Read
the following text and answer the questions 1-2.
The advantages of the Internet
technology have made it possible to emerge a good number of websites to
facilitate social relations among people around the world. These are known as
social networking services or social networks. At present, Facebook is the most
popular. Google+, Twitter, Linkedin, etc. are other frequently used social
services. Social network services are web-based and hence, provide ways for the
users to interact through the Internet. These services make it possible to
connect people sharing interests and activities across the borders and thus
have made a lot for the users to feel that they really live in a global
village.
Why are social networks expanding so fast? The answer is simple. Most of
the social services are cost free. You can make use of them free, paying a very
little to your Internet service provider. Secondly, you can make your personal
profile public before the entire online community. It is like presenting
yourself before the entire world. You can also look into other people's profile
if you are interested. It is simple and easy. Thirdly, social networks allow
users to upload pictures, multimedia contents and modify the profile. Some like
Facebook allow users to update their profiles. Fourthly, networks allow users
to post blog entries. User profiles have a section dedicated to comments from
friends and other users. Finally, there are privacy protection measures too. A
user himself or herself decides over the number of visitors and what
information should be shared with others.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) Which of the following words/phrases has the closest meaning of the
underlined word 'emerge' in line 1?
(i)
devalue
(ii)
famous for being public
(iii)
obscure
(iv) to
come into being through evolution
(b) The advantages of the internet technology are known as ¾
(i) social networking services (ii) social networks
(iii) Face
book (iv) Google+
(c) What does the expression
'They really live in a village' in line 5 mean?
(i) The
internet users live in the same village
(ii) Social network services have
shrunk the distance of places
(iii) They
can hardly share their ideas
(iv)
Social network service users can meet any time
(d) User profiles have a section
for¾
(i) others'
remarks (ii) outsider's
editing
(iii)
outsider's moderation (iv) outsider's
uploading
(e) Which of the following
statement(s) is/are true about Social network services?
(i) All of
them are cost free
(ii) They don't allow others to comment, modify items
(iii) Personal information can be published through them
(iv)
Privacy is accessible
(f) User accounts have ¾ protection measures.
(i) virus (ii) identity
(iii)
personal secrecy (iv) network
(g) Who is/are sharing interests through social network services?
(i) man (ii) people
(iii)
villagers (iv)
only students
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) What is social network?
(b) Why do
people use the Internet for social networks?
(c) What are the some uses of social networks?
(d) Who gets a very little pay?
(e) What do social networks allow?
