FIVE INTERNET FIRSTS

2.Match the headings in five internet firsts whit these lines

A. He built a single, easily searchable database for students to access information.
The first search engine.

B. But soon his main topic became his personal life. He wrote openly about his
relationships, his passions, his plans and fears.
The first blog

C. They are simply computer programs that replicate themselves again and again.
The first virus.

D. It quickly became the place for fashionable people to be seen.

The first internet café.

E. People loved exchanging life stories with old schoolmates and school romances
were reignited.
The first social networking site.
3. You’re going to read some of the articles. Read and take notes about…

 names and nationalities of the people

Ivan Pope is from London.
Alan Emtage is from Barbados.
Mike Parker.
Bill Heelan.
Justin Hall is from United States.
Jorn Barger.
Jhon von Neumann is from Germany.
Bob Thomas is from Cambridge.
Randy Conrads is from Unite States.
 what and where was the first
The first Internet Café was designed in London.
The first search engine was created in Canada.
The first blog was never identified.
It is not known where the first virus was created.
The first social networking site was created in United States.
 important dates and events in its history
The first Internet Café.
 The first Internet Café was designed in early 1994 by Ivan Pope.
  Now people can connect to the internet in any café using their own
laptops and iPhones. There is less need for the internet café.
The first search engine.
 The first search engine was created in Canada and it was named
“Archie”.
The first blog.
 The first blogger may never be identified.
 Now the number of active bloggers is estimated to be about 100 million
worldwide.
The first virus.
 It is generally believed that the very first was a virus called Creeper.
The first social networking site.
 The first social network site, began life in the basement of Randy
Conrads, a Boeing employee in the US.
 Facebook. Created in 2004 by students of Harvard University, it went
worldwide in 2006 and has more than 750 million users.
4. Do any of the “Five internet firsts” play a part in your life? How?

Yes, they do. The first social networking site play a part in my life because I use Facebook a lot.

5. Answer the questions.

1. What is there less need for these days? Why?

There is less need for “Internet café”. Because now, people can connect to the internet
in any café using their own laptops and iPhones.
2. What is PCBang?
In South Korea, the “Internet café” is called that.
3. What was Archie? How did it get its name?
It was a single, easily searchable database for students to access information and got
that name by removing letter “v” from the word “archive”.
4. How did “blogging” get its name? Who named it?
Got the name "blogging" for being the world's first blogger. Justin Hall has been
named "Blogging".
5. Which virus broke hearts? How?
Love letter broke hearts by sending emails saying “I love you” to tens of millions of
computers.
6. Which has more users, My space or Facebook? How many do they have?
Facebook has more users. It has more than 750 million users.

Alumno: VELAZCO CHUCOS Enrique Benigno