Lexical and grammar exercises

Answer the following questions.

1. What is the World Wide Web? 2. How can webpages be viewed? 3. What do the hyperlinks on a webpage contain? 4. What parts does the URL consist of? 5. Explain the meaning of each part of the Web address. 6. What is the DNS? 7. Where is the request for the linked webpage sent to? 8. What facilities do special websites provide? 9. Where does a search engine store the information? 10. For what can search engines be used besides keyword searches? 11. What is the user’s homepage? How can he return to it? 12. What is streaming?

2. Give English equivalents to the following words (a) and word-combinations (b).

a) Прохід, складатися, проглядати, освітній, містити, розширення, папка, вказувати, віддалений, визначати, шукати, лапки, дозволяти, закладка, буфер, з’єднання, збирати, повністю, символ отримувати, приклад, контактувати, запит, повідомлення, маршрутизатор, особливий;

b) пошук за ключовим словом, вузлова адреса мережі, передавати по Інтернету, з’єднати з мережею, отримати запит, надавати послугу, шукати адресу в мережі, в рівномірному темпі, збирати інформацію, поставити в дужки, переглянути сторінку, зберігати інформацію, розширення імені домену, код країни, електронний пристрій, досягнути віддаленого сервера, окремі дані, наявний маршрут, сторінка запиту, отримати список посилань, поміщати слово у дужки, представляти операторів, містити багато даних, подібним чином, визначати найкращий наявний шлях, певні знаки, поле пошуку.

Match the columns.

1. A storage buffer 2. Bandwidth 3. A database 4. To route the request 5. Nodes 6. Web server computer 7. Address 8. Hypertext transfer protocol 9. Hyperlinks 10. To download

a) a storage area for temporarily storing data from a fast source so that it can be fed at a steady rate to a slower system signal capacity b) a type of applications program used for storing information so that it can be easily searched and stored c) decide on the best Internet path to send the request d) a network terminal where a computer is connected to a network e) the computer storing the webpages f) the unique 32-bit binary number g) an agreed communications standard for webpages h) copy it to a client computer from a server computer i) the links on a webpage j) the range of frequencies that can be transmitted over a communications channel

Level A. Give synonyms of your own.

Level B. Match pairs of synonyms.

Level C. Read, translate and match the words you know.

Contain, keep, transfer, define, store, come back, difficult, receive, look for, allow, involve, obtain, search, determine, symbol, rate, character, complicated, let, return, transmit, speed.

Complete the following sentences.

1. The extension used in webpage filenames is either...

2. Feeding the video signal from the storage buffer to the display...

3. Sometimes, symbols such as + or - can be used to...

4. WWW consists of a sets of...

5. Special websites (e.g. AltaVista) provide a facility known as...

6. The links on a webpage (called hyperlinks) contain...

7. For example, an asterisk (*) is often used to...

8. A search engine uses special programs to collect information about...

9. When a user clicks on a hyperlink on a webpage, the browser program...

10. When the packets arrive at the browser computer, they are...

11. The user can return to the homepage by...

12. The request for the linked webpage is then sent to a computer or electronic device known as a router that uses...

 

A. Study this URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

B. Which part of the address tells you:

1. the company is in the Uk; 2. this is the webpage; 3. the type of transmission standard your browser must use to access the data; 4. this points to the computer where the webpage is stored; 5. this is where the webpage is stored in the computer; 6. this is a company; 7. this is a Web file

Do the given tasks.

Study approved domain name extensions and their meanings in tables A and B.	Then match these suggestions for new extensions to their meanings.
Extension	Meaning	Suggested extension	Meaning
.aero .biz .com (.co in UK) .coop .edu (.ac in UK) .gov .info .int .mil .museum .name .net .org .pro	aviation industry businesses commercial cooperatives educational and research government general use international organisation military agency museums individuals gateway or host non-profit organisation professionals	1).firm 2).store 3).web 4).arts 5).rec 6).info 7).nom	a) informative b) cultural or entertainment c) personal d) firm or agency e) online retail shop f) Web-related g) recreational

 

8. Study this diagram which illustrates how a browser finds the needed webpage. Label these items:

a) Router, b) Domain Name System (DNS) server, c) Remote Web server, d) Browser PC, e) URL,

f) Internet Protocol address.