填空题 The Internet is an excellent source for finding many types of information and for keeping up with new developments in the world. Today, an ever increasing number of people are using the Internet to 1 related information, conduct business, or personal activities, access electronic databases, send e-mail, and network with relatives, 2 . Frequently referred to as the Information Super Highway, the Internet is actually a network of 3 . You may think of the Internet as analogous to the 4 , Just as the inter-state system connects to different cities via 5 , the Internet connects computers around the world via a number of different 6 . At the most basic level, a computer, a modem, and a right type of 7 can get a person onto the Internet.
Through the Internet you can access massive amounts of information by 8 that are linked together. Generally speaking, two types of information are 9 are the most useful for people. That is , conversational resources, and 10 Conversational resources allow users to have conversations with individuals 11 Mailing lists and news groups are 12 of conversational resources. Mailing lists include electronic mail, whereby the user 13 , send to any other individual, or group of individuals, who have subscribed by having their name and electronical 14 placed on the center"s list of addresses.
News groups are essentially electronic 15 . Anyone with Internet access can 16 to the board, and any one with Internet access can read the board. The reference resources you 17 are the World Wide Web (www) or the web for short. The web uses HTML (hypertext markup language) to 18 , sound, graphics and video. Of course, you need browsers to view documents, and 19 through the intricate links structure. The most 20 browser is the Microsoft Internet Explorer.