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4                         services on Internet


















                                   Your Aim

                                   to learn about:

                                          Internet Services               Cyber Security
                                           Cyber Crime


                 In the previous class, you have learnt about e-mail and how Internet plays an important role in
                 sending and receiving e-mails. With the advancement of technology, the role of Internet is no
                 longer restricted only to sending and receiving e-mails. Now, Internet is used for a wide variety
                 of services including communication, shopping, banking , etc.

                     INTERNET SERVICES

                 Internet services allows us to perform different types of operations over the Internet. We can also
                 access different types of data such as text, image, audio, video and software from the Internet.
                 Let us learn about some of the Internet services in detail.
                 Communication

                 Internet is the most popular means of communication today. Communication with people has
                 become much easier with the use of Internet. Some of the popular ways used for communication
                 over the Internet are:
                 E-mail


                 E-mail stands  for electronic mail.  You
                 can  send  messages  and  files  from  your
                 computer to your friend’s computer
                 and vice-versa using e-mail service. It
                 is fast and generally delivered within a
                 few seconds (depending on the network
                 speed) after sending. It can be sent
                 anytime, anywhere in the world and to
                 many people simultaneously. Some of
                 the popular e-mail service providers are
                                                                                    Inbox of Gmail
                 Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you already have
                 an e-mail account, you simply log in to your e-mail account to send and receive e-mails.

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