The Internet and the World Wide Web Lesson 3 Communicating on the Internet

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1 The Internet and the World Wide Web Lesson 3 Communicating on the Internet Edited by J. Howard, R. Scott & C. Rhodes 09/11

2 Lesson 3: Communicating on the Internet Objectives After completing this lesson, you will be able to: o Explain how works. o Write and send messages. o Manage messages.

3 o (electronic mail) is an electronic form of the traditional postal mail. o An analogy for is postal mail

4 BENEFITS OF o Benefits of o Fast method of communication ocan reach the recipient s account within a few seconds. o can be accessed anywhere in the world o can be used to send text and picture messages

5 GETTING AN ADDRESS o To exchange messages with other people, you need to have an e- mail address for yourself. o You can obtain an address by opening an account with an service provider (ESP). o Your ESP may be the same as your ISP or it could be a web based service such as Gmail or Hotmail.

6 OPENING A WEB BASED ACCOUNT STEPS 1. Open the web site for the ESP 2. Click the link for new account 3. Create an address 4. Enter your account information

7 PARTS OF AN ADDRESS An address has two parts separated by symbol: johndoe@example.com Information example.com Description Unique user name symbol separates the user name from the remaining part of the address. The domain name of the mail server, where all your messages are stored

8 SENDING AND RECEIVING o To send and receive you need the following 3 options: 1. Internet connection supplied by your ISP or Internet access

9 2. server A computer within your network that works as your virtual post office. It is provided by your ESP and it stores your messages.

10 3. client ( program) An application that runs on a personal computer or workstation and enables you to send, receive and organize Local Client Software is installed on your computer and messages are saved on your hard drive so you can only access the messages on that computer. Example: Microsoft Outlook Express Web Based Client Software is on a web server. Messages are saved on the web server and available from any computer. Examples: Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, GMail

11 SENDING AND RECEIVING To send and receive you need the following 3 options: 1. Internet connection or Internet Access 2. server 3. client ( program)

12 SENDING AND RECEIVING Now that you have a working account what else do you need to send an to your friend Paula?

13 SENDING AND RECEIVING Paula s address

14 PARTS OF AN MESSAGE header body

15 ORGANIZING MESSAGES Most programs come with various options to allow you to manage and organize your messages. One option is a flag. You would flag s that required a follow-up action.

16 ORGANIZING MESSAGES Another option is the address book. This is where you keep all of your contacts and their information.

17 ORGANIZING MESSAGES Two options for organizing messages are 1. Use the address book 2. Flag the message

18 ETIQUETTE Today a majority of the Internet users use electronic mail to send messages both personal and professional. When composing messages, you need to follow certain rules of conduct called etiquette. etiquette helps simplify communication and avoid misunderstanding and misinterpretation.

19 ETIQUETTE When sending s it is important to think about to whom you are sending the . If sending an to a friend you can be less formal than if you are sending the to your boss or for a business purpose. Rules for business s Use a formal salutation Use a signature Do not use emoticons

20 ETIQUETTE Rules for s to friends A formal salutation is not necessary You can use smilies and other emoticons to express emotion A signature is not necessary Rules for business s Use a formal salutation Use a signature Do not use emoticons

21 ATTACHMENTS account s have a storage limit When sending messages that have large documents, pictures, or other types of files as attachments may completely fill the inboxes of the recipients. To avoid these problems you can compress the attachments you send with the messages.

22 PARTS OF AN MESSAGE header body

23 Carbon Copy (Cc) and Blind Carbon Copy (Bcc) When sending an Cc means you are sending a copy of the to someone to keep them informed. It is like the copy notation in a letter. Bcc means you are sending a copy to someone to keep them informed but you do not want the recipients of the to know who got a copy.

24 ATTACHMENTS, Cc and Bcc To prevent filling up someone s inbox you should compress (reduce the size) of files you send in s Cc a copy of the is being sent to someone to keep them informed and the recipients CAN see who got a copy of the Bcc a copy of the is being sent to someone to keep them informed but the recipients CANNOT see who got a copy of the

25 The Internet and the World Wide Web Lesson 4 Other Methods of Communicating on the Internet Edited by J. Howard, R. Scott & C. Rhodes 09/11

26 Lesson 4: Other Methods of Communicating on the Internet Objectives After completing this lesson, you will be able to: o Identify the features of online communities. o Explain how instant messaging works. o Explain how the Web authoring software is used to create and publish Web pages.

27 ONLINE COMMUNITIES Online communities are formed by groups of computer users who have common interests and purpose to communicate with each other over the Internet.

28 TYPES OF ONLINE COMMUNITIES Online community Newsgroups Chat groups/rooms Blogs Social networking web site Description Newsgroups are online discussion forums dedicated to specific topics. They are like bulletin boards where messages and questions are posted for others to comment and respond to. Chat groups or rooms are Web sites that you can use to communicate instantly with other people who have logged on to the same Web site. Online diaries or journals you can use to post articles, daily events, or your thoughts on any subject. Web sites that facilitate building online social groups for people who share common interests. Example: Facebook

29 TYPES OF ONLINE COMMUNITIES Newsgroups online discussion forums dedicated to specific topics. bulletin boards where messages and questions are posted for others to comment and respond to.

30 TYPES OF ONLINE COMMUNITIES Chat groups/rooms Web sites that you can use to communicate instantly with other people who have logged on to the same Web site. Instant Messenger (IM) an example of a private chat room. Only people you invite can participate in the discussion. Similar to having a real time phone conservation

31 TYPES OF ONLINE COMMUNITIES Blogs Online diaries or journals you can use to post articles, daily events, or your thoughts on any subject. Social networking web site Web sites that facilitate building online social groups for people who share common interests. Example: Facebook

32 PUBLISHING ON THE WEB The process of making Web pages available to other computer users is called publishing. Anyone can create a web site using Web authoring software such as Microsoft Expression Web. Web authoring software enables the user to develop a Web site in a desktop publishing format. The software will generate the required HTML coding for the layout of the Web pages based on what the user designs.

33 After you finish creating your web site, you use File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to upload the Web page files from YOUR computer to your ISP s server. Your Internet Service Provider can then transfer your new web site onto the World Wide Web

34 PUBLISHING ON THE WEB Web authoring software is used to create web pages Example Microsoft Web Expression File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used to upload the files for the Web page to your ISP s server so the it can be displayed on the World Wide Web

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