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Internet communication Tools Social media platforms have changed how people communicate globally, with billions of users sharing informationand ideas daily....

Internet communication Tools Social media platforms have changed how people communicate globally, with billions of users sharing informationand ideas daily. Let us learn about these Internet Communication Tools! Let us start with this quick activity. Locate the words in the grid given below. One is done for you—WHATSAPP. ZZZZZZZCZ amanncan I s EVVSCHAT L T C) Ht%1B Hint: Email, WhatsApp, Browser, Window,Zoom, Chat The Internet connects us worldwide through a vast network of computers. Some of the Internet communication tools that are popular and used worldwide are e-mail, instant messaging platforms like video conferencing applications such as Teams, Google Meet, etc., and social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter. Let us now discuss all these Internet communication tools in detail. E-MAIL E-mail, short for 'electronic mail', is a method of sending and receiving digital messages over the Internet. It allows users to communicate with one another by sending text, attachments, and other data through electronic communication. To send an e-mail, you need to create an e-mail account using your e-mail address and password. An e-mail account is a digital mailbox that enables individuals to send, receive, and manage e-mail messages. FactFile. In 1971,Ray Tomlinson sent the first e-mail, and he used the '@' symbol to separate the user's name from the computer's name. This symbol is still used in e-mail addresses today. E-mail addresses consist of two parts, which are the username and the e-mail provider's domain (such as Gmail and Yahoo), separated by'@'.The username is the name you define or create for yourself.The e-mail provider is the website that hosts your mail. Yd yahoo! For example: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] In these e-mail addresses, Jana.doe and student2 are the usernames and gmail.com and myshool.com are the domain names, respectively. Both the examples are valid for creating e-mail addresses. Decide on the username based on the purpose of the e-mail id. an E-mail Account Let us now learn to create an e-mail Google account. Follow these steps: Sign in to continue to Gmail 1. Open Google and type gmail. Open the website, www.gmail.com. Email or phone 2. Click reate Account Then, moveto the Next page. Forgot email? 3. Fill the form to register your details. Select a username and password. Not your computer? Use Guest mode to sign in privately. Learn more 4. In case the e-mail address is already in use by someone else, you will have to Create account Next select another e-mail address. 5. You will get an agreement to accept. Click to accept. Mega Tip y— 6. Once you have created the account, E-mail accounts for children below 13years have to be you can login with your e-mail created under adult supervision. You should get the help address and password. of a parent to create your e-mail account. How to Create Passwords Passwords are secret codes you create to access your online accounts, like e-mail or social media. They are like keys that unlock your accounts. Be sure to create a strong password and avoid sharing it with anyone. Your password should consist of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, etc. Here are exam les of weak and stron asswo s: Weak Passwords: 123456 yourname123 Your date of birth Strong Passwords: p@ssw0rd!Secur3 2Cat$and4*Dogs S3cur1ty@MyH0m Mega Tip In 2020, the most common password was '123456'.It is essential to create a unique and secure password to protect your online accounts. Just like you lock your diary to keep your secrets safe, your e-mail password is your digital lock to protect your messages and personal information. Never share your password with anyone, not even your best friends. You can share your e-mail ID with friends, but your password is a secret. Inbox Once you login to your e-mail account, you see the Inbox. It shows details of all the e-mails that you have received. Every e-mail has the sender's e-mail address, date, time, subject, etc. If you wish to open an e-mail, just click it. — Gmail Q Search mail I-SOof < Compose Promotions SO 50 new Primary Arnazon'n. Netfiu.Canve. Wildlif— DWBPÅKANATH L Inbox Starred Dominos Pizza India Tap to choose from FREE ITEMS - If you'd like to unsubscribeand stop receive t%19AM Snoozed Please sharéfeedback regarding your recent purchase at Myntra - TellUs How We Dm 1100 PM Sent Linkedln OneLern and others share their thoughts on Linkedln - HappyNationalEducation 13 Drafts Something for Bhai Dooj - It's Bhai Dooj time already! Tap here if you're looking to Nov 13 More Composing E-mails ¯ Gmail Composing e-mails is like writing digital letters. Start by clicking the ompose button. You create new messages, add the recipient's e-mail, - Compose write your content, and format text. You can attach a file to the e-mail messaqe by clicking this symbol, just next to the Send button. You can browse the file on your computer and click open. The file gets attached to your e-mail. Slickingéend delivers your message digitally to the recipient's inbox, very quickly. 29  ubject: Brief description of the e-mail C or Carbon Copy: Mark a copy to other mail recipients address: Type the e-mail id CC or Blind Caqbop@py Mark a 'blind' copy to a recipient. This you are sending the mail to. mail address will not be seen by the other recipients of the mail. Vacations re starting! Cc Bcc rnygrandmorn@grnai'.com Vacations are starting! My Dearest Grandrna, Hope you are doing weft! heard you are visiting soon. o ycted to you again! My vacations have also started, which j can spend a lot of tirne with Can't want to see you! Come soon! Your favourite, Send Body of the mail Text Tools Attachment tool Replying and Forwarding E-mail You can click the Reply button that you see after opening Reply Forward t an e-mail, if you want to reply to a received e-mail. Then, clickSend. If you want to send an e-mail you received to someone else, then click Forward. Vet's Meet) Sabeer Bhatia is an Indian businessman and Jack Smith is an American businessman. They developed the first tree e-mail service called 'Hot_maij' 1996,This gave the freedom to receive and send mails to anywhere in the world completely free!  00 O Quick Check 1. When composing an e-mail, which part allows you to write your message? a. Subject line b. To: field eZMessage body d. Attachment 2. What is an e-mail address? a. A special code used in video games b. he name of a famous superhero A unique online address used to send and receive e-mails d. A secret password for your computer 3. Hoy can you forward an e-mail to someone? U Open the e-mail, click forward, and then click send b. Send them a friend request on social media c. Click create contact and type their e-mail address d. Delete the e-mail Let us now move on to other Internet communication tools. VIDEO CONFERENCING Imagine you and your long-distance cousin are preparing a special family scrapbook together, even though you are miles apart. You are excited to share your creativity and memories with each other, but how do you stay connected? This is where video conferencing comes in! It is like having a face-to-face conversation with your friends and family, no matter where they are. However, only video chat with people you know. Avoid chatting with strangers to stay safe. Some of the popular video chat or conferencing apps are Zoom, Google Meet. Microsoft Teams, andSkype to see and talk to your loved ones, even if they are far away. The use of video conferencingincreased Fact File a lot during the Covid-19 pandemic. app spiked to its The use of Zoom conferencing It was the best way to complete daily peak during the pandemic, Covid 19,with more world! tasks like being in school or working. than 200 million users around the Schools governments, and businesses across the world used applications such as Zoom, Teams etc during the period.You must have also attendedclasses online during this period. All these applications provide similar services and require Internet access or connectivity. SOCIAL MEDIA Social media is a type of electronic communication through which people can connect with each other by sending personal messages, sharing ideas and information,forming communities noo and virtual networks, etc. You can have conversations with your friends, share funny stories, or ask questions when you are not able to see them in person. The most popular social media platforms are Facebook,Instagram,Twitter,Linkedln, YouTube, WhatsApp, etc. INSTANT MESSAGING TOOLS WhatsApp Telegram Google Hangouts iMessage You may already be familiar with these icons.These are instant messaging applications, which are a vibrant part of social media. Instant messaging is a smart, fun, and fast way to stay in touch with others. It is like chatting with your friends or family on a computer system or a phone. WhatsApp is the most popular free instant messaging platform. It lets you send voice messages. text and video messaqes. and make voice and video calls. It also allows users 32 You can download WhatsApp by Fact File visiting the Google Playstore on Android. It can also be downloaded Statistics on the global Internetusage: 69 million messages are sent via WhatsApp in on Apple phones. You can enter your 60 seconds. phone number and just start using it. 350,000 tweets are sent in Twitter in 60 seconds. You can start chatting immediately.You 695,000 stories are shared on Instagram in can also create a group by 60 seconds. Group and adding people from your contact list. Exercises A. Mark a next to the right answer. 1. Which of the following is a valid format for an e-mail address? a. yourfavoritecolor o b. [email protected] c. soccer_champion@ o d. cat&dog@yahoo o 2. When creating a strong password, which of these is a good practice? a. Using your name and age b. Using a combination of o letters,numbers, and symbols c. Sharing it with your friends d. Writing it down on a piece o of paper 3. What do you call a quick way to send written messages back and forth to your friends using the Internet? a. Snail mail b. Instant messaging o c. Storytelling o d. Homework assignment B. Write T for the true and F for the false statement. 1. E-mail is a form of Internet communication that allows you to send messages with text, attachments, and images