c topic 3.3 the internet services 2

INTERNET TECHNOLOGY

3.3 Internet Services

Topic 3

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Learning Outcome

At the end of this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain Internet Services.

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Internet Services

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E-Mail Mailing List Instant Messaging Chat Room

VoIPNewsgroup & Message

Board

File Transfer Protocol

(FTP)

Examples of Internet Services:

Internet Services: E-Mail

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What is an 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

Internet Services: E-Mail

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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: muhammad@yahoo.com

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

Internet Services: E-Mail

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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.

Internet Services: E-Mail

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Internet Services: Mailing List

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What is a Mailing List?• A mailing list (aka e-mail list or distribution list) is a

group of e-mail names and addresses given a single name, where everyone on the list receives a message sent to the list.

• Subscribing adds your e-mail name and address to a mailing list.

• Unsubscribing removes your name from a mailing list.

How to Create Mailing List in Yahoo! Mail

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Subscribe to Newsletter Mailing List in a Web Site

Internet Services:Instant Messaging

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What is an Instant Messaging?• Instant messaging (IM) is a real-time Internet

communications service that notifies you when one or more people are online and then 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.

Internet Services:Instant Messaging

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Examples of popular Instant Messaging:• AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)• Google Talk• MySpace IM• Windows Live Messenger• Yahoo! Messenger

Internet Services:Instant Messaging

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Internet Services: Chat Room

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What is a Chat?• A chat is a real-time typed conversation that

takes place on a computer network.

What is a Chat Room?• A chat room is a location on an Internet server

that permits users to chat with each other.

Internet Services: Chat Room

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Examples of Chat Room:• mIRC• Yahoo! Messenger Chat Room• AOL Chat Room• IMVU• RealChat

Internet Services: VoIP

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What is a VoIP?• VoIP, (Voice over IP, or Internet Protocol) also

called Internet telephony, enables users to speak to other users over the Internet.

Examples of popular VoIP:• Skype• Windows Live Call• Yahoo! Voice

Internet Services: VoIP

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Internet Services: Newsgroup & Message Board

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What is a Newsgroup?• A newsgroup is an online area in which users

have written discussions about a particular subject.

• Requires a newsreader to participate in a newsgroup.

What is a Message Board?• A message board is a Web-based type of

discussion group.

Internet Services: File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

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What is a File Transfer Protocol (FTP)?• It is an Internet standard that permits file

uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet.

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

• An FTP site is a collection of files including text, graphics, audio clips, video clips, and program files that reside on an FTP server.

Summary of Internet Services

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Internet ServicesTypes of

CommunicationBrief Description

E-Mail Transmission of messages and files via a computer network.

Mailing List A group of e-mail names and addresses given a single name.

Instant Messaging Real-time Internet communications service that notifies you when one or more people are online.

Chat Real-time typed conversation among two or more people that takes place on a computer network.

Summary of Internet Services

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Internet ServicesTypes of

CommunicationBrief Description

VoIP Internet telephony that enables users to speak to other users over the Internet.

Newsgroups Online areas in which users have written discussions about a particular subject.

Message Board A Web-based type of discussion group.File Transfer Protocol

(FTP)Internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet.