3.4 Internet – Use of Internet 3. Data Communications 3.4 Internet – Use of Internet
Typical Internet Functions E-mail account www.hkedcity.net www.2bsure.com Browsers On-line browsers Off-line browsers Mailing lists www.satchmo.win-uk.net/arsehome/Arsenews.htm
Typical Internet Functions Newsgroup news.3home.net www.mailgate.org/comp/index.html talk.to/hk-education Virtual drive www.xdrive.com www.music4free.com/freedrive.phtml
Typical Internet Functions Chat rooms letschat.yiuwa.com rightuhome.xoasis.com Internet phone tools tucows.i-cable.com/phone95.html
Browsers On-line browsers Web browsers that allow the user to browse materials when connecting to the Internet
Browsers Off-line browsers/readers Software that downloads e-mail and selected data from an online service or the Internet, allowing the user to browse the captured material after disconnecting. It automates retrieving routine data and saves online fees by shortening the connect time Save valuable time and money by not having to connect to the Internet to browse the same Web sites over and over again for the same information.