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Communication Software

3.5.1 Internet Browsers

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Internet Browser or Web browser is also another kind of application software which is use to surf the web which means it is used to view pages on the World Wide Web

Sample of Internet Browsers

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Internet Browsers - Definition

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A web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with HTML documents hosted by web servers or held in a file system. According to another perspective a graphical tool designed to read HTML documents and access the WWW is called Internet Browser

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Internet Browser How it is Used A browser is the most commonly used as kind of user agent. The largest networked collection of linked documents is known as the World Wide Web(WWW).

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Mozilla Fire fox as an InternetEnd Show Browsers

Most Popular Internet Browsers

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Popular browsers available for personal computers include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera,Netscape Navigator and Safari.

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With Internet Explorer and an Internet connection, you can search for and view information on the World Wide Web. You can type the address of the Web page that you want to visit into the address bar, or click an address from your list of Favorites.

Internet Explorer

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Internet Explorer also lets you search the Internet for people, businesses, and information about subjects that interest you. Internet Explorer security features let you browse the Web with confidence, knowing that your computer and personal information are safe.

3.5.2 Search Engines

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Internet search engines help users find web pages on a given subject. The search engines maintain databases of web sites and use programs (often referred to as "spiders" or "robots") to collect information, which is then indexed by the search engine.

Collection of Search Engines

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Search Engine Logos

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Search Engines - Definitions

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Search Engine is a software that enables users to search the Internet using keywords. It is a program which acts as a card catalog for the Internet. Search engines attempt to index and locate desired information by searching for keywords in which a user specifies.

Search Engine Map

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Search Engines How it works

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The method for finding this information is usually done by maintaining indices of Web resources that can be queried for the keywords entered by the user. A search engine generally includes features such as Boolean operators, search fields, display format, etc.

Examples of Search Engines

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Some common search engines are: Alta Vista, Google, Excite,Lycos,HotBot,Education World,Snap,WebCrawler, Dogpile, Ask Jeeves, Infoseek, and Yahoo

Collection of Search Engines

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Search Engine Usage

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3.5.3 e-Mail

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A system whereby a computer user can exchange messages with other computer users (or groups of users) via a communications network. Electronic mail-messages transmitted electronically between computers. If you want to send something else other than text, you'll need to use an attachment.

How we use e-Mail

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To create, send, and receive e-mail messages, you need an e-mail program and an account on an Internet mail server with a domain name. To use e-mail, a user must have an email address, which you create by adding your user name to the e-mail server's domain name, as in jayantha@aol.com.

How E-Mail Works

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How to Create Free E-Mail AccountEnd Show Using Hotmail Step 1

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How to Create Free E-Mail AccountEnd Show Using Yahoo - Step 1

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How to Login to a Yahoo Mail Account

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How to Create Free E-Mail AccountEnd Show Using Yahoo

Yahoo E-Mail Account

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End Show First E-Mail massage to your Yahoo Account

End Show How to Compose E-Mail massage Using Yahoo

Hi This is a test email massage Regards

Jayantha

Yahoo email in box

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Yahoo email in box Cont

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e-Mail

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Messages, usually text, sent from one person to another via computer. E-mail can also be sent to a large numbers of addresses automatically. Any communications service that permits the electronic transmission and storage of messages and attached/enclosed files.

e-Mail

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Electronic mail, One of the most popular uses of the Internet.

Allows for communication between people when one person is online and one person is not online.
An e-mail address is a place where someone can contact another person, typically in the format username@host.com.

Outlook Express as e-Mail Software

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Microsoft Outlook as e-Mail Software

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Short Notes on e mail Style

DON'T SHOUT WITH ALL CAPS!

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Watch addresses when replying. Make sure don't

reply to lists unless you want to. Don't count on the

email program to read your mind. The only way to be sure is LOOK. Resist the temptation to omit punctuation. Use meaningful subject lines, especially when

mailing to lists or people who get large amounts of

email, like vendors. Use stationery form letters when appropriate.

Short Notes on Email Style

If you make regular postings to lists or committees with the same subject, date the

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subject line. "XYZ Committee Minutes--3-17-97" is

very helpful when you are sifting through 3 months of "XYZ Committee Minutes." Use bcc or a nickname list when mailing to large groups of people.

3.5.4 Chat

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Two or more individuals connected to Internet have realtime text-based conversations by typing messages into their computer. Groups gather to chat about various subjects. As you type, everything you type is displayed to the other members of the chat group.

Sample Chat Window

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Chat Conversation Window

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Chat Definition

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feature of the internet that allows users to "talk" to one another in virtual real time. Users communicate by typing messages which are sent instantly to another person or group within the chat room program.

Chat Programs

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Chat

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It is a bit like e-mail in real time. Users have conversations via the keyboard in "Chat rooms" with other users. . Chat has been criticized for being addictive as well as concerns over unsuitable contact between children and adults. To join a chat room you usually have to give your e-mail address and this can lead to spam.

Sample Chat Program

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3.5.5 Video Conferencing

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Communicate in real time with two or more people at different locations via video is called Video Conferencing. Involves using video and audio signals to link participants at different and locations for a specific purpose.

Video Conferencing How It works

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Video Conferencing Evolution

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The first videoconferencing was done with analog TV and satellites, then digital video systems, using computer networks, evolved.

Video Conferencing Program

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Video Conferencing What it End Show means The term Video Conferencing applies to a wide range of situations from live video lecturing to large audiences, to a point-to-point, individual-toindividual desktop PCs. Usually allows for broadcast from a central point to many different locations regardless of distance.

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Video Conferencing How it does

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Using a computer, video camera, and network such as the Internet, to conduct a live conference between two or more people. Video conferencing is an extremely useful method of communication because it saves people the time and expense of travel and can often accomplish many of the things a physical meeting can.

Video Conferencing Equipments

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Types of Video Conferencing

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A two-person videoconference is known as point-to-point, while more than two people involved in a session is a multipoint conference.

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Prepared By

Ruvan Abeysekara
Lecturer Western Province Provincial ICT Education Centre Moraketiya Pannipitiya

With the help of

Jayantha Athgamage M.B. Samarasingha