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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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