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WHAT IS INTERNET?
An international network of computers.
A system, which connects millions of
computers worldwide.
WHAT IS INTERNET?
Digital/electronic media of communication
that fundamentally use the internet, e.g.,
social media, web portals, e-mails.
WHAT ARE SOME SORT OF
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON
THE NET?
Politics; Weather forecast; Theatre or cinema
programs; E-books ;Entertainment ;Accommodation;
Educational courses; Traffic jams ;Famous people ; Job
offers; Hobbies ;Holidays ; etc.
TYPES OF INTERNET MEDIA
1. Website (includes publicly available websites, and private such as intranets &
extranets )
2. Mobile website (a website optimized for viewing on a handheld, mobile
device)
3. Internet telephony (i.e. Voice-over-Internet Protocol, such as Skype)
4. Internet television (both television channels delivered by the Internet, such as
the Bell Fibe service, or individual TV shows offered via the websites of
channels)
5. Email
TYPES OF INTERNET MEDIA
6. Instant messaging and chat (I might include Twitter here)
7. Forums/message board (allows threaded text-based conversations)-- an
online place where we can comment, message, or discuss a particular topic
8. Streaming audio (includes podcasts & Internet radio)
9. Streaming video (includes webcasts, podcasts, YouTube videos)
10. E-books.
11. Social Networking Sites
TYPES OF INTERNET MEDIA
So, we can hear the radio while driving to work, we can watch our favorite show
on our phone, and we can find out any information and news on our laptop or
mobile device, thanks to the Internet. Who knows where technology can lead us
in the future.