The Internet’s Major Service

The internet acts carrier for several different services, each with its own disinters features (see Figure 8A.5). The most commonly used internet service is given below:

1.    The World Wide Web.

2.    Electronic mail.

3.    News.

4.    File Transfer Protocol.

5.    Chat.

6.    Instant messaging.

7.    Online service.

8.    Peer-to-per service.

To use any of this service, you need a computer that is connected to the internet in some way. Most individual users connected their computers modem to a telephone line (or use a high-speed connection such as DSL or a cable modem) and set up an account with an internet service provider (ISP), a company that provides internet through access school to the internet backbone. Many other users connect to the internet through a school or business network.

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