Internet connection ISP Internet Service Provider laptop computer the Internet • build a Webpage also, Website • check your email • download music files • go on the Internet / go
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A.1 - Read this article and answer the questions appropiately.
a) Could you tell us which are the most important tips in order to protect your PC?
b) Write a name for the text and then, make a summary of the most important things in the text.
c) Why do we have to be careful with our PC protection, applications, programmes, screensavers d) If you were a person who has that problem, what would you do? And, if you need to give an advice?
Internet connection
ISP (Internet Service Provider)
laptop computer
the Internet
• build a Webpage (also, Website)
• check your email
• download music files
• go on the Internet / go online
• install software
• meet people online
• scan for viruses
• start up / shut down your
computer
• surf the Internet
Everytime you are going to connect to the internet, you must protect your PC If you don’t, it is like leaving your door wide open for robbers
You’ve probably heard everything such like computer virus, hacker, firewall, spyware and a lot more Perhaps, you think that the anti-virus application that came along with the computer is adequate to keep you safe, right? Wrong … First of all, you require a firewall
This is your first line of protection, causing it highly troublesome for some hacker or malicious software to get through However, nothing is perfectly unbreakable, but anti-virus application shall always watch for anything suspicious that manages to disturb your computer and having an anti-virus application is a must
But there are things that can get into your machine in the most unusually ways
It can be unknowingly added by you when you tried to download music, screensavers or pc games onto your
machine It can even be downloaded by someone you know and trust, like a friend, employer, etc
This malicious software is called spyware and its threatening, it can break out your privacy which allows people or computer programs to discover what you’re doing, what sites you are viewing and even log your keystrokes so that they can find out the characters you type in, such as passwords and credit card details
The most fundamental thing to protect your system against spyware is to install a powerful software that catch and removes it
Well, you have your firewall and your anti-virus software in place Probably, you think that an anti-spyware application
is only money down the drain Well, unfortunately not, this software would fill up the gaps leftover by your other security application, and even if it won’t get your desktop computer entirely impenetrable, it will be like closing all your doors and windows and having a warning signal system equipped before you’re leaving your computer, but some highly skilled hacker can still break in if they really wanted to
Many people are currently applying their computers for a wide range of personal and business applications
Getting prevention measures to assure your internet protection have to be as natural as closing down the door behind you when you are leaving out, and there are affordable and easy to use applications out there to help you doing that
Trang 2A.2 - Listen carefully and then answer the questions below.
1 What is the main topic of this conversation?
a) computer sales negotiation
b) a preliminary interview
c) an internet seminar meeting.
2 From the discussion, what did Mr Taylor probably do for his previous company?
a) He managed the sales department.
b) He gave seminars on the internet.
c) He worked as a custodian.
2 Mr Taylor thinks that Java is:
a) a webpage authoring program.
b) a kind of beverage.
c) a computer game software.
3 What does the man mean when he says, "We'll be in touch" at the end of the conversation?
a) A He will call Mr Taylor in the next few days.
B He talk over their discussion with others.
C He will not contact him for further consideration.
5 Choose the best word(s) to describe Mr Taylor:
A on the ball
B high achiever
C uninformed
Suppose you are applying to work for a computer software company What qualifications and
skills would be needed in different positions within a company? What kinds of questions do you
think you would be asked in a job interview for such positions?