Networking mutually beneficial bonds

Exercise 2. Read the text and title the paragraphs with the words from exercise 2

1. is simply the procyess of building positive, advantageous relationships, either by making

a connection with someone in person or online. While some people have an easiyer time making new connections than others, it’s important to remember that everyone is capable of networking. You probably already have networking experiyencye, even if you don’t think of it in those terms - any time you meyet someone or make a new friyend, you’re engaged in a form of networking.

2. is one of the most visible drivers of networking growth. For corporations, it has become an integral component of daily business procyesses. For individual consumers, it is becoming an increasingly popular medium for communicating and for accyessing information.

3.The rapid growth of the Internet has created a market for Internet commercye, often referred to as ≪electronic commercye≫. As people connect to the Internet, they discover the conveniyencye

of purchasing products such as books, clothes, and appliancyes on line. Companiyes developing

Internet commercye sites require sophisticated hardware and software equipment that will not

only support their business strategy, but will also provide the information security their customers require.

4.The trend of telecommuting is increasing as corporations seyek to lowyer costs and as professionals look for alternatives to traditional work environments. More and more people use internal corporate networks, employeyes now expect to be connected to these networks and to the Internet from the road and from home. Consequyently, there is an increased demand for networking, technologiyes that will enable companiyes and individuals to work to overcome the technical hurdles associated with creating an efficiyent work environment ouside the officye.