INTERNET SERVICES

Type of internet service.:

• World Wide Web (WWW)
• e-mail
• Instant messaging
• Voice over internet protocol (VoIP)
• Message board
• File transfer protocol

1) World Wide Web (WWW)

•The World Wide Web (WWW), or Web, consists of a worldwide collection of electronic

documents.

•Each electronic document on the Web is called a Web page which can contain text,

graphics, animation, audio, and video.

•Web pages usually have built-in connections to other documents.

•Some web pages are static (fixed); others are dynamic (changing).

•Visitors to a static web page see all  the same content.

•Visitors to a dynamic web page, can customize some or all of the viewed content such as

desired stock quotes, weather for a region or ticket availability for flights.

•A Web site is a collection of related Web pages and associated items, such as documents

and pictures, stored on a Web server.

•Web server is a computer that delivers requested Web pages to your computer.

•Web 2.0 refer to Web sites that provide a means for users to share personal information,

allow users to modify Web site content and have application software built into the site for

visitors to use.

2)e-mail

•Short for electronic mail

•The transmission of messages and files via a computer network

  -Consist of simple text or can contain attachments, such as documents, graphics, or audio/video clips

    -Some Web sites — such as Google and Yahoo!—provide free e-mail services.

           -One of the original services on the Internet

         *An e-mail address is a unique name that consists of a user name and domain name that

i          identifies the user.

       3) Instant Messaging (IM) 

        *A real-time Internet communications service that notifies you when one or more people are online and allows you to exchange messages or files or join a private chat room with them.

•Real time means that you and the people with whom you are conversing are online at the same time.

•Some IM services support voice and video conversations.

skype

4)Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

*Voice over Internet Protocol, a technology for making telephone calls over the Internet in

which speech sounds are converted into binary data.

•VoIP is an acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol, or in more common terms phone

service over the Internet.

•Also called Internet Telephony.

•To connect a calling party to one or more local or long distance called parties.

5) Message Board

•Type of discussion group.

•Many web sites use message boards because they are easier to use.

•Also known as discussion group, discussion forum and online forum.

•A general term for any online "bulletin board" where you can leave and expect to see

responses to messages you have left.

•A popular Web-based type of discussion group that does not require a newsreader

6) File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

•FTP is one method, users have to transfer webpages files from their local machine to the

server.

•An FTP server is a computer that allows users to upload and/or download file using FTP.

•An FTP site is a collection of file including text, graphics, audio clips, video clips and

program files that reside on an FTP server.

•Some FTP sites restrict file transfers to those who have authorized accounts on the FTP

server.