The first website was published 20 years ago
Dan and Alice talk about computers and explain the difference between the World Wide Web and the Internet.
This week's question:
The first website was set up 20 years ago. How many websites are there in the world today, in August 2011? Is it:
a) 6.5 billion
b) 12.8 billion
c) 19.7 billion
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
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World Wide Web
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Vocabulary
- Gobbledygook
Language which you can not understand at all
- Gibberish
Talk which does not make any sense
- Mumbo jumbo
Something that does not make any sense at all to you
- To set something up
To start or to build something
- To spread the word
To tell a lot of people about something
- Early adopters
Individuals who use new technology or products before others
- Geeks
Here, persons who are inordinately dedicated to and involved with technology
