§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
§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: [email protected]
§A user name is a unique combination of
characters, such as letters of the alphabet and/or numbers, that identifies a
specific user.
§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.
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Instant Messaging
§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.
§Examples of popular Instant Messaging:
•AIM
(AOL Instant Messenger)
•Google
Talk
•MySpace
IM
•Windows
Live Messenger
•Yahoo!
Messenger
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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
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§What is a Message
Board?
•A
message board is a Web-based
type of discussion group.
 Internet Services: File Transfer Protocol (FTP) §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.
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