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By Lauren Hull

By Lauren Hull

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Online services are services provided

Online services are services provided

by the internet, there are many types

by the internet, there are many types

of online services they are:

of online services they are:

•Entertainment,

Entertainment,•Communication,

Communication, •Real-time information,

Real-time information,•Commerce,Commerce,•Government,

Government,•Download Services,

Download Services, •Education, Education, •Virtual Learning Environment,

Virtual Learning Environment,

•Business, Business,

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Real time services is a live services that tell

Real time services is a live services that tell

you up to date time of bus, flight and train

you up to date time of bus, flight and train

where ever you are. Here are some

where ever you are. Here are some

examples : travel timetable, news services,

examples : travel timetable, news services,

traffic report, flight status and the weather.

traffic report, flight status and the weather.

The benefits of real time services are that

The benefits of real time services are that

you can see them any time where ever you

you can see them any time where ever you

are. It is also good as if your family want to

are. It is also good as if your family want to

know where you are on the plane they can

know where you are on the plane they can

track you. There are downsides to the real

track you. There are downsides to the real

time information if they are not updated

time information if they are not updated

when you go on them straight away then

when you go on them straight away then

the are providing the wrong information to

the are providing the wrong information to

you.you.

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Commerce services are online shopping,

Commerce services are online shopping,

auction and internet banking. These are

auction and internet banking. These are

very helpful thing as you don’t have to

very helpful thing as you don’t have to

leave your home to order or check you

leave your home to order or check you

bank details. Here are some example of

bank details. Here are some example of

thing that come you the commerce section

thing that come you the commerce section

for example Ebay, Amazon, Jack Wills,

for example Ebay, Amazon, Jack Wills,

NatWest and Google.

NatWest and Google.

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Gove

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Government are online

services to due with benefit

services to due with benefit

and car tax and many other

and car tax and many other

thing. You can even vote

thing. You can even vote

online instead of going out

online instead of going out

and voting. Also you can

and voting. Also you can

renew your passport.

renew your passport.

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Serv

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Download services are when you

download something of the

download something of the

internet and it get but on you

internet and it get but on you

computer or phone. For example

computer or phone. For example

there is iTunes and Google play

there is iTunes and Google play

they are the same thing but just

they are the same thing but just

for different companies. They are

for different companies. They are

mobile services for you to

mobile services for you to

download music, games and

download music, games and

videos.videos.

Educa

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Educa

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Education website allow

Education website allow

people to learn online and at

people to learn online and at

home any time if they don’t

home any time if they don’t

understand what they have

understand what they have

been learning. An example

been learning. An example

of online education would be

of online education would be

MyMaths as it provide a

MyMaths as it provide a

service for teachers to set a

service for teachers to set a

task for children, for

task for children, for homework instead of sheets.

homework instead of sheets.

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Envi

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Envi

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Virtual learning environment

allows you to do work any

allows you to do work any

where outside the

where outside the classroom. For example

classroom. For example

there is our school Moodle it

there is our school Moodle it

provides a way of getting

provides a way of getting

your work if you are S.P.O.T

your work if you are S.P.O.T

learning at home.

learning at home.

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Business online services are

Business online services are

services that business use to

services that business use to

carry out daily operations.

carry out daily operations.

For example Skype is one as

For example Skype is one as

it lets business men and

it lets business men and

women have video

women have video conferences if they need to

conferences if they need to

talk to someone you don’t

talk to someone you don’t

have to drive any where so

have to drive any where so

this is making it eco-friendly

this is making it eco-friendly

as there carbon footprint is

as there carbon footprint is

going down but sometimes

going down but sometimes

people need to talk face to

people need to talk face to

face.face.

Ente

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Ente

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An entertainment for online

An entertainment for online

would be things like Netflix

would be things like Netflix

and Love Film as they

and Love Film as they

provide entertainment for

provide entertainment for

you to watch things online

you to watch things online

any where you want. Netflix

any where you want. Netflix

provides you with DVDs

provides you with DVDs

you can watch as many

you can watch as many

times as you want but the

times as you want but the

downside to this is that you

downside to this is that you

have to pay monthly also

have to pay monthly also

you have to wait for new

you have to wait for new

films to come out.

films to come out.

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Online communication

Online communication

allows you to talk to

allows you to talk to people over the internet

people over the internet

via email, blogs. For

via email, blogs. For example you can

example you can communicate on

communicate on Facebook, twitter on

Facebook, twitter on these site friends

these site friends socialize with each other

socialize with each other

and also let people know

and also let people know

there life story.

there life story.