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8 Online Surfing and
Cyber Security
Chapter Profile
Internet Services Netiquettes
Cyber Threats Cyber Security
The Internet is a global network accessible from all over the world. Millions of computers are
connected to the Internet worldwide. The Internet plays an important role in making our lives
simple. Now, the Internet is used for a wide variety of services, including communication, shopping,
banking, etc.
INTERNET SERVICES
The Internet services allow 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
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
E-mail stands for electronic mail. You can send messages and files from your computer to your
friend’s computer and vice versa using an e-mail service. It is fast and generally delivered within
a few seconds (depending on the network speed) after sending. It can be sent at any time during
the day, anywhere in the world, and to many people simultaneously.
Some of the popular e-mail service providers are Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. You simply need to
create an e-mail account with any of these service providers. If you already have an e-mail
account, you simply log in to your email account to send and receive emails.
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