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E-Commerce
E-Commerce is a new way of doing business which involves buying and
selling of goods and services using the Internet. It addresses the needs of
the customer and provides a better platform to the vendors. Though this
platform is vulnerable to frauds, it is still considered popular and economical
amongst entrepreneurs.
Education
There are online classes, tutorials, study material and even university courses
that are available online. You can not only study through the World Wide Web,
but also take exams and receive degrees for the same.
Online Banking
Internet is used for most of the banking activities which has helped the
banking industry to reduce manual errors. The basic functions of deposit and
withdrawal can be done easily without physically visiting the branch. It also
helps to maintain a customer database online.
Health and Medicine
There has been a lot of advancement in the medical field because of the
Internet. The maintenance of a patient’s record, diagnosis, medical reports,
reference to similar medical cases, live monitoring of patients, etc. are some of
the advantages of the Internet.
Components of Internet
To access an Internet, we need to understand its essential components listed below:
• Web Client: A smart device or a computer operated by the user to access the services of the web server through
the Internet browser.
• Web Server: It is a host computer connected in World Wide Web containing information in the form of
web pages and websites. It responds to the client’s request. Different web servers all across the Internet are
interconnected to form a big web of information.
• Web Browser: A web browser is an application software designed to access web information through hyperlinks,
web pages and websites.
It simplifies the process of navigating the Internet by providing a graphical user interface. With a few mouse clicks
by selecting menus, sub-menus and other options, the browsing can be done easily and the user does not have
to learn text based commands.
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