The services of internet are email, vace mail chat, Bullet inboard, newsgroup, FTP, WWW, etc.,
1. email:
It is a system for exchanging written, voice and video messages through a computer network. Some uses of email are as follows;
- Messages can be sent 24 x 7 at any convenient time that suits the user.
- Messages reach the recipient’s mailbox within minutes.
- Delivery of the messages can be confirmed.
2. Voice Mail:
Voice mail messages are stored on hard disk drives, a media generally used by computers. Messages are recorded in digitized from of the natural human voice. To retrieve messages, a user calls the system from any phone, logs on, and their messages can be retrieved immediately.
3. Chat:
It is an online communication between two users, through a computer on the internet. Once a chat has been initiated, either user can enter text by typing on the keyboard and the entered text will appear on the other user’s monitor. Most networks and online services offer a chat facility.
4. Bulletin Board:
It is an electronic message center where people can post public messages, messages are placed on the computer so people can leave them for other people to read and see and erase when the need is oyen it is used, For example, to advertise things to buy or sell, announce events, or provide information.
5. FTP:
It is a standard network protocol used to exchange and manipulate files over a TCP/ IP based network, such as the Internet. FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a file to a server.
6. Telnet:
Telnet stands for ‘telecommunications network’, and was built to be a form of remote control to manage mainframe computers from distant terminals. Telnet is a text-only protocol, and to user cannot see graphics or fancy images while working with Telnet, nor will they be able to transfer files with Telnet. Telnet is used to communicate with other computers and machines in a text-based manner.
