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PodEnglish Upper Intermediate 70: COMPUTERS
John: Is it the new computer?
Today, you will be learning about computer and internet related terminology.
John: "Oh, It always happens..."
Make note of kind of languages used to explain how to find something on the internet. We're now going to watch a movie about someone teaching her friend how to use the internet.
Christian: Jane, I want to find the weather forcast for tomorrow. What do I need to do?
Jane: First, you need to be connected to the internet.
Christian: Right. So use the mouse to click on the icon here at the desktop, right?
Jane: Yeah. Then wait till the computer does it.
Christian: Why is it taking so long?
Jane: Because our modem only works on 64K. If you want faster connection, we have to upgrade.
Christian: Ok. Now, I'm connected. What do I do next?
Jane: Choose the search engine from the list of favorites and type in some key words.
Christian: How about "weather forcast Chicago"?
Jane: That should do and click on search.
Christian: Ok. Right. Now, I have a menu of different states.
Jane: Good, click on the link of most helpful.
Christian: Oh, this one's good. It has a satellite map. But it looks like it's going to rain!
John: I think I'm going to bring all of them.
Now, take a closer look at the language they used. Jane is giving Christian direction on how to find the weather forcast online. As she takes Christian through the process step-by-step. She starts by saying "You need to be connected to the internet". The internet is a worldwide digital network that links more than networks to computers such as in schools, organizations and governments and individual computers such as your own PC, allowing information to be shared. Once internet is running, Jane said to Christian "Choose search engine from the list of favorites, and type in some key words".
A search engine is a program used to help search information on the internet.
John: Oh ....I receive an email...
Spam is any kind of mail that you don't want. Spam is also called junk mail.
John: Oh...It's a spam email...there are, you know, bad guys and they send many emails and...and I don't know it's...and they want me to send them 2 million dollars...I don't know...oh, oh...oh, ok...
Now, I want you to give me the term that fits my description of these things related to the internet. What's the name of a software program that lets the users view websites on the internet. That would be a web browser or just browser. What kind of program can let you look for information on the internet. Jane tells Christian to choose one from the list of favorites on her computer. That would be a search engine. And finally, what do we call a junk email that nobody wants? That's right, we call it spam. Companies can spam unwanted advertisements.
Well done! Today, we talk about terminology related to computer and internet. Some new terms that we learn today are:
Web browser, search engine, spam.
New terms are created all the time but hopefully now you understand a bit more. Thanks for joining me and see you next time.
John: Bye bye...
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