Chapter 2 Internet Services and Mobile Technologies Fastrack (Revision > Information Retrieval: The process of finding and acquiring specific information from a collection of vast information resources on the web is known as information retrieval. > Search Engine: A search engine is @ software on the internet that will conduct a search of its own database of websites based on the terms you have entered. Some popular search engines are Google, Yahoo! Search, Bing, etc. > Crawling: A search engine uses an application program knownas Bot/Spider/Web Crawler tofindthe information, on the vast platform of WWW. The process of searching the information is referred to as crawling. > Indexing: After completing the process of crawling, the bot stores the page in the search engine database. This process is referred to as indexing > Google Groups: It is one of the most popular search engine to Find information about people. > Pipl: PipL.comis a people search engine that Is used to find information about people. > Wink: It searches across what you would find using 3 regular search engine as well as across social communities, online profiles, etc > Facebook: Its one of the world's largest social networks with millions of people on this platform, on a daily basis. You can use Facebook to search your school/college Friends, as well as work colleagues and relatives. > Linkedin: It is also a social networking platform, which can be used to search through professional networks, > E-mail: It stands for electronic mail. tis a communication system that sends and receive messages via Internet, by using specific e-mail address known as e-mail ids. It is widely used Internet based communication tool > E-mail Message Components: E-mail message comprises of different components: e-mail header, text and signature. > E-mail Header: The first five lines of an E-mail message form the E-mail header. The header part comprises of Following fields: = From: This field indicates the sender's address Le. who sent the e-mail = Date: This field indicates the date when the e-mail was sent. * To: This field indicates the recipient's address Le. to whom the * Subjoct: The Subject field indicates the purpose of e-mail It should be precise and to the point. * Ce: Ce stands for Carbon Copy. It includes those recipient addresses whom we want to keep informed but not exactly the intended recipient. * Bec: Bcc stands for Blind Carbon Copy. It is used when we do not want one or more of the recipients to know that someone else was copied ‘on the message. > Text: It represents the actual content of the message. > Signature: This is the final part of an e-mail message. It includes Name of Sender, Address and Contact Number. Advantages of E-mail > Reliable > -mail is sont. Inexpensive > Convenience > Printable > Speed > Global > Generality Disadvantages of E-mai > Forgery > Misdirection > Overload > Junk > Noresponse Chat: It isa real-time communication between two users over the Internet. Online chat may address point-to-point communication as well as multicast communications From one sender to many receivers and voice and video chat, or may be a feature of web conferencing service. Instant Messaging (IM): A communication service over the Internet which allows an instant transmission of text- based messages from the sender to receiver is known as instant messaging. ICQ (I SEEK YOU): tis an extremely useful communication program that allows you to message, send files, send URLs, and many more. tis a free program that can easily be downloaded from the Internet. Intornet Relay Chat (IRC): It is 9 system for chatting that involves a set of rules, conventions and client/server software, Video Conferancing: Video conferencing allows people at two or more locations to communicate and interact withfone another via audio and video transmission. t makes use of computer networks to send audio and video data from one place to another. > TeamViewer, Skype, Zoom Meeting, GoToMeeting are some examples of video conferencing software. > E-Learning: It is the term used to explain the scenario where teaching-learning process takes place online using the Internet and communication technology. It is WWW the use of technology to enable people to learn anytimwQe and anywhere. > E-Banking: It is a service provided by almost each and every bank today that enables you to access bank accounts and to carry out online banking service, 24 hours aday. > E-Shopping: It refers to the process of searching for and purchasing goods and services over the Internet, through the use of a web browser. > E-Reservation: tis the process of booking tickets such as for movies, airlines, buses and trains using the Internet. > E-Group: It is a term which refers to an online group oF people wha interact with each other. E-mail groups offer a convenient way to connect with others who share the same interests and ideas. > E-Governance: E-governance or electronic government can be defined as use of information and communication, technology by government sectors to enhance the range, quality oF services and information provided to the citizens in a cost-effective manner. » Types of interaction in E-Governance: > G26 Government to Government) > G2 (Government to citizen) > G28 (Government to Business) > —G2E (Government to Employees) Practice [7] Multiple \[Choice Questions Q1 Which of the following is an example of a search engine? a. wwwbing.com b. wwvwsediffmailcom c wwwflipkartcom = d. wwwitwittercom Which of the following is an example of chat service? a. Hike b. Gmailcom ¢ Wikpediacom d. None of these From which website you can download “I seek you" chat messenger? a. wwwicucom gz Q3. b. wwnwigecom wwwirecom dd. wwwieqcam ‘An e-mail address is made up of: a. four parts b. two parts ‘aml mae 2 a Q4. > Social Networking Sites: Online communities that let people come together, communicate and share things such as pictures, videos, projects, etc. are known as social networking or social media sites. Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, etc. are some examples of popular social networking sites. > Cloud Computing: itis atype of Internet based computing, and it consists of every situation where the use of IT resources can be made by an entity, including a person or an organisation. > Wab Servicos: These are XML-based information exchange systems that use the Internet for direct application- torapplication intoraction. These systems can include programs, objects, mossages, or documents. > Mobile Technology: It is a system that is mostly used for cellular communication and other various applications. > SMs (Short Message Service): It is a text messaging service clement of mobile devices. It uses standard communication protocols to enable mobile devices to exchange short text messages. > MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service): It is a standard ‘way to send message that includes multimedia content to and from mobile phones over cellular networks. > 3G Mobile Telecommunication Technology: It is the generation of wireless mobile telecommunication technology. itis the advancement of 2G network, allowing faster Internet speeds. > 4G Mobile Telecommunication Technology: It is the Fourth generation of wireless mobile telecommunication technology. It succeeds 3G and 2G technologies, Standard 4G, or 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution), is around five to seven times Faster than 3G, providing theoretical speed of around 150 Mbps. Exercise w3TIP Students are advised to learn the details of e-mail address. Q5. E-mails are stored in this folder before they are sent. a. inbox b. Sent € Outbox d. Message box Which of the following options allows you to write a ‘new e-mail to someone? a Reply e-mail b. Send e-mail © Compose e-mail _d. None of these Which of the following is not used for finding lost friends on the Internet? a. TruePeopleSearchcom b. Google Groups ¢ FindPeopleSearch.com as Yasir Q6. a7.QB. Qo Quo. Qu qua Qs. qu. Qs. Q16. Qu. Que. Qs. Q20. Which service allows you to perform your banking transactions online? a. €-shopping b. €-governance c E-banking d. Video conferencing Which one of the following is an e-shapping website? a. Flipkart b. Amazon c Snapdeat d.Allof these Web address of national portal of Ii a. Indiagovin b. GOlgovin . Neertnnic in None of these A website used to provide online information and services to the citizens is an example of: a. e-business b.e-mail ¢ e-governance d.edearning, Who is the founder of Facebook? a. Jack Dorsey b. Mark Zuckerberg Sir Tim Berners-Lee —d. Javed Karim Which service allows you to send short text message? aSMS obDMMS C36 d.4G Asearch engine is a program to search: 3. for information b. web pages . web pages for specified index terms d. web pages for Information using specified search terms Which of the following statements about search engine is true? a. Search engines discriminate between good and bad sites b. Search engines have fixed hours, when we can use them. Search engines are waste of time as they do not provide relevant information. d. Search engine is 2 program designed to search for information on the web using keywords. Asoftware that searches through a database of Web ages for particular information is known as: a. Domain b. E-mail client & Modem, d. Search engine Which software browse the Internet in a systematic manner? a. Web crawler b. Web browser ¢ Indexing software Search algorithm Shri wants to search about computer vendor in Meerut excluding Dell category. Which of the following search query best suits his requirements? a. Computer vendor Meerut Dell b. Computer vendor Meerut not Dell Computer vendor + Meerut - Dell d. Computer vendor + Meerut + Dell Which of the following would you use to transfer files over the Internet? a.FIP — b.E-mail FTP is referred to as: a. Force Transfer Protocol b. File Transport Protocol c File Transfer Partition d. File Transfer Protocol CHTTP — d Browser Q21 Image files uploaded and downloaded over the Internet can be processed with a compression application. Why are image files compressed before transmitted over Internet? a To increase security b. To make them easier to open ¢ Ta reduce transmission time d. To improve the quality of images Q22. Identify the software that helps you in sending and receiving an e-mail: a. MS-Office b. Internet Explorer © MS-Outlook d. None of these Q23. Bcc field contains the list of recipients. Bcc stands for: a Basic carbon copy _b. Blind carbon copy CBlind client copy ——d. Basic client copy Q24. A two way video conversation among muttiple participants is called: a. Video chatting b. Video talking Video conferencing —d. Video watching Qas. . Services typically include reviewing account activity and balance, sending electronic payments and transferring funds between accounts electronically. a. E-banking b. E-reservation c E-posting d. E-mail Q26. Which of the following sites, would you prefer to buy books? (cose 2011) 2. wwnwyahoomallcom b. wwwsun.com © wwwmsncom d. wwwamazon.com Q27. E-reservation is a process of making reservations of: a. tickets, b. hatel rooms C tourists packages —_d.Allof these Q28. Search engine is used for finding about a specific topic. a. information b. content c knowledge d. None of these Q29. The first search engine that was developed was a. Google Chrame b. Mozilla Firefox © Opera d. Archie Q.30. The search engine assigns ranking to the links using a a. subtracting algorithm b. sorting algorithm searching algorithm d AlLof the above Q31. Most search engines include ... search results. a. packaging b. advertisements, programming d. Al of these gaz. can be used to search through professional network. a. Instagram b. Twitter c Facebook d. Linkedin 933. .» checks the databases of websites Pinterest and Linkedin. a. SeekYaucom b. PeokYou.cam cc ReekYoucam d.NeekYou.com