email (electronic mail) is the transmission of e email addresses are unique and consist of two...
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12. 2 Uses of the Internet
Email Email (electronic mail) is the
transmission of e Email addresses are unique and
consist of two parts separated by the @ (‘at’) symbol in the form ‘name@domain name’.
Email Headers To—email address is the address of the
person receiving the message. Cc—carbon copy sends the same message
to other people apart from the main recipient
Bcc—blind carbon copy sends a copy to other people without revealing who else got the message
Subject—is the topic of the message or brief description—this is very useful for the receiver of the message.
Search Engine A search engine is a program that
finds websites and web pages. It accesses a database of indexed websites that can be searched using a keyword.
The index is built by regularly scanning for new websites and accepting submissions from website authors.
Chat A chat provides a real time
conversation with one person or with hundreds of people.
People meet for a chat in a chat room (or chat channel).
A chat room is a virtual room usually on a particular topic where people talk in groups or privately.
Newsgroups (Forums) A newsgroup is an online area in which
users conduct discussions on a particular topic.
People read messages and join in discussions by sending or posting messages.
The original collection of newsgroups is called the Usenet (Users’ network).
Newsgroups are read each day by people from all over the world and provide a large diversity ofopinion and knowledge.