1. Before reading the text watch a video Read the text and do exercises a lans (Local Area Networks) Networking

File Transfer Protocol (FTP), used to transfer files between computers.

Newsgroups, where people send, read and respond to public bullerin board messages stored on a central computer.

TELNET, a program that enables a computer to function as a terminal working from a remote computer and so use online databases or library catalogues.
Read A and B parts of the text and decide if these sentences are True or False. If they are false, correct them.

1 Internet and the World Wide Web are synonyms. F

2 Computers need to use the same protocol (TCP/IP) to communicate with each other. T

3 Web TV can provide access to the Net. T

4 ADSL and cable are two types of dial-up connections. T

5 External, internal and PC card are types of connections. T

6 Information can be sent through telephone lines, satellites and power lines. T

7 The computer IP number is a way to identify it on the Internet. T