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SERVICES ON INTERNET
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                                    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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