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CIS-100 - 2013
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Qais Marji
2 Chapter 6: INTERNET AND E-MAIL
3 What is the Internet?
A. Social Networking: of the main ways people keep in touch. Below are a few of
the most popular social networking sites:
Facebook :used by about one billion people. Us it to keep up with family and
friends, and sharing information.
Twitter lets you share brief messages (or"tweets") with the entire world, or with
just your circle of friends.
LinkedIn is a site that you can use for: business networking. It allows you to
connect with other people in your field and find out about out about new job
opportunities.
10 How is the Internet Used?
Address Bar: Browsers have an address bar that shows the web
address (also called a URL) of the page you are on. To go to a
different page, you can type an address in the address bar and
then press Enter (or Return).
17 Browser Basics
Links: A link can be text or an image, and it's usually formatted to
stand out so you know to click on it. Many text links are blue, and
they may also be underlined.
If you're not sure if something's a link, hover the mouse over it. The pointer should
change to a hand symbol.
18 Browser Basics
Plug-ins are programs that are installed in your browser that enable it to
play various types of media, such as video. Examples of plug-ins include
Quicktime Player and Flash Player. If you don't have the correct plug-in,
the site will usually provide a link to download the plug-in.
Once you have the necessary plug-ins, you'll be able to enjoy streaming
video from sites such as Hulu, and play games on sites such as Newgrounds.
22 Domain Name
Getting to Know Email: email (electronic mail) is a way to send and receive
messages across the internet.
Electronic Mail
Email messages travel very quickly and inexpensively
The delivery of messages from one part of a country to another may take
minutes
Once a message has been received, it can be saved, printed, edited,
forwarded to another user, or deleted
Email is becoming one of the most widely used services on the Internet:
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Email Characteristics
Email is becoming one of the most
widely used services on the Internet :
1. Fast
2. Can save messages for future reference.
3. Free of charge.
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How to get email account ?
How to get just email?
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Email Address
An email address has two parts:
1. Username
2. Domain Name
Email Address
Exampahmad@just.edu.jo
le:
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Email Message’s Parts
An email message must have at least two parts:
1. Header
2. Body
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Email Message’s Parts
1. The Message Header contains information about the message: sender,
receiver, date and subject
CC : Carbon Copy
BCC: Blind Carbon Copy
2. The Message body contains the actual message being sent
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Message Signature
Sometimes, an email message contains a third part, called the signature
It is optional, and usually identifies or provides information about the
message’s sender
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Which email Program to use?
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Review
CC : Carbon Copy
BCC: Blind Carbon Copy
Protocols: set of rules
TCP/IP :Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet
Protocol)
File Transfer Protocol [FTP] use to:
Transfer data files to and from computers around the world?
internet protocol address : IP address
DNS: it is a name addressing system was developed, called domain name
system (DNS)