Home Computer and the Internet
Availabilityof a home computer along with an on-line service could be very helpful. That involves installation and a monthly charge for the use of an on-line service. These charges are computed on the basis of time, however they are not computed according to the distance to your contacts. Therefore, the opportunities offered by having a home computer with on-line services may be cost-effective.
Electronic Mail and How to Use It
Electronic mail (E-mail) combines the advantage of writing with the responsiveness of the telephone. E-mail systems turn computers into in- boxes. As quickly as the term E-mail was established, the ability to communicate with different libraries and countries has increased through linking it to an electronic network such as Internet. E-mail is used widely for internal and external messages and suits itself particularly well to short informal messages. Increasingly, organizations are adopting e-mail as the primary mode of internal communication. Some organizations have policies in place that treat e-mail as a business asset, not a personal asset; thus from a legal perspective, e-mail is admissible in court.
All you need to get started in E-mail is access to a computer with the right hardware, the appropriate software, and an E-mail address.
Guidelines for using E-mail:
- You will need to arrange for an E-mail address.
- Learn to write E-mail headings.
- Learn to write the body of the message entering it directly on the keyboard.
- Users of E-mail often use special abbreviations and emoticons to make their points.
In writing E-mail messages, you can depart from common writing conventions, but make sure that the speed the technology provides does not cause you to become careless. Veteran users of e-mail offer the following suggestions and cautions.
- Address one topic per e-mail message.
- Write an informative subject line.
- Keep screen length in mind when organizing.
- Make it easy for your reader to respond.
- When you respond to an e-mail message, include the context in your reply.
- Be concise.
- Re-read your message in various tones of voice to prevent misunderstandings.
- Don't forget that many people may read your message.
- Don't be too quick to push the "Send" button.
- Don't send highly confidential messages.
- Realize that e-mail cannot fully replace the need for other forms of communication.
Vocabulary.
database база данных
search поиск
network сеть
source источник информации
reference ссылка
message сообщение
provider провайдер
charge/fee плата за услуги
graphics графика
emoticon компьютерный символ
communicate передавать информацию
access получить доступ
procure добывать, обеспечивать
accomplish совершать, завершать
cost-effective рентабельный, эффективный
с точки зрения затрат
pertinent уместный, подходящий
admissible приемлемый, допустимый
available доступный, имеющийся в наличии
in-depth глубокий, углубленный
gather собирать
Answer the following questions.
1. What are the main sources of information nowadays?
2. What are advantages of using the computer?
3. Name what is necessary to begin computer based information search.
4. When were network electronic systems first introduced?
5. What can you do through Internet?
6. How can you use home computer?
7. What do you need to get started in E-mail?
8. How should you use E-mail?
Match the words.
1. inquire a. find
2. respond b. ask
3. response c. choice
4. define d. reply
5. selection e. answer
6. detail f. special message sent communicated on an electronic network
7. emoticons g. piece of information
8. electronic mail h. computer symbols