SESSION 7: INTERNET TERMS

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2. Match the words to their definitions.

A browser: software that lets you access the WWW.

To download: to get programs from the Internet.

To chat: to have a conversation through the Internet by writing or speaking.

Email: letters you send by Internet.

A modem:  wireless device that allows computers to connect to the Internet using a router.

Wi-Fi: thing that connects a computer to the Internet.

Online: when you are connected to the Internet.

Software: computer programs.

Scroll down/up: move the page up or down using the side tabs with your mouse.

3. Choose the best word to complete these sentences.

1. I use a fast modem to connect my computer to the Internet.

2. RealPlayer is a computer software that you use to listen to music on the World Wide Web.

3. I always save my documents on floppy disks.

4. Chat is a good way of meeting other people on the Internet.

5. A beep is a sound your computer makes when there is an error.

4. Answer these questions.

1. What is the difference between a Search Engine and a Browser? Give examples of commercial names of both.

A web browser is considered a software application that allows people access the WWW, retriev and view information on the Internet. The most popular web browsers currently in use are Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera and Safari.

On the other hand, the main purpose of a search engine is to look for information on the Internet. They are software programs that search for websites based on keywords that the user types in. The main search engines are Google, Bing and Yahoo.

2. Which search engine do you use more?

I always use Google.

3. Which browser do you use more?

I use Google Chrome the most.