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Online Surfing and


                             Cyber Security                                     Chapter


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                                            Your Aim

                                            to learn about:
                                               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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