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 The Internet is not a single, well defined, but a complex set of services and programs which, combined, give the user access to the so-called information superhighway. Each of these services capabilities and different functions. Together, they provide users with an unprecedented variety of services that businesses can use to research, to build networks and to advertise. Is available on the Internet enormous amounts of information that companies can consult in order to remain competitive in the marketplace. With the Internet, you can discover new products or find new suppliers throughout the world. By using a Web browser, you can access utilities such as the World Wide Web. The Web allows users to download information from sites desired on their computer screen. They can then print them and save them on their hard drive. Tool networking The service's most popular Internet is electronic mail. It enables companies to maintain their relationship with customers, partners, and with other entrepreneurs and employees throughout the world. E-mail is indeed a fast and reliable communication as none existed before. It is far superior to conventional methods of communication (telephone, fax and mail) because it is faster, cheaper and easier to use. A media advertising One of the most obvious uses that companies make is Internet advertising. Every year, film crews and advertising spend billions of dollars to try to sell their products or services. Now, businesses can use the Internet as an advertising medium charged to the unit. Interactive advertising is reaching potential customers throughout the world and it costs less than five per cent of the cost of conventional solutions.  * Internet has no borders and can be accessed in the space of seconds, you can access new markets throughout the world at minimal cost; * You can reach customers anywhere in the world and, using electronic mail, you can communicate with them more quickly at a very low cost; * The Web allows you to market your products or services to your customers or your potential customers every day, 24 hours on 24. The Internet can serve a range of purposes. Some of the many uses that the companies are: * Provide information in the field of human resources; * Servicing and support customers; * Communicate with remote offices and provide support on the ground; * Create public relations (ie., Press releases); * Sell products and provide information on products; * Submit company profiles, and * Establish relations with investors - changes in equity prices. Vocabulary One way to transfer files between two remote computers via telecommunications. The transmission of correspondence and documents from one computer to another via telecommunications. FTP (file transfer protocol) An early Internet services developed which allows users to transfer files from one place to another. With this protocol, you can connect a computer to the Internet (as long as you have permission to connect to the network), then transfer all types of programs or files text, graphics, sound or another. Internet: A wide range of networks covering the planet. Each network consists of a set of physical links to one or more other networks, so that all networks on the Internet are connected. The Internet offers many services like FTP, Telnet and the World Wide Web (Web). Modem: (modulator-demodulator) A device that is used to send and receive data over telecommunications lines. Network: A set of interconnected computers that can exchange information at a distance. Search: tools you can use free to find information on the Web. TCP / IP: (Protocol transmission control / Internet protocol) is the standard protocol network that everyone must use to access the Internet, regardless of the type of computer used. The protocol can transfer data over the Internet, but also on local networks. WWW (World Wide Web) is one of the most recent of the information highway. It allows anyone to easily access documents stored on a server anywhere on the Internet. |
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