Question- Explain the basic services of the Internet.

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1. What are the basic services of the Internet? Discuss e-mail.

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Basic Services of the Internet

The Internet provides the following basic services:

Electronic Mail

E-mail is one of the fastest and most convenient ways of communicating. The burden on the ever so popular Khakhi uniform clad Postman has been reduced considerably with the availability of the E-mail facility to Indians in most cities. When one takes an Internet connection with any Internet Service Provider, he gets an exclusive E-mail address. With each E-mail address, the subscriber gets a certain amount of disk space on the Server. This disk space serves as the post box of the respective subscriber. When user sends an E-mail message to the subscriber, the message lies in this post box. Even after the message has been accessed by the subscriber, it continues to lie in the post box till it is downloaded onto the local computer of the user. Electronic mail is an increasingly utilized technology, which has become the primary means of communication. It, on the Internet provides quick, cost-effective transfer of messages to other E-mail users. E-mail has changed the way do business. Sure, people complain about the amount of E- mail they receive. But when all is said and done, using E-mail has impacted business in a positive way and has the edge over other methods of communication.

Features of E-mail

These are as under-

1. A lot of time, energy and money can be saved by creating a Mailing list of all clients and using it to send common letters/notices/ circulars.

2. As long as the correct E-mail address of the addressee has been keyed in by the sender, the chances of the addressee not receiving the message without the sender being aware of this are remote.

3. User can send files created in any application such as, say, a Word Processor or a Spreadsheet, as attachments with the E-mail messages. If user has created a Spreadsheet containing the computation of Total income of a client, then he can write a letter to him in an E-mail and inform him that his computation is ready and also attach the Spreadsheet and send it to him for verification.

4. By Creating Address Books in the computer, one does not have to remember the E-mail addresses of others.

5. The transmission of messages to the server of the addressee is virtually instantaneous. E-mail beats the Postman in the race by miles. E- mail transcends all times zones and barriers.

6. The recipients, to be able to open the file at his place, must have the same application software in his computer. In certain cases, the recipient must have the same version of the software that was used for preparing the attachment.

7. The facility of E-mail has several features that are of immense help to us. One can send common circulars / letters to all those clients who have E- mail facilities.

8. E-mail saves a lot of stationery as well as postage charges.

Advantages of E-mail

E-mail is an Internet marketing tool it is fast, easy to use, inexpensive and effective. E-mail levels the playing field between the big corporations and small businesses. User can get their word out there using E- mail as the method of delivering the message.

Main advantages of the E-mail are as under-

1. Easy to Manage : Anybody can manage all his correspondence on screen and so can his customers. Proposals can be answered, revised, stored, and sent to others, all without reams of paper involved.

2. Instant Delivery : Mail is delivered instantly.... from one's office to anywhere in the world. No other method of delivery can provide such fast service, Buying and selling decision can be made in a heartbeat.

3. Secure and Reliable : The level of security in transmitting E- mail messages is very high, and the industry continues to strive to develop even tighter security levels. E-mail is private. If the address information is correct, rarely does an E-mail go astray.

4. Easy Filteration : The subject line on an E-mail makes it easy to prioritize messages. The reader can identify critical correspondence quickly and dealt with it immediately. Unlike regular mail which needs to be opened and reviewed, or voice mail which requires a user to either listen to or scan all your messages for those that require immediate attention.

5. Economic : E-mail is less expensive. Transmission usually costs nothing, or very little.

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