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Internet applications and services

Internet Applications can be described as the type of applications which use the internet
to operate successfully. In other words, a web application (or web app) is application software
that runs on a web server, unlike computer-based software programs that are run locally on the
operating system (OS) of the device. Web applications are accessed by the user through a web
browser with an active network connection.

Examples of commonly used web applications include webmail, online retail sales,
online banking, and online auctions.

That is, by using the internet for fetching, sharing, and displaying the information from
the respective server systems. It can be accessed only with the help of the internet facility, and
it cannot be functional without the internet.

Services of Internet Application

Internet services can be divided into two groups:
1. communication service.
2. information services.

In the first group the Internet mediates in the communication between two or
more individuals.

In the second group the user turns to the Internet-service in search for some
information.

Figure 8: Internet services and applications

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