Saturday, 22 June 2013 | 06:29 | 0 Words
Assalammulaikum silent readers...We are nearly to end of this third trimester.Its mean that,our final just in corner!I hope I can be prepare for the final exam eventhough I am quite busy with many things.So,in this post we learnt about........
The
Internet as source of information medium
What
can you do on the Internet?
• Find information using internet browsers and search
engines
• Send and receive e-mail and subscribe to email lists
• Communicate with other people
Internet
– as source of information
Main
applications that support this role:-
• Browsers
• World Wide Web (WWW)
• Search Engines
• Wiki webpage
Browsers
• Examples of Browsers
– Internet Explorer
– Netscape
– Mozilla Firefox
Most
Popular Search Engines?
• Google (www.google.com)
• Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com)
• AltaVista (www.altavista.com)
How
to find information on the Web?
• You can find information by two basic means.
• Search by Topic
and Search by keywords.
Wiki??
• One of the most outstanding web-based application
been developed and improved during the last decade.
• A user is capable to create a comprehensive
knowledge base or an interactive website on any personal, corporate or social
topic, and share it with the user's community.
The
Internet as a medium of communication
Internet
– as a medium of communication
Main
applications that support this role:-
• E-mail
• Chat rooms (Instant Messaging – IM)
• Telnet and FTP
• Internet forums
Email
• Common, popular Email programs:
– Outlook
– Outlook Express
– Eudora
– Mac OS X Mail
– Netscape
Chat
Room / Instant Messaging (IM)
• Popular chat programs
– mIRC, xChat, ICQ
– Google keywords:
chat programs
• Popular Instant Messaging Programs
– AOL Instant Messenger
– Yahoo! Messenger
– MSN Messenger
– Windows Messenger
– Google keywords:
instant messaging
Skype
• Skype is popular Internet Telephony application
because it can provide free calls to other Skype users.
• In addition Skype has potential for use in an
academic context:
– High quality sound is often experienced between
broadband users.
– It can provide cheap overseas calls.
– It can be used to set up conferences calls.
– It is integrated with instant messaging.
