Online Services

Online Online ServicesServices

By Anna Barber

What are What are Online Online

Services?Services?Services that are provided by the internet. There are different types of services e.g. Entertainment, Communication, Real time

information, Commerce, Government, Download Services, Education & Business.

Real Time Real Time InformationInformationThis is a service that provides up to date,

recent information on news, weather, traffic, cinema listing, and many more.

Benefits: You can see everything around you without moving from the comfort of your

home. This is http://www.flightradar24.com, shows us real time flights, right now.

This IsReal Time Information

CommercCommercee

This is a retailing online service. It is when you don’t have to do much to get things that you want delivered to you.

Such as:www.bankfashion.co.uk

Benefits: Again, there is no need to move as you can pay from your card, at

home, and get it delivered to you.

GovernmentGovernmentOnline tax returns, a voting application,

grants.www.gov.uk

Download Download ServicesServices

A variety of Music, films and upgrades, and software underneath your finger

tips. http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/

Benefits: Instead of buying the music you can download it, from your home.

EducationEducationThis Online Service is a service that

provides learning and training to users. Users are of all ages, 5 year olds to 40

year olds. Services that provide this are Mymaths (mymaths.co.uk) and bbc

bitesize (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/

Virtual Virtual Learning Learning

EnvironmentsEnvironmentsA virtual learning environment, or learning platform, is an e-learning education system based on the web that models conventional in-person education by providing equivalent

virtual access to classes, class content, tests, homework, grades, assessments, and

other external resources.http://vle.garstanghigh.lancs.sch.uk/

BusinessBusinessElectronic business, or e-business, is the

application of information and communication technologies in support

of all the activities of business.I think this is a bit like Commerce.

www.asda.comwww.sainsburys.co.uk

CommunicatioCommunicationn

Online communication refers to reading, writing and communication via networked computers. Social

networking, like facebook (www.facebook.com) is an example of

communication.

EntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an

user. Like films, games, and even reading. It depends on what you like.

Such as Friv (www.friv.co.uk)Netflix, (www.netflix.com)