4.3. Now read the text and try to describe the Internet again using the key vocabulary in bold type.
Believe it or not, the Internet was created way back in 1969, during the Cold War, by the United States military. It was meant to be a "nuke-proof"(1) communications network. Today, the Internet spreads across the globe and consists of countless networks and computers, allowing millions of people to share information. Data that travels long distances on the Internet is transferred on huge lines known collectively as the Internet backbone. The Internet is now maintained by the Internet service pro-viders.
Many people think the Internet and the World Wide Web are the same thing. They're not! The World Wide Web is what you are browse. It is one of the many features of the Internet. E-mail, FTP(2), and Instant Messaging (3) are also features of the Internet.
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(1) "nuke-proof" устойчивый к воздействию ядерного оружия
(2) FTP File Transfer Protocol протокол передачи файлов (используемый в Internet протокол передачи файлов между хост-компьютерами)
(3) Instant Messaging система мгновенной передачи текстовых сооб-щений
4.4. Interview your partners if they surf the Internet. Use the questions given below.
Do you often surf the Internet? Which websites do you usually visit?
Do you download any programs from the Internet? If so, what are they?
Do you belong to any chat forum? Why? / Why not?
What feature of the Internet do you consider the most attractive? Why?
What is netiquette?
4.5. Read the passage below and think if you always follow the netiquette. Why? / Why not? Discuss it with your partner.
Netiquette, or net etiquette, refers to etiquette on the Internet. Good netiquette involves respecting others' privacy and not doing anything online that will annoy or frustrate other people. Three areas where good netiquette is highly stressed are e-mail, online chat, and newsgroups. For example, people that spam other users with unwanted e-mails or flood them with messages have very bad netiquette. You don't want to be one of those people. If you're new to a newsgroup or online chat room, it may help to observe how people communicate with each other before jumping in.
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