World-Wide Web
1. The web (World-Wide Web) is an Internet-based computer network that allows users on one PC to access information stored on another computers through the world wide network.
The popularity of the Internet is increasing and people become more aware of its colossal potential.
2. The WWW project is based on the principle of universal readership.
“If information is available, then any person has a right to access it”.
3. The structure of the internet has two principles: the client and the server. The client, like the Netscope or Lynx, knows how to present data, and the servers know where to take information, how to extract it.
4. One of the main features of the WWW documents is their hypertext structure. The user is to click with a mouse and the referenced document will appear. Hypertext structure allows not to copy information every time a user needs it; data is stored only once, and all referenced to it is linked to the original document.
Task 8
Ответьте на вопросы. Answer the questions.
What is a WWW?
What is the basic principle of the WWW project?
Does any Internet user have a right to the information if it is available on the net?
What are the functions of the client and the server?
Why is the hypertext structure of the documents convenient for the users?
Task 9
Закончите предложения . Finish the sentences.
The WWW allows internet users ……..
If the information is available, the ……..
The WWW project is based on
A referenced document will appear after you ……
Hypertext structure allows not to ……
Task 10
Определите, является ли каждое утверждение истинным или ложным, поставив для верного утверждения T и F – для ложного.
Read these statements and decide which is true and which is false. Put “T” or “F” against each statement.
The Internet project is based on the principle of universal readership.
The Internet structure has got clients and servers.
Data is stored in the Internet many times and occupies much memory.
Internet does not have potential.
The hypertext structure of the Web-documents helps to find referenced information very easily.
Variant 2 Task 1
Переведите предложения, помня, что глагол “be” (am/is/are/was/were/will be) выполняет несколько функций в предложении.
Translate sentences, keeping in mind about many functions of the verb “be” (am/is/are/was/were/will be) in the sentence.
We are to write two course papers on special subjects this year.
Now I am working as a hot-line technician in a call center, but I will be a network administrator after finishing the Academy.
We are upgrading out computer park and I am very busy this month.
“Management Information Systems are not studied this term”.
Were you informed about the change of the time-table next week?
Task 2
Переведите предложения, помня, что глагол “have”(have, has, had, will have) выполняет несколько функций в предложении.
Translate sentences, keeping in mind about many functions of the verb “have” (have, has, had, will have) in the sentence.
They have a new lecturer on Higher Mathematics.
The students did not have much practice in designing application programs before they started a course of Programming.
We had to search the Internet to find the new information on this topic.
This semester the IT students have performed a lot of practical assignments.
The new application program has been documented and tested.
Task 3
Так выглядит реклама компьютерного магазина на английском языке. Расшифруйте сокращения, о каком компьютере идет речь?
This is a computer ad (advertisement). Decipher abbreviations, what computer is advertised?
800 MHz FSB
2 GB ECC DDR2 (400 MHz)
SD RAM (upgradeable to 8 GB)
19˝ TFT XGA (1024 x 768) flat panel monitor.
Task 4
Подчеркните сказуемое и переведите предложения.
Underline predicates and translate the sentences.
Computer control is applied in many agricultural works in developed countries.
Safety of many technological processes in industry is provided by computers.
The progress of information technology was discussed at the conference of European computer manufacturing companies.
Is application software exported?
The best webpage was designed by a group of young IT specialists from the Technological University.
Hardware and software are improved constantly.
New tendencies in PC evolution are not analyzed in the student’s report.
Task 5
Переведите предложения, обратите внимание на подчеркнутые слова.
Будьте внимательны – в каждом предложении есть причастие или причастный оборот, который в английском предложении не выделяется запятыми.
Data stored in the cache memory are quickly found by the processor.
A small number of chips installed between the main memory and the processor enabled the PC to operate faster.
The chips acting as a buffer between the main memory and the processor make up the cache memory.
Logic circuits controlling the process of finding and taking out the data from the cache memory are cache controllers.
The data absent in cache but found in the main memory will be copied into cache.
Task 6
Переведите предложения. Помните, что инфинитив может переводиться по-разному. Подчеркните инфинитив.
Translate the sentences. Keep in mind different ways of translating the infinitive. Underline the infinitive.
To choose the best ISP (Internet Service Provider) a user should study all the possibilities.
To connect to a well-known ISP that usually offers friendly start-up services is the best choice for inexperienced users.
The best ISPs offer technical support to deal with any access and connection problems.
To have a faster connection to the Internet ISPs use high-speed technologies, such as digital subscriber line (DSL) or a satellite.
To block spam users must choose the ISP which offers the anti-spam and anti-virus services.
Fees to cover the cost of the Internet services should be checked before hand.
To have access to the Internet at peak hours is not always possible.
Task 7
Переведите текст “Computer maintenance technician” (Professions in IT)
на русский язык. Translate the text “Computer maintenance technician” into Russian.