Internet Slang and Jargon

Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence. Click on the arrow to check your answers. At the end of the exercise you will find a link to the extract with definitions of the various terminology.

One of the most important things on the Internet is speed. How do you obtain speed on the Web? Well, for one thing your a) trackball b) telephone line c) modem d) CPU -- modem needs to be as fast as possible. Another important thing is that your a) server b) provider c) connector d) telephone company -- provider also needs to have a fast connection. What does this all mean? Well, if a) bandwidth b) frequency c) connector d) mail man -- bandwidth is limited then whenever you get to a site that is a a) fat cow b) heavy contender c) bandwidth hog -- bandwidth hog you might be up all night waiting for the data to a) gush b) trickle c) overwhelm d) enter -- trickle through to your computer!!

Enough of this technical a) outview, b) blab, c) CPU, d) chocolate cake, -- blab let's talk about some things you might find once you are on the Net. Well, if you are interested in speaking English make sure to go to a a) meeting point b) zoom-in c) chat room d) MACK -- chat room where they speak English and join in the fun! There is a great a) MUCK b) MUD c) WANG d) DONG -- MUD that has been created especially for ESL students. If you run into a a) grrrl b) boyyy c) mssss d) martian -- grrrl don't be surprised by any thing you might hear! I personally like a) smirking b) listening c) lurking d) visiting -- lurking a little before I take part in the conversation. These days you might even run into a a) smoker b) bot c) participator d) wingly-ding -- bot online. They are getting more sophisticated and surprising these days, especially if you are a a) newbie. b) wannabe. c) never-was. d) could-be. -- newbie

In any case, if someone a) jumps on b) gets into c) lays in d) logs on -- logs on that you don't like you can always a) hit the sack b) hit the road c) hit the eject button d) hit the return -- hit the road and go somewhere else. For example you could try a a) interpaper b) ezine c) magaline d) metazine -- ezine or go and visit someone's a) provider b) biopage c) homepage d) noteblock -- homepage for some entertainment.

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