MPA英语读写：Unit 1.pptVIP

English for Master of Public Administration (MPA) Candidates October 2012 FAFU MPA English For in-class learning: Reading and Writing: 2 units Lectures and Practice ◆ Text ◆ Supplementary Readings ● Lectures: ★ Public Communication Ms Darya from Russia Management and Communication: 3 units Reading and Understanding ★ Culture and language For self – study: ★ Listening and Speaking: 3 units self – learning and homeworks Warming-up: The Internet and What the Internet Can Do? Background Information 1: the Internet a phenomenon that inherently creates unexpected futures for?humanity Internetwork, the Net , Internet?and?World Wide Web?(WWW) Internet Protocol Suite?(TCP/IP:传输控制协议/因特网互联协议，又名网络通讯协议，是Internet最基本的协议 ), Uniform Resource Identifiers?(URIs:通用资源标识符), Hypertext Transfer Protocol?(HTTP:超文本传送协议 ), Virtual Private Network?(VPN:虚拟专用网络 ) Definition: a global system of interconnected?computer networks, a?globally distributed network?comprising many voluntarily interconnected autonomous networks; a?network of networks; a vast range of?information resources and services Important time markers: the 1960s, the 1980s, the 1990s, 2009 Technology: an architecture of hardware components and a system of software layers traditional communications media, printed?encyclopedias?and traditional?libraries the Internet: a reshape or redefinition low cost and nearly instantaneous sharing of ideas, knowledge, and skills new forms of human interactions: electronic mail/email, instant messaging, Internet forums, and?social networking, online shopping, business-to-business ?financial services, e-commerce, advertising Use of the Internet greater flexibility in working hours and location; the spread of unmetered high-speed connections and?web applications → mobile Inte