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Online Surfing and
Cybersecurity
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Learning Outcomes
Internet Services Netiquettes
Cyber Threats Cybersecurity
Internet is a global network of millions of computers and computer networks all over the world. It
allows us to access and share information over the network. Internet contains billions of websites
to provide information. These websites contain related web pages. Websites are located by
using the website address or Uniform Resource Locator (URL) which is a unique address.
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Internet services allow us to perform different types of operations over the Internet. We can
also access different types of data such as text, images, audios, videos and softwares from the
Internet. Let us learn about some of the Internet services in detail.
Communication
The Internet is the most popular means of communication today. Communication with other
people has become much easier with the use of the Internet. Apart from sending e-mails, you can
talk to others almost face-to-face over the Internet. You can share your views, ideas, videos, etc.
with your friends with just one click. You can keep yourself updated on the latest news and even
add your comments to it. Let us learn about some of the popular ways used for communication
over the Internet.
E-mail
An Electronic mail or e-mail can be defined as the process of exchanging messages electronically
through a communication network by using computer. It's considered a reliable and legal method
of communication. Although, an e-mail is usually associated with the Internet, it is not necessary
to have an Internet connection to send and receive e-mails. Many organisations have e-mail
facilities within their own networks, without having an Internet connection.
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