Rob and Yvonne celebrate the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web on Christmas Day and talk about how it all began and the impact it's had on society over the past 20 years.
This week's question:
On average, how long does someone in the UK spend surfing the net each day?
a) 7 minutes
b) 27 minutes
c) 57 minutes
Listen out for the answer in the programme.
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The World Wide Web turns 20
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Vocabulary
- anniversary
a date that is remembered each year because something special happened
- surfing
searching, looking at, browsing information on the internet
- a breakthrough
an important discovery, development or achievement
- gratifying
satisfying, pleasing
- heralded
signalled something that was going to arrive or happen in the future
- scare stories
news that frightens many people unnecessarily, all or parts of which may not be true
- social relationships
connections with family and friends
- file cabinets (filing cabinets)
furniture that is used to keep documents or papers safe; usually found in offices
