The Internet provides various of services to users, which include:

• Electronic mail (e-mail)
• Search engines
• File transfer services

E-mail

E-mail was one of the first services that were used for communicating over the Internet.

Exchange of messages between two computers by telecomunication is known as e-mail. E-mail messages can contain text, graphics, or a combination of both

There are a number of Web Sites on the Internet that provide free e-mail services, such as Hotmail and Yahoo. The user is asked to register at the site and an e-mail account is created for the user. An e-mail address is also allocated to the user. Using the e-mail account you can access your e-mail from anywhere in the world.

Search Engine
A search engine is a program that allows you to search for a particular set of words specified by you, on the internet. A user interface is provide where a user can enter the word or the pharse that has to be searched. The search engine tries to locate the keyword in a large data source and returns the result of the search. Altavista, Google and Yahoo are commonly used search engines.

File Transfer Services

You can transfer file from one computer to another using the Internet. File transfer means uploading a file to a server or donwloading a file from server. File transfer services use File Transfer Protocol (FTP), which is an Internet protocol that help tp upload and donwload files. FTP is commonly used ti download files to a personal computer from other servers on the Internet.

uploading refers to sending a file from a personal computer to antoher computer on the network, and donwloading refers tp receiving a file from another computer on the network to a personal computer. Protocol is a set of rules used for communication between computers.