Intenet Services & Types of website

Internet services

E-mail

• Unique name that consists of a user name and domain name that identifies the user
• Not real time 
• The transmission of messages and files via a computer network 

FTP

• Real time 
• Internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet.
• Examples; FileZilla, AbleFtp and SmartFTP

WWW

• Not real time
• A worldwide collection of electronic documents (web pages)
• Some web pages are static (fixed); others are dynamic (changing)

Instant messaging

• Real time
• Real-time typed conversation with another connected user where you also can exchange photos, videos, and other content.

Message Board 

• Not real time
• An online area in which users have written discussions about a particular subject.

VoIP

• Real time
• Conversation that takes place over the Internet using a telephone connected to a computer 

Types of website 

Portal 

•  A web site that offers variety of Internet services from single,  convenient location. 
•  Search engine, news, Web publishing 
•  Popular portals - Yahoo!, MSN, iGoogle

Business 

•  A web site contains content that promotes or sells products or services. 
•  LAZADA.com, Shopee

Blog

• A informal web site consisting of time -stamped articles or posts in a diary or journal format,  usually listed in reverse chronological order. 
• Twitter, Blogger 

Wiki

• A type of collaborative web site that allows users to create, add to, modify, or delete the web site content via a browser. 
• Wikipedia 

Online Social Network 

• A specific type of online social network that enables members to share media such as photos, music and videos. 
• Facebook, Twitter, Instagram