Internet English

by Yan-Ling Hwang

The WWW (World Wide Web)– Medium for new and experienced users– Visually attractive – Easy-to-use– Easy-to-understand

Chapter One

Your Computer and

the Internet

Minimum Requirements to Access the Internet

Pentium Processor- A part inside your computer that executes all commands

32 megabytes (MB) of RAM (minimum) – Random Access Memory

1 gigabytes (GB) of free hard drive space (2-20GB) – Hard drive- the storage area inside your computer

Modem Connections– Dial-up connection– High-speed connection

ISP– Internet Service Provider

Add to your style

Video cardMonitor (13-19 inches)CD-ROM driveCD-Write (CDW)Sound card and speakersMicrophoneCameraScanner

Overview online article – Computer Basichttp://www2.nkfust.edu.tw/~emchen/CALL/unit2_1.htmFunctions of hardware

http://www2.nkfust.edu.tw/~emchen/CALL/hardware_functions.htm

Connections

Dial-up Connections: (analog line) Modem: internal: chapter

external: more expensive modems are rated by their speed, using measurement called bits per second (bps)

High Speed Connection: (digital line) Cable Modem – by cable television provider Digital Subscriber Line: ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)

It is called because it sends and receives data at different speed.ADSL – sends and receives data at different speed through a high-speed digital phone line provided by the local telephone.

It is called "asymmetric" because download speeds to the subscriber are faster than upload speeds from the subscriber.

Online reading : Learn the Net : Connecting to the Internet http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html

Assignment : Read the article – How do computers work? http://203.68.184.153:10/AR1/unit01/unit1_3.htm

Cookies

Cookies are used to:– Track how often you visit a site.– Save your information– Store your billing address and credit card number

Q & A

1. What should your computer at least have to access the Internet?What do you need to send video images over the Internet?What do you need to link to Internet through dial-up connection?Which of the following is the slowest way of connecting to the Internet?– ADSL;DSL;Dial-up; Cable modem

Assignment

Compare the prices of external and internal modems of the same brand and same speed on line. Is there a difference?

– External Modem: Price; Speed; Brand– Internal Modem: Price; Speed; Brand

Find out about eh highest speed processor in the market?– What is its speed? (MHz, or GHz)– What company does manufacture it ?(Intel, AMD.)– How much is it?

What is Internet? Online reading

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/WhatIs.html

Quiz – Chapter 1-2

Listening to the following, and then, answer the questions one through six.

(During her “art class”, the teacher asks students to find some information about Van Gogh, and his paintings. After lunch, she goes online to search for pictures and information. Mina searches several Websites and is able to download and print some pictures. She decides to cut, and paste, some of the information to her word processor for further review.

Through an online discussion group, she finds the answers to some of her questions about Van Gogh’s life and art. Afterwards, she gets another chance to check her e-mail, and respond to her Mexican pen pal, Lucia. Thanks to the Internet, she has discovered a good amount of information about Mexican people, and their culture, without spending any money.)

Track 1-06

1. What does Mina have to do for her art class?

a. She has to paint.b. She wants to learn how to paint.c. She is learning about Van Gogh.d. She doesn’t go to art class.

Answer:

2. What does Mina do after lunch?a. She goes to stand in line for the school bus.b. She goes online to search.c. She loves to take a nap.d. She draws a line on the schoolyard.

Answer:

3. How does the web search help Mina with her art class?

a. She can upload some pictures from the Web.b. She draws pictures online.c. She loves learning.d. She downloads some pictures.

Answer:

4. How does Mina find the answers to some of her questions?

a. She uses online discussion groups.b. She discusses the questions with her teacher.c. She is disgusted with the search.d. She is uses the library online.

Answer:

5. Who is Lucia?a. Mina’s neighbor.b. Mina’s pen pal.c. Mina’s pet.d. Mina’s penal friend.

Answer:

6. Where is Lucia?a. Marylandb. Madridc. Mexicod. Missouri

Answer:

Track 1-09

Listen, and then, answer the following questions:

1. What is a modem?2. What are the two basic types of modems?3. How are the modems rated?4. What does “bps” mean?5. What are the four items that you need to connect

to the Internet using a dial-up connection?

Chapter Two

The Magical World of the Web

Surfing the net ??

“surfing the net” – That persons mean clicking from Web page to Web page.– Web page – text, pictures, animation, sound and video at a

specific location on the Internet.– Web site – a collection of these web pages.– Webmaster – person in charge of a Web site

What makes the Web so powerful??– Web pages contain “hyperlinks”, connect one Web site to

other related pages.– Underlined or different-color text– www.csmu.edu.tw

URLost

• Uniform Resource Locator (URL) – a key to find a specific location- tells you what kind of information it is

•The URL looks indecipherable, but in fact it has a very simple and logical structure.http://www.yahoo.com

http:// tells you it’s a webpagewww.yahoo.com- a webpage addresscom – usually stands for commercial

• You must make sure you type Internet addresses exactly as they appear.

Popular Domain.edu :.com :.gov :.mil :.net :.org :

educational site

commercial business site

governmental site

networks, internet service providers organizations

military sites and agencies

non-profit organizations and others

URLost

What are in URL? – A colon and two slashes (://)– The host name of the computer on which the information is

stored– The path to the file

• E.g. www.csmu.edu.tw

How the web works? http://www.learnthenet.com/english/animate/webworks.html

Reading Web Address

What is a homepage?http://www.csmu.edu.tw/internet/~yanling.html– “http”- hypertext transfer protocol – “www” – World Wide Web– csmu – the second-level domain name – edu.- the top-level domain name– tw – place– Internet – the directory name– ~yanling – the file name– html – the file type

Access types

Common document access types– http (for hypertext)– https (with a secure link)– ftp (for file transfer protocol files)– mailto (for email address)– .html the filename extension for a hypertext document– Index.html – the master page of a Web site– .txt – a plain-text document without links – .gif, .jpg,.mpg – pictures, graphics, or video.– .zip – file name extensions for files that have been

compressed to save downloading time.

Search Engine / Directories

Search Engine (search tools; Web crawlers) : created by electronic spiders/ robots software ex: Google

- enter the website and type your query into a box- click on submit bottom- a list of matching clickable links appears

e.g. a list of useful search engines http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/SearchEngines.html

Directories: created by human editors, with a series of subcategories. ex: Yahoo! (includes travel; fortune teller; stock quotes; news; online bargain….) **not search for all the web, only certain database

Explore the following information http://www2.nkfust.edu.tw/~emchen/CALL/unit3.htm

Hands-on Practice (1)

1. Please go to the following websites and write a short list of their similarities and differences. (whether they are directory or search engine?)

Lycos: http://lycos.comWebCrawler: http://wwwcrawler.comIxquick: http://www.lxquick.com

2. Who is the author of the book “Huckleberry Finn?”3. Find the name of at least two books written by “Victor Hugo”4. Who is the author of “Tom Sawyer?” Name two other books from the

same author.5. Who is the author of the book “Oliver Twist?”6. Please mail to: yanling_h@yahoo.com7. Mail subject as: Name; number

Hands-on Practice (2)

1. Do you know the following technical terms and acronyms related to the use of the Internet? Please find out what they mean and stand for. You can use the following online glossaries or dictionaries to help you.

http://www2.nkfust.edu.tw/~emchen/CALL/unit3.htm

Questions to ask ?

What exactly am I looking for?Is this a general or specific search?How much information do I want?Can I use the search engine?