INTERNET SERVICES

INTERNET SERVICES

Types of Internet Services :

• World Wide Web (WWW)
• E-Mail
• Instant Messaging
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
• Message Board
• File Transfer Protocol

WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW)

-Consist of a worldwide collection of electronic documents.Each electronic document called web page which can contain text,graphic,animation,audio and video.Have built in conections to other documents.

• Static (fixed) - visitor see all the same content.
• Dynamic - visitor can customize some or all of the viewed content such as desired stock quotes,weather for a region or ticket availability for flights.

E-MAIL

-Short for electronic mail.
-Transmission of messages and files via a computer network.Consist of simple text or can contain attachment such as documents,graphics,audio or video clips.
-Google and Yahoo! provide free e -mail services.
-An e-mail address is a unique name that consist of a user name and domain name that identifies the user.
-Basic form :

username@hostname.subdomain.domain

Eg :  amir@gmail.com

         hanizan@kmph.matrik.edu.my

User name	A unique combinatopn of character such as letters of the alphabet or number that identified the specific user. User name must be different from other user.
@	(Pronounced as at) symbols separates the user name from domain name.
Address book/contact folder	Contain a list of names and e-mail address.
SMTP ( simple mail transfer protocol)	A communications protocol used by some outgoing mail servers.
POP3 ( post office protocol )	A comunication protocol used by some incoming mail servers.

INSTANT MESSAGING

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

-Real time : you and that people online at the same time.

-Popular IM :

• AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
• Google Talk
• MySpace IM
• Windows Live Messenger
• Yahoo! Messenger

VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VoIP)

-A technology for making telephone calls over the internet in which speech sounds are converted into binary data.

- In common terms is phone service over the internet,also called Internet Telephony.

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

- To place a phone call,you need :

• a high speed Internet connection (such as DSL or Cable Modem)
• Internet telephone services
• a microphone or a telephone
• internet telephone software or VoIP router.

- Also available on some mobile services that have wireless internet services.

MESSAGE BOARD

- Type of discussion group. ( Also known as discussion group,discussion forum and online forum).

- Many web site use message board because they are easy to use.

- A general term for any online buletin "bulletin board" where you can leave and expect to see responses to messages you have left.

- Does not required newsreader.

FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL

- An internet standard taht permits file uploading and downloading with other computer on the internet.

- A standard for the exchange of program and data files across a network.

- Uploading : the process of transferring documents,graphics and other objects from computer to a server on the Internet.