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3.5.1 Internet Browsers3.5.1 Internet Browsers

• Internet Browser or Web browser is also another kind of application software which is use to surf the web which means it is used to view pages on the World Wide Web

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Sample of Internet BrowsersSample of Internet Browsers

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Internet Browsers - DefinitionInternet Browsers - Definition

• A web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with HTML documents hosted by web servers or held in a file system.

• According to another perspective a graphical tool designed to read HTML documents and access the WWW is called Internet Browser

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End ShowInternet Browser – How it is Internet Browser – How it is UsedUsed

• A browser is the most commonly used as kind of user agent.

• The largest networked collection of linked documents is known as the World Wide Web(WWW).

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• Popular browsers available for personal computers include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera,Netscape Navigator and Safari.

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End ShowInternet Explorer as an Internet Explorer as an Internet BrowserInternet Browser

• With Internet Explorer and an Internet connection, you can search for and view information on the World Wide Web.

• You can type the address of the Web page that you want to visit into the address bar, or click an address from your list of Favorites.

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Internet ExplorerInternet Explorer

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• Internet Explorer also lets you search the Internet for people, businesses, and information about subjects that interest you.

• Internet Explorer security features let you browse the Web with confidence, knowing that your computer and personal information are safe.

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3.5.2 Search Engines3.5.2 Search Engines

• Internet search engines help users find web pages on a given subject.

• The search engines maintain databases of web sites and use programs (often referred to as "spiders" or "robots") to collect information, which is then indexed by the search engine.

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Collection of Search EnginesCollection of Search Engines

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Search Engine LogosSearch Engine Logos

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Search Engines - DefinitionsSearch Engines - Definitions

• Search Engine is a software that enables users to search the Internet using keywords.

• It is a program which acts as a card catalog for the Internet.

• Search engines attempt to index and locate desired information by searching for keywords in which a user specifies.

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Search Engine MapSearch Engine Map

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Search Engines – How it worksSearch Engines – How it works

• The method for finding this information is usually done by maintaining indices of Web resources that can be queried for the keywords entered by the user.

• A search engine generally includes features such as Boolean operators, search fields, display format, etc.

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Examples of Search EnginesExamples of Search Engines

• Some common search engines are: Alta Vista, Google, Excite,Lycos,HotBot,Education World,Snap,WebCrawler, Dogpile, Ask Jeeves, Infoseek, and Yahoo

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Collection of Search EnginesCollection of Search Engines

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Search Engine UsageSearch Engine Usage

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3.5.3 e-Mail3.5.3 e-Mail

• A system whereby a computer user can exchange messages with other computer users (or groups of users) via a communications network.

• Electronic mail-messages transmitted electronically between computers.

• If you want to send something else other than text, you'll need to use an attachment.

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How we use e-MailHow we use e-Mail

• To create, send, and receive e-mail messages, you need an e-mail program and an account on an Internet mail server with a domain name.

• To use e-mail, a user must have an e-mail address, which you create by adding your user name to the

e-mail server's domain name, as in jayantha@aol.com.

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How E-Mail WorksHow E-Mail Works

End ShowHow to Create Free E-Mail Account How to Create Free E-Mail Account Using Hotmail – Step 1Using Hotmail – Step 1

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End ShowHow to Create Free E-Mail Account How to Create Free E-Mail Account Using Yahoo - Step 1Using Yahoo - Step 1

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End ShowHow to Login to a Yahoo Mail How to Login to a Yahoo Mail AccountAccount

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Yahoo E-Mail AccountYahoo E-Mail Account

End ShowFirst E-Mail massage to your Yahoo First E-Mail massage to your Yahoo AccountAccount

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Hi

This is a test email massage

Regards

Jayantha

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Yahoo email in boxYahoo email in box

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e-Maile-Mail

• Messages, usually text, sent from one person to another via computer.

• E-mail can also be sent to a large numbers of addresses automatically.

• Any communications service that permits the electronic transmission and storage of messages and attached/enclosed files.

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e-Maile-Mail

• Electronic mail, One of the most popular uses of the Internet.

• Allows for communication between people when one person is online and one person is not online.

• An e-mail address is a place where someone can contact another person, typically in the format username@host.com.

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Short Notes on e mail StyleShort Notes on e mail Style

•DON'T SHOUT WITH ALL CAPS!

•Watch addresses when replying. Make

sure don't reply to lists unless you want to.

Don't count on the email program to read

your mind. The only way to be sure is

LOOK.

•Resist the temptation to omit

punctuation.

•Use meaningful subject lines, especially

when mailing to lists or people who get

large amounts of email, like vendors.

•Use stationery form letters when

appropriate.

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Short Notes on Email StyleShort Notes on Email Style

•If you make regular postings to lists or

committees with the same subject, date

the subject line. "XYZ Committee Minutes--

3-17-97" is very helpful when you are

sifting through 3 months of "XYZ

Committee Minutes."

•Use bcc or a nickname list when mailing

to large groups of people.

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3.5.4 Chat3.5.4 Chat

• Two or more individuals connected to Internet have real-time text-based conversations by typing messages into their computer.

• Groups gather to chat about various subjects. As you type, everything you type is displayed to the other members of the chat group.

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Sample Chat WindowSample Chat Window

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Chat Conversation WindowChat Conversation Window

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Chat – Definition Chat – Definition

• feature of the internet that allows users to "talk" to one another in virtual real time. Users communicate by typing messages which are sent instantly to another person or group within the chat room program.

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Chat ProgramsChat Programs

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Chat Chat

• It is a bit like e-mail in real time. Users have conversations via the keyboard in "Chat rooms" with other users. .

• Chat has been criticized for being addictive as well as concerns over unsuitable contact between children and adults.

• To join a chat room you usually have to give your e-mail address and this can lead to spam.

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Sample Chat ProgramSample Chat Program

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3.5.5 Video Conferencing3.5.5 Video Conferencing

• Communicate in real time with two or more people at different locations via video is called Video Conferencing.

• Involves using video and audio signals to link participants at different and locations for a specific purpose.

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Video Conferencing – Evolution Video Conferencing – Evolution

• The first videoconferencing was done with analog TV and satellites, then digital video systems, using computer networks, evolved.

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Video Conferencing ProgramVideo Conferencing Program

End ShowVideo Conferencing – What it Video Conferencing – What it meansmeans

• The term Video Conferencing applies to a wide range of situations from live video lecturing to large audiences, to a point-to-point, individual-to-individual desktop PCs. Usually allows for broadcast from a central point to many different locations regardless of distance.

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• Using a computer, video camera, and network such as the Internet, to conduct a live conference between two or more people.

• Video conferencing is an extremely useful method of communication because it saves people the time and expense of travel and can often accomplish many of the things a physical meeting can.

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Types of Video ConferencingTypes of Video Conferencing

• A two-person videoconference is known as point-to-point, while more than two people involved in a session is a multipoint conference.

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Prepared By

Ruvan Abeysekara

Lecturer

Western Province Provincial ICT Education Centre

Moraketiya

Pannipitiya

With the help of

Jayantha Athgamage

M.B. Samarasingha