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INTERNET TECHNOLOGY INTERNET TECHNOLOGY 3.3 Internet Services Topic 3 Topic 3 1
INTERNET TECHNOLOGYINTERNET TECHNOLOGY
3.3 Internet Services
Topic 3Topic 3
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Learning OutcomeLearning Outcome
At the end of this topic, students should be able to:
• Explain Internet Services.
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Internet ServicesInternet Services
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Examples of Internet Services:
Internet Services: E-MailInternet Services: E-Mail
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What is an E-Mail?• E-mail (short for electronic mail ) is the
transmission of messages and files via a computer network.
An e-mail program is used to create, send, receive, forward, store, print, and delete e-mail messages.• Example: Gmail, Yahoo! Mail
Internet Services: E-MailInternet Services: E-Mail
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An e-mail address is a combination of a user name and a domain name that identifies a user so that he or she can receive Internet e-mail.• Example: [email protected]
A user name is a unique combination of characters, such as letters of the alphabet and/or numbers, that identifies a specific user.
Internet Services: E-MailInternet Services: E-Mail
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An address book, or contacts folder, contains a list of names and e-mail addresses.
An attachment in e-mail message, is a file to supplement the body of the e-mail message.
Internet Services: E-MailInternet Services: E-Mail
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Internet Services: Mailing ListInternet Services: Mailing List
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What is a Mailing List?• A mailing list (aka e-mail list or distribution list) is a
group of e-mail names and addresses given a single name, where everyone on the list receives a message sent to the list.
• Subscribing adds your e-mail name and address to a mailing list.
• Unsubscribing removes your name from a mailing list.
How to Create Mailing List in How to Create Mailing List in Yahoo! MailYahoo! Mail
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Subscribe to Newsletter Mailing Subscribe to Newsletter Mailing List in a Web SiteList in a Web Site
Internet Services:Internet Services:Instant MessagingInstant Messaging
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What is an Instant Messaging?• Instant messaging (IM) is a real-time Internet
communications service that notifies you when one or more people are online and then allows you to exchange messages or files or join a private chat room with them.
• Real time means that you and the people with whom you are conversing are online at the same time.
Internet Services:Internet Services:Instant MessagingInstant Messaging
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Examples of popular Instant Messaging:• AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)• Google Talk• MySpace IM• Windows Live Messenger• Yahoo! Messenger
Internet Services:Internet Services:Instant MessagingInstant Messaging
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Internet Services: Chat RoomInternet Services: Chat Room
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What is a Chat?• A chat is a real-time typed conversation that
takes place on a computer network.
What is a Chat Room?• A chat room is a location on an Internet server
that permits users to chat with each other.
Internet Services: Chat RoomInternet Services: Chat Room
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Examples of Chat Room:• mIRC• Yahoo! Messenger Chat Room• AOL Chat Room• IMVU• RealChat
Internet Services: VoIPInternet Services: VoIP
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What is a VoIP?• VoIP, (Voice over IP, or Internet Protocol) also
called Internet telephony, enables users to speak to other users over the Internet.
Examples of popular VoIP:• Skype• Windows Live Call• Yahoo! Voice
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Internet Services: Newsgroup & Internet Services: Newsgroup & Message BoardMessage Board
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What is a Newsgroup?• A newsgroup is an online area in which users
have written discussions about a particular subject.
• Requires a newsreader to participate in a newsgroup.
What is a Message Board?• A message board is a Web-based type of
discussion group.
Internet Services: File Transfer Internet Services: File Transfer Protocol (FTP)Protocol (FTP)
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What is a File Transfer Protocol (FTP)?• It is an Internet standard that permits file
uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet.
• An FTP server is a computer that allows users to upload and/or download files using FTP.
• An FTP site is a collection of files including text, graphics, audio clips, video clips, and program files that reside on an FTP server.
Summary of Internet ServicesSummary of Internet Services
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Internet ServicesTypes of
CommunicationBrief Description
E-Mail Transmission of messages and files via a computer network.
Mailing List A group of e-mail names and addresses given a single name.
Instant Messaging Real-time Internet communications service that notifies you when one or more people are online.
Chat Real-time typed conversation among two or more people that takes place on a computer network.
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Internet ServicesTypes of
CommunicationBrief Description
VoIP Internet telephony that enables users to speak to other users over the Internet.
Newsgroups Online areas in which users have written discussions about a particular subject.
Message Board A Web-based type of discussion group.File Transfer Protocol
(FTP)Internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet.
