THE WORLD WIDE WEB PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR COMPUTER

 

PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR COMPUTER 23.THE WORLD WIDE WEB

 

A What the Web is The World Wide Web, Web or WWW is a network of documents that works in a hypertext environment, i.e. using text that contains links, hyperlinks to other documents. B How to surf the Web To surf or navigate the Web, access and retrieve web pages or websites, you need a computer with an Internet connection and a web browser. After you have launched it, you must type the website address or URL (Uniform Resource Locator), which may look like this. The most relevant website addresses can be stored in your computer using the bookmarks or favourites function in your browser. Websites usually have a beginning page or home page. From this starting point you can navigate by clicking your mouse on hyperlinks in texts or images. C What you can do on the Web The Web is an open door to a universe of multimedia resources that people use in many different ways. Here are just a few. EXERCISES 23.1 1. The WWW is also called the information _______________. 2. A link in a web page. 3. A website that offers a variety of services. 4. The first page of a website is the _______________ page. 23.2 Complete these instructions about how to navigate with the words in the box. client web page surf web browser search engine web server website URL   1 Start up your computer and connect to the Internet. 2 Open your _____________ _____________. 3 Type the _____________ to access a website. 23.3 Some students accessed the websites below. What did they use the Web for? Use words from C. 23.4 What are the main parts of this URL? How would you say the URL?

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