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Internet features<br />
Exploring Your Computer’s Features<br />
An overview of using the Internet<br />
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The Internet offers many types of communication tools to help you<br />
perform many tasks.<br />
❖ Internet email<br />
To send and receive email of your own, you need a mailbox on<br />
the Web or an email address.<br />
If you have an account with an ISP, you can probably set up an<br />
email address at the same time you sign up for the service.<br />
❖ Internet chat rooms<br />
A chat room is a Web site that offers a place where people with<br />
similar interests and ideas communicate in real-time, one-onone<br />
or in groups, by typing messages which are instantly<br />
viewed by others on their computer screens.<br />
❖ Internet news groups<br />
A news group is similar to a chat room, but instead of using a<br />
dedicated site to converse about a specialized subject with<br />
others in real-time, it uses a Web site as a clearinghouse where<br />
all the messages are placed, like a gigantic bulletin board.<br />
❖ Blogs<br />
A blog is an online journal where an individual, group, or<br />
corporation can offer a record of activities, thoughts, or beliefs.<br />
Materials are mostly written, but videos, audio, and images are<br />
widely used elements as well. Some blogs present original<br />
material, while others operate mainly as news filters, bringing<br />
in various online sources and adding short comments and<br />
Internet links. They may also provide a forum to encourage<br />
visitors to leave comments and to interact with the publisher.<br />
❖ Message boards<br />
A Message board is a script on a Web site with a submission<br />
form that allows visitors to post messages (called “threads” or<br />
“posts”) on that Web site for others to read that pertain to a<br />
particular subject, and unlike blogs, are generally short<br />
messages. These messages may be sorted within discussion<br />
categories, or topics, chosen by the host, or even the visitor. A<br />
message board may also be called a “Web board” or a “forum.”<br />
❖ Online shopping<br />
Many Web sites offer products and services for sale.