Features of the InternetHow Much Do You Really Know?

Chatting

• real-time communication between two users via computer

• either user can enter text by typing on the keyboard – text will appear on the other user's

monitor  

• Popular chat services include AOL, Wimba, Google, AIM, etc.

Source: "Chat." Webopedia. WebMediaBrands Inc.. Web.25 Apr 2009. <http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/chat.html>.

Email

• most frequently used functions of the Internet

•   may be sent to one or many addresses

•  approximately 80 percent of all email is delivered successfully

Email Tips

• include a Subject with all emails• check your inbox frequently.• Do not open emails and attachments

from people that you do not know• Use proper Netiquette when using

email.  – Check out this website about proper

Netiquette!  http://www.netmanners.com/email-etiquette/category/email-etiquette-101/

Problems with Email

• Spam– unsolicited advertising sent to

your email account.  – Websites partner with advertisers

to generate money– Advertisers send out spam    – Spam can sometimes carry viruses

also.

Problems with Email

• Viruses– a specific piece of software that is created

to harm your computer.– spread via email and attachments.

Be sure to install anti-virus software and keep it up-to-date to decrease your

problems with viruses.

File Transfer Protocol

• used to transfer files over the Internet

When you download a file from a server or upload a file to a server, you are

using FTP.

Newsgroups

• public message boards• focused on a particular topic of

interest   • currently over 100,000 Usenet

newsgroups, but only 20,000 or so of those are active

• vary in popularity– some newsgroups only getting a few

posts a month – others get several hundred (and in a few

cases a couple of thousand) messages a day.

Social Networking

• focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities

•  has created new ways to communicate and share information

• used regularly by millions of people• Popular sites are MySpace, flicker,

and Facebook.

Telnet

• an older application of the Internet• seldom used•  stands for Telecommunications

Network•  software that allows you access a

computer remotely

TRANSITIONALSo how much do you really know about the Internet?

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