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THE MODERN WORLD
The internet

THE INTERNET CONSISTS OF TENS of thousands of computer
networks linked together to form one huge global network,
allowing any computer on one network to communicate
with any computer on another. The two main services
used on the internet are email and the World Wide Web.
Email allows text messages to be sent—along
with attached computer files, images, or video
clips, for example—to other computers on the
internet. The web consists of billions of pages
made up of digital files that are stored on
computers across the world and can be viewed
using a web browser. The web also provides
Recipient’s ISP
interactive access to various services, for receives message
example, banking and shopping. and stores it until
Sender’s internet retrieved by the
service provider recipient
Telephone (ISP) directs
HOW EMAIL line message into Server guides
WORKS the internet message to
Modem encodes its intended
Screen displays destination
and sends
email program message via the
telephone line
EMAIL ADDRESS
User name Domain name

anna@merlin. provider.co.uk
EMAIL SENDER
Project Center button EMAIL PROGRAM Separator Country
code
Calendar Tasks button New mail button Reply all button Add
button Send Get mail Search attachments
Notes button Reply Sender’s Delete mail button button field button
button name button
Add files button
Window controls
Add signature button
Flag as to do item button
Inbox folder
Assign to categories button
Assign to projects button
Drafts folder
Link this item to another
item button
Sent mail folder
Deleted items
folder
Add address field
Junk mail Address book button
folder
Check names button
Personalized Remove address button
mail folder Add address button

Message Use HTML button
display area
Message area

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