Newsgroups
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FTP and Telnet
IRC, audio and video chatting
IRC — Internet relay chat — is à system for real-time (usually typed) conversation. It's easy tî use. To start à chat session you run an IRC program, which connects you to an IRC server — à computer dedicated to IRC. Then you join à channel, which connects you to à single chat area. Next you type à message and the other participants can see it.
Internet telephone and video chatting are based on IRC protocols. Videoconferencing 4 programs enable users to talk to and see each other, and collaborate. They are used in intranets — company networks that use Internet software but make their Web site accessible only to employees and authorized users.
With FTPsoftware you can ñîðó programs, games, images and sounds from the hard disk of à remote computer to your hard disk. Today this utility is built into Web browsers.
À Telnetprogram is used to log directly into remote computer systems. This enables you tî run programs kept on them and edit files directly.
Newsgroups are the public discussion areas which make up à system called 'Usenet'. The contents of the newsgroups are contributed by people who send articles (messages) or respond to articles. They are classified into categories: comp (computers), misc (miscellaneous), news (news), rec (recreation), soc (society), sci (science), talk and alt (alternative).
BRead the text again and choose the right answer.
1 An Internet service provider (ISP) is
à) à program that connects you to the Internet.
b) à company that gives you access to the Internet.
2 HTML is
à) the software which allows you to fetch and see Web pages.
b) the codes used to create hypertext documents for the Web.
3 An IRC channel is
à) an IRC discussion area.
b) à computer system dedicated to IRC.
4 Usenet is
à) big system of public discussion groups.
b) à newsgroup.
5 An intranet is
à) like à small version of the Internet inside à company.
b) à commercial online service.
Exercise 3.Speaking.
AAsk your partner these questions.
1 What web site do you visit to chat with friends?
2 Which chat channels are you interested in?
3 Do you talk with strangers during web chats?
4 Do you use your real name or à nickname?
5 How long do you usually spend at the terminal?
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BImagine you are taking part in an IRC session with à friend. Complete the dialogue. Then act out the conversation.
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