UNIT 16.

The Internet and email

Complete the following crossword puzzle

Across
5. a piece of electronic equipment that allows information from one computer to be sent along
telephone wires to another computer
7. a special sign that is used to show an emotion in email and on the Internet, often by making a
picture
10. self-contained and able to operate without other hardware or software
11. something that can easily be bought or found
17. happening or produced immediately
18. someone who pays money, usually once a year, to receive copies of a newspaper or magazine,
or to have a service
19. a small object at the end of a wire that is used for connecting a piece of electrical equipment to
the main supply of electricity (2 words)
20. TV etc. that is broadcast from the Earth rather than from a satellite
21. a machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth, moon etc., used for radio,
television, and other electronic communication
23. located far away
24. nearly exact; not perfectly accurate or correct
25. dedicated
26. being the most expensive and technically sophisticated (2 words)
27. an amount of money that you pay to do something or that you pay to a professional person for
their work
28. telecommunication in which a wide band of frequencies is available to transmit information
Down
1. given or supplied without being requested or asked for
2. to make, design, or think of a new type of thing
3. a strong, heavy steel rope carrying telephone messages, electronic signals, television pictures
4. a series of metal rings which are joined together in a line and used for fastening things etc.
6. an interface that enables dissimilar networks to communicate, such as two LANs based on
different topologies or network operating systems
8. an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts
9. an area on a computer network, especially the Internet, devoted to the discussion of a specified
topic
12. a document or file that is sent with an email message
13. a list of names and email addresses kept on a computer so that you can send the same message
to a group of people at the same time (2 words)
14. information at the beginning of an email message that shows when it was sent, who wrote it
15. a place in a public building where there is a computer system with an access point, which allows
people in the building with a wireless computer or Bluetooth mobile phone to connect to a service
such as the Internet
16. to show information on the screen
22. in online discussions, a series of messages that have been posted as replies to each other (2
words)