The internet and computers – Vocabulary and Phrases
to use the Internet – to work on / surf the internet
a website – a place on the Internet containing information
This is a very useful website.
online – connected to the internet
Will you be online tonight?
to e-mail – to send an email
an e-mail address – for example: holub@gmail.com
to check e-mails – to read emails
I check my emails every day.
to get e-mails – to receive emails
I didn't get the email.
to delete e-mails – to remove / erase emails
Sorry I deleted the email. Can you send it once again?
intranet – a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet
You can find the information on the company's intranet.
a link – an object, as text or graphics, linked through hypertext to a document, another object, etc
He has sent three helpful links.
connection – the state of being connected
Our internet connection is very slow.
a virus – a computer code that is inserted into a program to destroy information or cause errors
A virus has been detected!
to browse – to look through
I spent the night browsing on the internet.
an attachment – something attached, as a document added to a letter
Please find the receipt in attachment.
to attach information – to add information to a letter
You have forgotten to attach the document.
screen – the portion of a terminal or monitor upon which information is displayed
What do you see on your screen now?
to download – take information from the Internet and copy to your computer
You can download music and pictures from our site.
to click on – to depress and release a mouse button rapidly, as to select an icon
I clicked on the icon and then the computer crashed.
an icon – a picture or symbol that appears on a monitor and is used to represent a command, as a file drawer to represent filing
There are too many icons.
to surf the Internet – to search the net for information
Surf the net for relevant info.
a surfer – a person who spends a lot of time using the Internet
I am not an experienced surfer.
my computer crashed – the computer stopped working because of a problem
I have no idea why the computer crashed.
a button – any of the small, labelled areas upon which the user can click with a mouse to choose an option
Just click the button.
to log on – enter a computer, the net, etc.
I didn't log on last night.
to log out – leave the net
I have to log out. Sorry.
a search engine – a website which finds information about other websites
Do you know any good search engines?
a keyword – the word which tells the search engine what you are looking for
Search the database for the keyword “marketing”.
a password – a secret word or expression used by authorized persons to prove their right to access, information, etc
Does anybody else know your password?
to enter a password – to fill in a password
Please enter your username and password.
invalid – not valid
Your password is invalid. Access denied.
a file – collection of related data or program records
I probably deleted the file. I don't where it is.
data – information
No data available.
@ – "at"
"." – "dot"