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Internet
Service |
Definition |
Purpose |
Advantages/
Disadvantages |
How It Works |
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World Wide Web (WWW) Google Chrome Yahoo! Safari |
A worldwide web collection of electronic documents. |
User can share and collaborate file/document. Allow user to communicate each other without o
travel anywhere. |
A: Able to view and retrieve documents with a click
of mouse makes the internet resources widely available. |
Open web browser. Type address URL at the address bar. |
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Gmail Yahoo! Mail Hotmail |
Transmission of messages and files via a computer
network. |
E-mail is the transmission of messages and files via
a computer network. |
A: Effective way to spread information to many
people at the same time. |
User can create and send e-mails. E-mail program contact with mail server and send the
e-mail to the corresponding recipient. |
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Instant Messaging (IM) |
A real-time Internet communications service that
notifies you when one or more people are online then allows you to exchange
messages or files or join a private chat room with them. |
Allow you to exchange messages or file or join a
private chat room with them in real time. |
A: In certain private company, IM is use as
productivity software to enhance productivity. |
User login to IM server through the IM application. Server will list all the online and offline friends. User can start send messages or files and the buddy
can reply in real time. |
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Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
Skype
Yahoo! Call |
Internet telephony, enables users to speak to other
users over the internet. |
Enable users to speak to other users over the
Internet. |
A: Over of substantial cost savings in making long
distance telephone calls. |
User login to VoIP server through the VoIP application.
Server will list all the online and offline friends. User can start send messages or files and the buddy
can reply in real time. |
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Message Board |
A message board is a web-based type of discussion
group. |
Allow user to leave messages in a discussion group
to discuss about specific topic. |
A: To share and discuss information and opinion. |
Internet user enter message board group through
browser. User start posting their information and opinion. |
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File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Filezila |
An internet standard that permits file uploading and
downloading with other computers on the internet. |
Permits file uploading and downloading with other
computers on the Internet. |
A: Able to download and upload files at the server.
(TAGAV) |
Choose file. Upload. |