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By Lauren Hull
By Lauren Hull
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What
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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,
Real T
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Real T
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Info
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Info
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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.
Com
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Com
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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.
Gove
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Gove
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ent Government are online
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.
Dow
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Dow
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Serv
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Serv
ices Download services are when you
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
tion
Educa
tion
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.
Vir
tual L
earn
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Vir
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Envi
ronm
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Envi
ronm
ent Virtual learning environment
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.
Busi
ness
B
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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
rtain
ment
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.
Com
munic
ati
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Com
munic
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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.