III. Explain the buzzwords in the text.

IV. Define the following terms:

e.g. Buffer — an area of storage used to temporarily hold data being transferred from one device to another.

e-mail, byte, browser, zoom, bug, cursor, buffer, download, gateway, drive, router, hypertext, protocol, graphics, modem, freenet.

V. What do these abbreviations stand for:

DT, DP, VDU, 16K, AI, IT, CPU, RB, RZ, i/o.

VI. What do these acronyms stand for:

CAD, CAM, ROM, RAM, CDI, LAN, Y2K, ALGOL, BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN.

VII. Translate some computer terms:

Simple terms: anchor, wizard, versioning, relink, cipher, containment.

Compounds: clipboard, multithreaded, client-pull, design-time, runtime, polyline, turnkey, bitmapping, bandwith.

Term collocations: frame-based layout, active template library, active server pages, asynchronous moniker, active data objects, connectable object, frequently asked question, hypertext markup language, hypertext transfer protocol, integrated development environment, interface definition language, Internet service provider, object linking and embedding, remote procedure call, software development kit, uniform data transfer.

VIII. Put the proper words into sentences:

multimedia, dominant, spider, netizen, flame, writing, foolproof, tech-nostress, zoom.

1. Please, don't... me if you disagree with this.

2. The person who develops a ... lock for computer data will make a fortune.

3. ... a person or computer program that searches the web for new links and link them to search engines.

4. ... spends an excessive amount of time on the Internet.

5. Windows and Unix operating systems are going to be on the desktops and on servers in ... numbers (B. Gates).

6. Hit a video button and ... for a closer look.

7. ... brings together different types of visual devices: texts, pictures, sounds, animations, speech.

8. Each person handles ... differently.

9. Good ... on the Net tends to be clear, vigorous, witty and above all brief: short paragraphs, bulleted lists, one-liners — the units of thought.