INTERNET SERVICE

INTERNET SERVICES
Types of internet service:
  • World Wide Web (www)
  • E-mail
  • Instant Messaging
  • Voice Over Internet Protocol (VolP)
  • Message Board
  • File Transfer Protocol
1. World wide web- consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents.Each electronic documents 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.
2. E-mail- short for electronic mail.Transmission of messages and files via a computer network.An e-mail address is a unique name that consits of a user name that identities the user.
Example : amir@gmail.com

3. Instant Messaging- A real time comunication 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.

  •  Popular IM software includes: 

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

 4. Voice over internet protocol (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.
5. Message board- 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- Is an Internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet.
A standard for the exchange of program and data files across a network.Uploading is the process of transferring documents, graphics and other objects from your computer to a server on the internet.


Advantages and disadvantages internet services


Type of internet servicesAdvantagesDisadvantages
world wide weblow cost of internet connectiondanger of overload and excess information
e-mailcommunication become faster and efficiencytouch medium of viruses transfer
Instant messagingability to speak to multiple people online on the same timeboth users must online to make communication
VoIPlow cost because this technology leads to greater financial savingneed high speed internet
messaging boardexchange idea and help people get better understanding of subject easy to take opinion from each otherquestion may be overload
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)we can sending files in bulkservers can be spotted to send data to a random part on an unlimited computer






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