INTERNET APPLICATIONS

INTERNET APPLICATIONS:
 The internet has become an important part of life globally and e-
mailing has become a necessity for layman, students, teachers, business
professional and for manpower recruiting firms etc.,

 With the ongoing 3G and forthcoming 4G the internet connection

speeds have increased tremendously

 It can be considered as a storehouse of information on all topics

ranging from news,movies,scientific information's, fashion, socialising
and so on...

 Technology has made rapid strides in providing internet not only

through computers but also through the latest available smart phones
The Key features of Internet Applications are as follows and each will be
discussed in detail.

 Information Storehouse

E-mail

 Downloading Files

Chatting

Instant Messaging and VOIP

Video Conferencing

E-commerce

 Newsgroups and Blogs

Social Networking
Information Storehouse:

 The prerequisite for surfing or browsing the internet requires a

Browser like Internet Explorer, Opera, Firefox or Apple Safari.

 Secondly the websites have their own URL( Uniform Resource

Locator)which has to be entered in the browsers address bar. Add-ons
are installed in the browser to give an advantage for people searching
for specific subjects.

 Thirdly the search engines help the browser to identify the required
information through key words.

 Popular search engines are Google.com, Bing.com, Yahoo.com,

Ask.com and Khoj.com.

 Wikipedia is an important information storehouse covering a wide

range of subjects and Webopedia deals with specificity to Computer
and Internet Applications
Electronic Mail ( E-mail) :-
The E-mail is the most popular, fast, easy and inexpensive way of
communicating over the internet.

One should have a valid e-mail id for communication .

Through E-mail one can send text messages, images, wallpapers, music
files , PowerPoint presentations, alerts etc.,

The most popular sites providing e-mail services are yahoo.com,

rediffmail.com, gmail,com and hotmail.com
Downloading Files:-
 Files accessed in the Internet can be downloaded on to the hard disk/
Flash drive when connected with the website.

 The download can be accelerated by the use of download

managers/accelerators etc.

 Apart from downloading music files, videos other types of softwares

like

 freewares- Softwares which can be downloaded free of cost,

 Trialware- which can be downloaded for trial purposes

 Betaware- Softwares which can be tested for its use and the
bugs(loopholes) are later corrected

 Updates- Licensed OS(Windows/ Mac) & Antivirus needs to be

upgraded on regular basis.
Chatting:-
 Chatting is talking in real time over the internet

 Chat room is the site which lets person to contact friends &
relatives via text messages.

 Most of the Mail account providers have their own chat

programs. Examples are Microsoft Chat,Netscape Chat etc

 Acronyms are used instead of typing long messages

 Emoticons – People use this popular emoticons to convey

certain emotions.
Instant Messaging and VOIP

 Instant Messaging programs allows the person to contact within

their contact group like friends, relatives and people at workplace.

 The person online can be noticed by others within the group. Instant
Messaging services are Yahoo Messenger, AOL Messenger and Rediff
Bol.

 Voice Over Internet Protocol(VOIP) is used to make long distance

calls from PC to Phone by incurring less expenses compared to ISD
call rates. Popular VOIP service providers are Skype and Cooltalk.
Video Conferencing:-

 Video conferencing is a facility provided by the Internet where a

group of people can communicate with one another around the
world for exchanging ideas, news coverage, respond to customer
queries etc

 The participants can view each other as their image is captured

through web camera , microphones for audio clarity.

 High speed lines are needed for faster and better communication
E-commerce:-

 E-commerce refers to buying and selling of goods online.

Individuals/Companies wishing to sell their products

advertise their products on web portals which is called as
Online Marketing.

Shopping can be done using Credit cards and the popular

commercial activities are done for purchase of
airline/railway tickets,books,electronic goods, softwares,
garments etc.,

Popular Sites are E-bay, Amazon.com etc

Newsgroups and Blogs:

 Newsgroups and Blogs are online discussion ranging from

fashion, sports, politics, entertainment, research
,government policies etc.

People post their views , write articles and others comment

on these views.

Usenet is a network which is a source of information for its

users
Social Networking:

 Social networking Sites are created for people to stay in

touch with their friends

 People share their personal information,photos and

videos

Popular sites are Facebook, Orkut, Netlog, Hi5, Linkedin

etc.,
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