''Networking'', Information Technology.

Networking. User Interface.

1. Match the words (1-12) with their translation (A-L).

2.  Computer networks are made up of a number of components. The parts of a network, especially a local area network (LAN), are usually connected by wire cables (the most common being Category 5 cable). Wireless networks do not use these, but use a router which broadcasts signals between the network (and possibly receives and transmits data to other networks - e.g. the Internet).

A computer network can benefit a business in many ways. When a company has more than one computer, a network can connect all of them, allowing users to share and exchange a variety of information. Employers and staff members can access the same file, exchange ideas and organize meetings more efficiently and even share the same printer. Also, a network makes it easier to back up all the company’s data.

The term ‘User Interface’ refers to a part of a software application that allows users to interact with a computer usually on a computer screen and with sets of commands, messages and clickable images. A User Interface makes computing easy because it enables a computer operator to utilize all the features of the system without too much hard work. Users can operate and control a system producing results at a greater speed too.

3. True/False sentences.

1. Wireless networks do not use wires.
2. The word ‘benefit’ in paragraph 2 means ‘help’.
3. It’s impossible to connect several computers to share a variety of information.
4. Using a network makes it easier to copy all the company’s data.
5. There is no software application that allows users to interact with a computer.

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