Internet

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks. It is a fast and economic medium of communication.

What is Internet?

Internet has many interesting features some feature are listed here:1. Searching on the Internet2. Saving information available on the

Internet3. Communication on the Internet

Features of Internet

Searching is a very interesting feature of the Internet. We can find facts and figures, get information on any topic of our choice, and increase our knowledge and awareness using the Internet.There are mainly three subtopics in Searching on Net:1. Finding Information2. Finding People3. Education through Internet

Searching on the Internet

Sometimes while searching the net, we find certain information that should be available even if we are not connected to the Internet. Then, we can use the feature of the Internet that allows us to save some information on the Internet. This feature is called “Saving information available on the Internet.”

Saving information available on the Internet

The Internet provides various fast and economic modes of communication that helps us to communicate with the people located at different

places around the world.

Communication on the Internet

There are many types of communication on the internet:1. E-Mail2. Chatting3. Emoticons4. Acronyms5. Videoconferencing6. Newsgroup7. E-Commerce

Types of Communication on the Internet

E-Mail or Electronic Mail is a process of exchanging messages electronically

using the Internet.Structure of an E-Mail Address:

username@mailservername.com

E-Mail

Real-Time conversation or texting with people over Internet is known as chatting.Chatting can be done in two ways:1. Using a software. Ex- MSN Messenger,

Yahoo Messenger, Rediff Bol, Ect… 2. Chatting using a website. Ex-

FaceBook, Twitter, Orkut, Yahoo, Ect…

Chatting

An emoticon is a pictorial representation of a facial expression.

 

Emoticons

Acronyms are abbreviations used in E-Mail or while chatting.For Ex: AAMOF – As A Matter Of Fact, BOL – Best Of Luck, HAND – Have A Nice Day, Ect……

Acronyms

Videoconferencing allows two or more people who are geographically apart from each other to communicate and

interact with each other via audio and video transmission.

Videoconferencing

5 Basic Components needed for a Video Conferencing:1. Camera2. Monitor or Television3. Microphone4. Speakers5. Coder/Decoder(codec)

Videoconferencing

A Newsgroup is an online discussion group among people on the Internet who share a common interest.People interested in a specific topic write articles and post them on a newsgroup.For Ex- Www.NewsOne.net, Www.Blogger.com, Ect……

Newsgroup

E-Commerce is Online Shopping where an organization or a company who sell their goods to consumers through a website.Ex- www.FlipKart.com, www.OLX.com, www.amazon.in, Ect……

E-Commerce

Various types of E-Commerce are:1. Business-to-Customer (B2C)2. Business-to-Business (B2B)3. Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C)4. Business-to-Government (B2G)

E-Commerce