E-mail Internet
Internet:-
Internet stands for International Network. It is the largest computer network
system in the world. It is a global network of Computers. Millions of computers around
the world can share any information at a time by using this worldwide networks system.
The Internet is an ocean of information accessible to people across the world, but the
way it can be used on various platform is different.
The Internet consists of millions of Computer networks, connected together around the
world. A network is a group of connected Computers each other. There are no
government rules and regulation for Internet and no one censors the information
available in the Internet.
The Internet is an inter-connection between several computers of different types
belonging to various networks all over the globe. It is a network of networks. The
internet is an ocean of information accessible to people across the world, but the way it
can be used on various platform is different.
The World Wide Web (WWW)
Tim Berners-Lee, a software engineer, invented the World Wide Web in 1991.
The web is a system of Internet servers that support specially-formatted
documents.
Theses specially formatted documents are text documents created in HTML, a
formatting language. In conjunction with the World Wide Web, your web browser
interprets these text documents so they become web pages.
Web pages contain formatted text, graphics, sound, animation, and video,
allowing point and click navigation.
Common Terminologies:
Some of the most commonly used terminologies related to www are:
Website: It is the location where any organizations create their web page. Each and very
website has its own address is called internet address.
Example www.nepalnews.com
(WWW):- World Wide Web
Webpage: It is the collection of information stored in the website. The www consists of
a huge collection of documents with related website called webpage. Webpage provides
vast amount of information of related websites.
Browser: A browser is a software application used to locate and display web pages. The
two most popular browsers are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Both of these are graphical browsers, when mean that they can display graphics as well
as text.
Browser is client server that allows a user to display and interact with a
hypertext document.
Remember, along with a computer equipped with a modem, you need a piece of
software called a web browser to navigate the web.
Internet Explorer and Netscape are examples of web browsers.
Web Server: A computer that is maintained by a system administrator or Internet
service provides (ISP) and that responds to requests from a user's browser. A web server
is a site on which the WebPages are kept. It is a program that responds to requests form
web browsers to retrieve resources.
Home Page: The Homepage is the first hypertext document regarding the web address
displayed when a user connects to any web server.
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The Internet offers many fun and exciting features. However, Internet offers mainly
following features:
1. World Wide Email Service (Electronic Mail)
2. Getting information (Using different website address)
3. Getting information (Using Search Engine)- If you don't have proper website
address.
4. Online discussion (Chatting)
5. Online shopping ( E-Business)
6. Communication
7. Entertainment (Audio, Video, Games etc.)
Equipment needed for Internet:
You need specific equipments and program to access the
Internet. These are as follows:
1. Computer
IBM
IBM Compatible
Apple/Macintosh
You can use any above Computer for Internet.
2. Modem (Modular and demodulator – For dialup connection), Cable Modem/
Router - For broadband connection, Network Hub (Switch)
It exchanges information between your Computer and the Internet.
A modem is a device that converts a computer's outgoing data to a format that can
be transferred via telephone lines. Modems can also converting incoming data so
the computer can read it.
A modem can be located inside or outside your computer. Some of the different
types of modems are internal, external, voice/data, and fax modems.
3. Internet programs
You need special programs to use the Internet. It directly comes with every
Operating System. You can also add other programs for your convenient. Most service
providers give you the program free of charge, if you need. Internet Explorer, Eudora,
Netscape navigator, Firefox are the example of some Internet programs.
4. Telephone Line/Cable/DSL (Digital Subscriber Lines)
All of the information passes through Telephone Liner or Cable or DSL.
5. Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Service Provider is an Organization or Company, who provide Internet access with
certain charge.
Electronic Mail (E-Mail)
E-mail is the most widely used feature on the Internet. You
can exchange any message with people around the world by using E-mail. Even with the
multimedia excitement of the web, Electronic Mail (email) is the most frequently used
application of the Internet.
E-mail address:
E-mail address is the location of individual's mailbox on the internet. An
email address is required to send and receive email. Email addresses are different from
"snail mail" address. They usually consist of three parts: a user name, an "at" symbol
(@),
1. User name: hemanta
Located to the left of the @ symbol, a user name identifies your account on the email
server that handles the email. For example, Hemanta Baral might choose "hemanta" as
his username.
2. @
Means "at" and separates your account name and the name of the mail server
name. For example, hemanta "is located at" wlink.com.np
3. Domain Name: wlink.com.np
The domain name usually consists of two pieces of
identifying information.
Top Level Domains
Top-level domains may help you figure out the type of organization the recipient is associated
with. See the chart below.
Extension Meaning Examples
.com A company of business www.microsoft.com,
www.yahoo.com
.org A non-profit or not-for-profit institution www.goodwillence.org
.gov Governmental agency www.doe.gov.np
.mil Military www.army.mil, www.navy.mil
.edu Educational institution www.hseb.edu.np
.net ISP or Network Provider www.ntc.net.np
If there is a two-letter extension, it is usually a country code. For example, Malaysia
uses "my."
au = Australia
ca = Canada
np = Nepal
jp = Japan
us = United States
in = India
Because not everyone uses top level domains correctly, they are not always a reliable
way to determine an organization's association.
E-mail programs and features:
E-mail program is that program, which helps to send, receive
and mange your incoming and outgoing message. Some E-mail programs are as follows:
1. Internet Mail (Comes with Internet explorer) – (Offline)
2. Outlook Express (Comes with Internet Explorer 5)- (Offline)
3. Yahoo mail (Online)
4. Hotmail (Online)
5. Gmail (Online)
6. AOL (Online)
7. Rediffmail (Online) etc.
Features and E-mail
1. Sending Mail
2. Receiving Mail
3. Forwarding Mail
4. Storing Mail
5. Deleting Mail
6. Printing Mail
Most email client software allows you to:
Display a list of received messages. Each message header shows you who
sent thee mail, the subject line, the time and date it was sent, and at times,
the size of the message.
Select the message header and read the message.
Create new messages.
Reply to, forward, and delete message.
"Attach" file (called attachments) to messages you send.
Save the attachments you receive.
Some email clients offer:
Address book/Contacts: Use the electronic address book to track personal
information such as name, title email address, home and work addresses, phone
numbers, and much more.
Newsgroup functionality: You can use your email client to access Usenet, an
online public bulletin board system (BBS). Usenet features a broad range of
discussion topics called newsgroups.
Calendaring: Schedule important dates, appointments, take, and electronic
reminders.
There are mainly 4 locations inside the E-mail programs:
1. Inbox : It contains receiving mails.
2. Outbox : When we send mails then it will store at Outbox folder at first.
3. Sent items : After sending mail, after connecting your Computer to the
Internet then it will store at sent items folder.
4. Deleted items : When we delete any unrequited mails, then it will store at
Deleted items folder.
