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Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway, best exemplified by the ubiquitous Internet. Already, millions of people around the world are linked by computer simply by having a modem and an address on the 'Net', in much the same way that owning a telephone links us to almost anyone who pays a phone bill. In fact, since the computer connections are made via the phone line, the Internet can be envisaged as a network of visual telephone links. It remains to be seen in which direction the Information Superhighway is headed, but many believe it is the educational hope of the future. The World Wide Web, an enormous collection of Internet addresses or sites, all of which can be accessed for information, has been mainly responsible for the increase in interest in the Internet in the 1990s. Before the World Wide Web, the 'Net' was comparable to an integrated collection of computerised typewriters, but the introduction of the 'Web' in 1990 allowed not only text links to be made but also graphs, images and even video. A Web site consists of a 'home page', the first screen of a particular site on the computer to which you are connected, from where access can be had to other subject related 'pages' at the site and to thousands of other computers all over the world. This is achieved by a process called 'hypertext'. By clicking with a mouse device on various parts of the screen, a person connected to the 'Net' can go travelling, or 'surfing' through a web of pages to locate whatever information is required. Anyone can set up a site; promoting your club, your institution, your company's products or simply yourself, is what the Web and the Internet is all about. And what is more, information on the Internet is not owned or controlled by anyone organisation. It is, perhaps, true to say that no-one and therefore everyone owns the 'Net'. Because of the relative freedom of access to information, the Internet has often been criticised by the media as a potentially hazardous tool in the hands of young computer users. This perception has proved to be largely false however, and the vast majority of users both young and old get connected with the Internet for the dual purposes for which it was intended – discovery and delight. 1.Which is the best title for the text? a) The World Wide Web b) The Educational Hope of the Future c) The Internet Revolution d) How to Use the Internet 2 What is the main point of the first paragraph? a. Almost everyone has heard of the Information Superhighway b. The Internet will revolutionize the way people communicate c. You need a modem and an address to use the Internet d. No-one knows where the Information Superhighway is headed 3. Which is the topic sentence of the second paragraph? a. Sentence number one b. Sentence number two c. The last sentence d. None of the above 4 What would the next paragraph to follow the passage probably be about? a. The future of the Internet b. Advertising on the World Wide Web c. Abuse of the Internet by youth d. The cost of using the Internet 5. TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN: Refer to the text. a. Everyone is aware of the Information Superhighway. T F NG b. Using the Internet costs the owner of a telephone extra money. T F NG c. Internet computer connections are made by using telephone lines. T F NG d. The World Wide Web is a network of computerized typewriters. T F NG e. According to the author, the Information Superhighway may be the future hope of education. T F NG f. The process called ‘hypertext’ requires the use of a mouse device. T F NG g.The Internet was created in the 1990s. T F NG h. The ‘home page’ is the first screen of a ‘Web’ site on the ‘Net’. T F NG i. The media has often criticized the Internet because it is dangerous. T F NG j. The latest technological revolution will change the way humans communicate. T F NG

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Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway, best exemplified by the ubiquitous Internet. Already, millions of people around the world are linked by computer simply by having a modem and an address on the 'Net', in much the same way that owning a telephone links us to almost anyone who pays a phone bill. In fact, since the computer connections are made via the phone line, the Internet can be envisaged as a network of visual telephone links. It remains to be seen in which direction the Information Superhighway is headed, but many believe it is the educational hope of the future.
What would the next paragraph to follow the passage probably be about?