Question

Прочтите текст и выполните задание (True/ False): The Internet was invented in the late 1960s by the US Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency. In 1969, there was a network of just four mainframe computers. A mainframe computer is a large, powerful computer, shared by many users. The idea of the electronic mailbox was born when users looked for a way to talk to each other electronically. By 1984, the Internet had begun to develop into the form we know today. Electronic mail is much faster than traditional mail, because once the message is typed out; it arrives in the electronic mail box of the recipient within minutes. It's better to use e-mail to contact friends rather than phone them, because e-mail is cheaper for long distances than the phone. People can share their interests through the Internet and it makes it very easy to exchange ideas and information. A) The electronic mail arrives within minutes. B) There was a network of just five mainframe computers. C) A mainframe computer is a large, powerful computer. D) The Internet was invented in the early 1960s. E) It’s hard to exchange ideas and information. F) Using phone is better than using e-mail. G) E-mail is cheaper for long distances than the phone. H) Users looked for a way to talk each other electronically after the invention of the mailbox. ​

Answer 1

A) true

B) false

C) true

D) false

E) false

F) false

G) true

H) false