Chapter 4 - The Internet and Telecommunications | Software and Hardware for the Internet Browsers To access the Internet and to use the various Internet components - a specific type of software is required.- commonly called a "browser." These different software packages are generally provided from an ISP. However, software developers have begun to integrate these different Internet functions into one-software package for users. Available browsers include: Below are different Internet functions that may be supported by different browsers: Internet Function | Purpose | Browser | View WWW Pages | E-mail | Send and receive e-mail | Newsgroup reader | Reads messages from newsgroups | Discussion workgroups | Discussion areas | Meeting Scheduler | Set meetings with others | Calendar | Calendar | Meetings (audio and text) | Voice communication, use whiteboard to draw on, send files to live participants, and use application sharing. | Video | Video format | WWW page editor | Edit WWW pages for publication | On-line Shopping | Manage shipping addresses, credit card numbers for on-line shopping. | Push Technology | Pushes information to the web user | Multimedia Client | Receives streaming multimedia data |
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