8) -Ok, I’ll do it. Thanks!
– May I assist you with anything further?
– What was the problem?
– How was it solved?
– Have you ever had any problems with the Internet access in your company? What did you do?
7. Look at the pictures and match them with the types of network:
WAN
LAN PAN
MAN
8. Answer the questions:
– What do LAN/WAN/MAN/PAN mean?
– What are the differences between LAN and WAN?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of using WAN?
– Can you characterize PAN?
9. Look at the statements from the dialogue and complete the rules:
a) Turn on your router once again and tell me if the connection appears or not.
b) Open your browser, type «speed test» and click on the first website.
c) Then press «start» and you will see your speed.
Imperative (повелительное наклонение):
We use the imperative to 1.______.
In positive sentence we write 2._____ form of the verb.
In negative sentence we write 3._____ before the verb.
1.a. make an offer
b. talk about abilities
c. give instructions and orders
2.a. base
b. -ing
c. second
3.a. doesn’t
b. don’t
c. didn’t
10. Complete the instruction opening the brackets:
How to upgrade Ubuntu to 23.04
_____ (to open) the «Terminal» application.
_____ (to fetch) update software list by running the sudo apt-get update command
_____ (to type) in the command «sudo apt dist-upgrade» and _____ (to press) enter
_____ (to install) update-manager-core package.
Then _____ (to upgrade) distro and _____ (to run) the command «sudo do-release-upgrade» until you get Ubuntu 23.04 version
_____ (not to switch off) your computer while updating.
_____ (not to click) on anything while updating.
Once the update is complete, _____ (to reboot) your computer to finish the process.
11. Write an instruction on how to upgrade Microsoft OS using the words below:
_________________________________________________________________
Useful words:
to switch on/switch off = to turn on/turn off – включить/выключить
to back up – сделать резервное копирование
to type in – напечатать в…
to press – нажать (кнопку)
to click on – кликнуть на…
to reboot – перезагрузить
to head into – проследовать в…
to install – установить
Now you know:
– different types of network;
– how to express your opinion;
– how to give instructions.
Vocabulary:
Unit 4. Servers
1. Look at the word below and complete the scheme with the information that you know:
2. Discuss the questions:
1) How important are severs to companies?
2) What kind of data do servers store?
3) Can you name any characteristics that a server might have?
4) What security measures do you think a company need to take when dealing with servers?
5) What problems may occur if a server doesn’t work correctly?
3. Read the dialogue and put the words in brackets into correct order:
Kathrine – office worker
Jack – system administrator
K.: Hi, Jack. 1._____ (you/sorry/bother/to), but Leon said that only you could help me. 2._____ (5 minutes/I/may/of your time/you/ask/for)?
J.: Ok.
K.: Thanks! 3._____ (you/I/ ask/wanted to/about) servers we’re using at work.
J: Well, we have one physical server on-premise and also we use OpenStack VMs for some applications.
K.: 4._____ (I/wondering/was/if you/me/could/to/help) explain the difference between a physical server and an OpenStack VM.
J.: Sure. A physical server is a sort of hardware that can be touched and seen, you know. It processes data, RAM and disk space. Moreover, this server hosts virtual machines. In our company all VMs were created by OpenStack software. Such virtual machines we call instances.
K.: That’s interesting. 5._____ (understand/If/correctly/I), we can create a lot of instances with the use of OpenStack to run various applications?