INTERNET TECHNOLOGY





Internet Services



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.

2. e-mail


What is e-mail?

Short for electronic mail

The transmission of messages and files via a computer network

qConsist of simple text or can contain attachments, such as documents, graphics, or audio/video clips
q
qSome 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 identifies the user.

Basic form of an email address is:

  username@hostname.subdomain.domain

Example:  
amir@gmail.com
hanizan@kmph.matrik.edu.my

Example how to create an account in Gmail




3. Instant messaging (im)

What is 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.

For IM to work, both parties must be online at the same time.
Popular IM software includes:
qAIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
qGoogle Talk
qMySpace IM
qWindows Live Messenger
qYahoo! Messenger


4. Voice over internet protocol (voip)
What is 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.

•To place an Internet telephone call, you need:

qa high-speed Internet connection (such as DSL or Cable Modem),
qInternet telephone service,
qa microphone or telephone
qinternet telephone software or VoIP router.

•VoIP services are also available on some mobile services that have wireless Internet service.





5. Message board



What is message boards?
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 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



Some examples of FTP programs are Smarter FTP, WS_FTP and Internet Explorer.
Web developing programs like Dreamweaver can also be used to establish an FTP connection to a server.


From FileZilla:

qFileZilla is an FTP program for file uploading and downloading to and from your FTP site, server, or host.
qThe program lets you transfer files and navigate among folders, Web sites, and your computer.
qThis software enables you to perform multiple file transfers simultaneously.

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