We 1) (visited) the Marple Hotel in July 2002, when we 2) (decided) that we would not feature the hotel in our brochure. There 3) (were) a number of reasons for this: the rooms 4) (needed) upgrading, we 5) (felt) that the standard of service 6) (was not) good enough, and the hotel 7) (did not seem) to be well managed.
However, a great deal 8) (has changed) since 2002, and the hotel is now under new management. They 9) (have redecorated) all the rooms and they 10) (have made) the restaurant much more comfortable and attractive.
They 11) (have also built) a new pool. They 12) (have started) work on a new extension which should be complete by April next year, and this will bring the number of available rooms to 200. The new manager 13) (has introduced) an incentive scheme for the staff, 14) ( increased) salaries, and 15) ( sent) a number of employees on training courses, and as a result the level of service 16) (has improved) a great deal.
The restaurant is gaining a good reputation. The new chef 17) (has been) at the hotel for three months, and will clearly maintain high standards of cuisine. He 18) (was trained) in Paris a few years ago, and then 19) (workedat the Tour d'Argent. Since his arrival, he 20) (has created) a new menu and 21) (hired) a new maitre d'hotel to train the waiters. We 22) (had) a meal at the restaurant last night and 23) (think) the standards were excellent.
The Internet is used to search for and retrieve information on all sorts of topics in a wide variety of areas including the arts, business, government, humanities, news, politics and recreation.
2) Why so many activities such as e-mail and business transactions are possible through the Internet?
They are possible because tens of thousands of networks are connected to the Internet and exchange information in the same basic ways.
3) What is World Wide Web?
The World Wide Web (WWW) is a part of the Internet, information that is connected or linked together like a web.
4) What is a Web browser?
It is interface or tool used to access the Web.
5) What does user need to have an access to the WWW?
Users need a computer terminal (hardware) connected to a network that is a part of the Internet, and a program (software) to browse or retrieve information.
6) What are hyperlinks?
They are a portion of text, icon or region of a map representing a document, an image, a video clip or an audio file somewhere on the Internet.
7) What resources are available on the WWW?
Everything that can be put into digital format and stored in a computer is available on the WWW.
8) What are the basic recreational applications of WWW?
TV and radio stations broadcasting live, visiting museums, gardens, cities throughout the world, learning foreign languages and meeting new friends, playing computer games.
We 1) (visited) the Marple Hotel in July 2002, when we 2) (decided) that we would not feature the hotel in our brochure. There 3) (were) a number of reasons for this: the rooms 4) (needed) upgrading, we 5) (felt) that the standard of service 6) (was not) good enough, and the hotel 7) (did not seem) to be well managed.
However, a great deal 8) (has changed) since 2002, and the hotel is now under new management. They 9) (have redecorated) all the rooms and they 10) (have made) the restaurant much more comfortable and attractive.
They 11) (have also built) a new pool. They 12) (have started) work on a new extension which should be complete by April next year, and this will bring the number of available rooms to 200. The new manager 13) (has introduced) an incentive scheme for the staff, 14) ( increased) salaries, and 15) ( sent) a number of employees on training courses, and as a result the level of service 16) (has improved) a great deal.
The restaurant is gaining a good reputation. The new chef 17) (has been) at the hotel for three months, and will clearly maintain high standards of cuisine. He 18) (was trained) in Paris a few years ago, and then 19) (workedat the Tour d'Argent. Since his arrival, he 20) (has created) a new menu and 21) (hired) a new maitre d'hotel to train the waiters. We 22) (had) a meal at the restaurant last night and 23) (think) the standards were excellent.
1) What is Internet used for?
The Internet is used to search for and retrieve information on all sorts of topics in a wide variety of areas including the arts, business, government, humanities, news, politics and recreation.
2) Why so many activities such as e-mail and business transactions are possible through the Internet?
They are possible because tens of thousands of networks are connected to the Internet and exchange information in the same basic ways.
3) What is World Wide Web?
The World Wide Web (WWW) is a part of the Internet, information that is connected or linked together like a web.
4) What is a Web browser?
It is interface or tool used to access the Web.
5) What does user need to have an access to the WWW?
Users need a computer terminal (hardware) connected to a network that is a part of the Internet, and a program (software) to browse or retrieve information.
6) What are hyperlinks?
They are a portion of text, icon or region of a map representing a document, an image, a video clip or an audio file somewhere on the Internet.
7) What resources are available on the WWW?
Everything that can be put into digital format and stored in a computer is available on the WWW.
8) What are the basic recreational applications of WWW?
TV and radio stations broadcasting live, visiting museums, gardens, cities throughout the world, learning foreign languages and meeting new friends, playing computer games.