S e c o n d e d I t I o n 1 Reading for the Real World 1

A
Mark each statement as either true (T) or false (F) according to the 
reading.
 1.
____ The first small network went online in 1969.
 2.
____ Gopher was the first Internet search browser.
 3.
____ The Internet2 allowed people to watch TV online.
 4.
____ By 2020, English will no longer be the primary language of the 
Internet.
B
 
Choose the best answer.
 1.
Which of the following is NOT an Internet-based technology?
a. 
Mosaic 
b. 
Gopher
c. 
Hacker 
d. World Wide Web
 2.
The first computer virus probably appeared in ____.
a. the early 70s
b. the late 70s
c. the early 80s
d. the early 90s
 3.
What was Gopher?
a. A computer company
b. A computer virus
c. A program application
d. A search engine
C
For the next two questions, look for the answers in the passage and 
write them on the lines provided.
 1.
Why was the first small network useful for scientists?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
 2.
In the future, why will people no longer need computers to access the 
Internet?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

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ummary
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V 
ocabulary Extension
Here are six words that are related to the topic but are not in the reading. 
Fill in each blank with the best word from the list. Use each word only 
once.
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1. I lost all of my homework when my computer __________.
2. Do you know how to __________ this program?
3. To open the file, just __________ on its name.
4. Casey has __________ over 400 MP3 files.
5. If your computer is __________ for a few minutes, the screensaver will start.
6. The computer screen is not responding to the mouse. I think your computer is 
__________.