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Introduction to email Electronic mail (also known as email or e-mail) is one of the most commonly used services on the Internet, allowing people to send... Internet > Email |
Web - Introduction to the World Wide Web The "Web", short for "World Wide Web" (which gives us the acronym www), is the name for one of the ways that the Internet lets people... Internet > World Wide Web |
Searching the Internet Because of how many web pages there are, it is necessary to use a tool to find a specific page which matches your search parameters: a... Internet > Internet Utilities |
Netiquette When you use the Internet you should respect Internet rules of behaviour, do not annoy other users and be yourself. No matter what... Internet > Netiquette |
Web - The browser A "browser" is a tool which lets Internet users visit their favourite websites. It is a kind of software with a graphical interface... Internet > World Wide Web |
How email works (MTA, MDA, MUA) Email, as simple as it is to use, relies on a more complicated set of operating procedures than that of the Web. For most users, its... Internet > Email |
IRC IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a protocol for carrying out real-time conversations with other users after connecting using a special... Internet > Internet Utilities |
Web - Boomarks While surfing the Web, you'll often come across an interesting website or page and want to record its address so that you can return... Internet > World Wide Web |
Using Telnet Telnet is a protocol for emulating a remote terminal, which means that it can be used to run commands entered on a keyboard at a... Internet > Internet Utilities |
Using email An email client, a software program for writing, checking and sending email, is generally made up of a number of windows. The main... Internet > Email |
Rules for proper email use Netiquette (a contraction of the words "Net" and "etiquette") refers to the set of rules governing correct behaviour on the Internet,... Internet > Email |
Using FTP commands FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a protocol — meaning a standard language that lets two machines communicate — used so that... Internet > Internet Utilities |
Web - Downloading The term "downloading" refers to copying onto a local storage device a resource found on a network. The broader term file transfer... Internet > World Wide Web |
Web - Search engine There is a staggering amount of information on the Internet (a few million or billion documents), and most of this information is... Internet > World Wide Web |
Email This is one of the most widely used services on the internet making it possible to send messages in the form of a text file. The... Internet > Internet Utilities |
Mailing lists A mailing list is one of the most commonly used services on the Internet, allowing people to send messages to one or more recipients.... Internet > Email |
Bulletin board A bulletin board or discussion forum is a dynamic web area which lets different people communicate. The bulletin board is generally... Internet > World Wide Web |
ISP - Internet service providers ISP literally means Internet service provider or provider. It is a service (most of the time paid for) which allows you to connect to... Internet > Internet Utilities |
Structure of an email (Headers and bodies) An email has three basic parts: The header, a set of lines containing information about the message's transportation, such as the... Internet > Email |
Chat A "Chat" area, or "chatroom," is a space where multiple Internet users can engage in written discussion in real time. The term... Internet > World Wide Web |
