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SERVICES ON INTERNET
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                              Your Aim

                              to learn about:
                                     Internet Services               Cyber Security
                                      Cyber Crime

            In the previous class, you have learnt about e-mail and how Internet play 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 allows 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 email account to
            send and receive emails.
                                                                              Inbox of Gmail

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