WWW

~World Wide Web or Web
~The most widely used internet service
~Consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents
~Each document is called web page and containts  text, graphics, animation, audio and video.
~Only web browser can retrieve and display the content.


E-Mail
E-mail (short for electronic mail ) is the transmission of messages and files via a computer network.
An e-mail program is used to create, send, receive, forward, store, print, and delete e-mail messages.
Example: Gmail, Yahoo! Mail

An e-mail address is a combination of a user name and a domain name that identifies a user so that he or she can receive Internet e-mail.
Example: [email protected]

A user name is a unique combination of characters, such as letters of the alphabet and/or numbers, that identifies a specific user.

An address book, or contacts folder, contains a list of names and e-mail addresses.

An attachment in e-mail message, is a file to supplement the body of the e-mail message.


Instant Messaging
~A real-time internet communications services that notifies you when one or more
people are online and then allows you to exchange messages or files or join a private chat roo with them.
~Examples : AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), Google Talk, Myspace IM,
Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger

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



VoIP
~ Enable users to speak to other users over the internet
~Example : Skype, Windows Live Call, Yahoo! Voice



Message Board
~ A Web-based type of discussion group that allow user to
leaves messages about a specific topic



File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
~ Permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the internet.
~Graphics, audio clips, video clips, and program files that reside on an FTP server.