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Unit 1 – The Online World
Lesson 1 - Online Services
Starter - What is an online service?
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An online service is an organization that provides online information over the internet.
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1. Fill in the gaps in the table below.
Service Types Examples Benefits
Communication Email, messaging, news Using social Instant responses to someone
groups, social networks, networking who is remote from you, at no
conferencing, blogs and applications like additional cost to your
vlogs. Facebook or Google+ broadband fees.
to exchange Socialising.
information.
Real-time Facebook, Google+, News, Using BBC News, you Provides up-to-date
information Reddit can see information in information when picking
real-time, if you keep people up from an airport.
refreshing the page, Companies can use real-time
you will see new news. information about customers’
reactions to an advertisement
to improve the effectiveness
of the advert.
Commerce Banking, auctions, online Using Amazon, you
salesand purchases, can buy products and Provides information about
publishing. pay with your card. the stuff you want to buy and
gives an idea of the thing you
want to buy it
Government Citizen, business, Applying for your first Allows users to carry out
employee provisional driving transactions seamlessly
license. (without the need to use
physical money) and globally.
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Unit 1 – The Online World
Lesson 1 - Online Services
Starter - What is an online service?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
An online service is an organization that provides online information over the internet.
………………………………………………………………………………………………...................................
1. Fill in the gaps in the table below.
Service Types Examples Benefits
Communication Email, messaging, news Using social Instant responses to someone
groups, social networks, networking who is remote from you, at no
conferencing, blogs and applications like additional cost to your
vlogs. Facebook or Google+ broadband fees.
to exchange Socialising.
information.
Real-time Facebook, Google+, News, Using BBC News, you Provides up-to-date
information Reddit can see information in information when picking
real-time, if you keep people up from an airport.
refreshing the page, Companies can use real-time
you will see new news. information about customers’
reactions to an advertisement
to improve the effectiveness
of the advert.
Commerce Banking, auctions, online Using Amazon, you
salesand purchases, can buy products and Provides information about
publishing. pay with your card. the stuff you want to buy and
gives an idea of the thing you
want to buy it
Government Citizen, business, Applying for your first Allows users to carry out
employee provisional driving transactions seamlessly
license. (without the need to use
physical money) and globally.
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