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09                                 SERVICES ON


                                                                                                   INTERNET













                                    Your Aim

                                    to learn about:
                                           Internet Services               Cyber Security
                                            Cyber Crime                      Hacking and Cracking



                  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 for sending and receiving e-mails. Now, Internet is used for a wide variety
                  of services including communication, shopping and banking.

                      INTERNET SERVICES

                  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

                  Internet is  the most  popular means of communication today.  Communication  with other
                  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
                  few seconds (depending on the network speed) after sending. It can be sent anytime 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. If you already have
                  an e-mail account, you simply log in
                  to your  e-mail account to  send and
                  receive e-mails.  The Inbox of Gmail
                  account looks like this:


                                                                                     Inbox of Gmail

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