

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A gateway acts as a bridge between ... so

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A gateway acts as a bridge between networks so ... can be transferred from one computer to another.

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For instance, when you send an ... to a friend

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For instance, when you send an email to a friend or ... into a web,

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For instance, when you send an email to a friend or log into a web, there is a gateway, that makes the ... possible.

Exercise 4

Work in pairs. Do you know the meaning of these words? Explain them in your own words.

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World Wide Web

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URL

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Email

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Browser

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Router

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Newsgroup

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DNS

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Search engine

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HTML

Exercise 5

Now, match them with their correspondent deifnitions.

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An Internet-based discussion about a particular topic.

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The specific address of a specific site on the Internet.

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Pages that can be accessed using a web browser.

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A service that enables you to easily find websites and information you are looking for (e.g. Google and Bing)

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A hardware device that routes data from a LAN to another network connection.

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A program used to access the World Wide Wed. Internet Explorer is one of them.

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A service used to deliver electronic messages to users.

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Domain Name System. With it, users do not have to remember the specific numbers of an IP address.

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Hypertext Markup Language: The language that web oages are written in.

Exercise 6.

Work in pairs. Talk with your partner about these questions.