1. Various forms of communications on the Internet
• E-mailing
• Chatting
• Conferencing (audio and video)
• Net Meeting
• Newsgroup
• Forum
E-mail, short for electronic mail is the transmission of messages and files via a computer network.
A user utilises an email programme to create, send, receive, forward, store, print and delete email messages.
Some emails are web-based emails like Yahoo Mail, Gmail and Hotmail.
The Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a system for chatting that involves a set of rules conventions and client/server software.
A chat is a real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer. A chat room is a location on an Internet server that permits users to chat with others anywhere in the world.
Anyone in the chat room can participate in the conversation, it is usually specific to a particular topic.
Audio Conferencing (also known as ATC – Audio Tele-Conference)
When two or more people who are in different parts of the world can talk to each other at the same time through the Internet without the use of phone.
• Video Conferencing (also known as a video teleconference)
When two or more people who are in different parts of the world to talk and see each other on the screen using video capture used in businesses and meeting.
• Web Conferencing is used to conduct live, businesses, meetings and presentations over the Internet, where the people may be in different parts of the world.
NetMeeting is a web conferencing service where the user needs to have a high speed Internet connection for on-line collaboration.
Examples:
1. Chat Window
Type and send messages within a Chat Window
2. Whiteboard
Draw out a process or brainstorm ideas on a board.
3. File Transfer
Send or receive files within a meeting.
4. Application Sharing
Select an application on your computer and let others
explain how to use it.
5. Video Conferencing
Hold a video conference over the internet.
6. Audio conferencing
Hold an audio conversation over the internet without the use of phones
Newsgroup
It is usually a discussion group about a particular subject consisting of notes, written to a central Internet site and redistributed through Usenet. Newsgroups are similar to discussion forums on the World Wide Web.
Forum
An Internet forum is a web application for holding discussions and posting user generated content. Internet forums are also commonly referred to as web forums, message boards, discussion boards, (electronic) discussion groups, discussion forums, bulletin boards, fora (the Latin plural) or simply forums.
2. Peripherals used for communications
• Web camera
• Microphone
• Earphone
