Types of Services Provided by the Internet

The Internet can also be defined as the global information system, that is able to support communication, using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol suite (TCP/IP) or its subsequent extensions (A set of rules that defines how computers communicate with each other to transfer data.)

Below are some types of services provided by the Internet;

www:

www is a system in which documents (called web pages) stored in special computers (web servers) can be accessed and viewed from any part of the world, by computers that are connected to the Internet. These web pages can be accessed and viewed using a special program called a ‘web browser’, for example, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Safari, Crazy, Mozilla, Opera, Bolt, Google Chrome, etc.

The web pages contain texts, graphics, animations, and videos as well as hypertext links. The links let users jump from one page to another. Web pages are specially formatted using a web page formatting program, called HTML, that supports links to other documents.

Remote Computer Control:

A remote computer control refers to any method of controlling a computer from a remote location. Software that allows remote administration is becoming increasingly common. A remote location may refer to a computer, in the next room, or one on the other side of the world. It may also refer to legal and illegal remote administration, that is, hacking.

When the client connects to the host computer, a window showing the desktop of the host usually appears. The client may then control the host as if he/she were sitting right in front of it.