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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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